Ole Miss beat Missouri 31-3 on Saturday, and in the first quarter Trinidad Chambliss passed John Fourcade on the Rebels’ career passing list. Chambliss accounted for four touchdowns in a game Ole Miss controlled in all three phases. Through six games the offense has scored on every red zone trip, and 89 percent of them have ended in touchdowns.
Locked On Ole Miss host Steven Willis argued that the offense is better than its statistics say. His case rests on situational football rather than raw production, and he put it to Fourcade directly: is this a better offense even if the numbers do not show it?
Fourcade, a weekly guest and the former Ole Miss quarterback Chambliss passed, said someone sent him a clipping of it and he had no complaint. “Different style offense at different years,” he said, adding that Chambliss “is about winning and that’s the most important thing.” He also said Saturday was not one of Chambliss’s better games, calling it “good enough to win” but quiet, and credited the defense with the result.
The offense is better, Fourcade argued, because the players are no longer guessing. He said they are running the same calls repeatedly instead of waiting on trickery from the sideline, and that Ole Miss threw deep early against Missouri rather than nickel-and-diming downfield. In the red zone, he said, the new play caller has plays ready for the situation instead of improvising through timeouts.
Ole Miss plays at Texas on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC as an underdog, with Texas reportedly missing its leading edge rusher and its top back questionable. Fourcade picked the Rebels to win. Both said the key is scoring early: get two touchdowns ahead, Willis said, and Texas will not come back.
Photo: Trinidad Chambliss, September 19, 2026, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images.
Adapted from the October 19, 2026 episode of Locked On Ole Miss, hosted by Steven Willis, part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Watch the full episode.