Lane Kiffin Explains Starting QB Decision Last Week & Plan Moving Forward

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin spoke with reporters on Monday and explained his decision to go with backup quarterback Trinidad Chambliss over Austin Simmons in Saturday's 41-35 win over Arkansas. Per On3:

“Obviously, Austin was available to play just like the report and he played,” Lane Kiffin said. “Just a lot went into it. Just taking a lot of information in and making that decision really late. I just thought schematically, there was a lot of things against them that we should run that were quarterback runs or where he had reads and I didn’t really want to play Austin in that situation and get him hurt worse running him.”

As for the quarterback plan moving forward, Kiffin anticipates that Simmons will start Saturday against Tulane.

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