Lane Kiffin eyes potential 'big' fix for Ole Miss Rebels' offensive line woes

The Ole Miss offensive line has been battling the injury bug all spring and fall camp.

Delano Townsend, PJ Wilkins, and Jayden Williams have all been either in black, non-contact jerseys or in the training room for most of fall camp. Arkansas transfer Patrick Kutas has also been banged up. He is one the staff is counting on to not only provide leadership, but to be a starter up front.

Diego Pounds, John Wayne Oliver, Brycen Sanders, Kutas, and freshman Devin Harper were among the standouts this week in practice, per sources. Auburn transfer Percy Lewis has SEC experience and will push the starters, freshman Connor Howes is "off to a great start", per Rivals' Ben Garrett. He also mentioned Maryland transfer Terez Davis is currently rehabbing a leg injury.

Still, the starting five is not exactly set in stone and some of the major pieces are still not 100 percent. Thus, we see Lane Kiffin bringing in a potential late transfer to provide depth.

No. 15 Ole Miss opens the season August 30 – hosting Georgia State at 6:45pm CT. The Rebels are coming off a 10-3 season which was capped with a dominant Gator Bowl win over Duke. Kiffin's program has won 39 games since 2021, good enough for third-best in the conference behind only Alabama and Georgia.