Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin reflects on when his 2012 USC team was ranked No. 1 in preseason poll

Ole Miss football’s preseason expectations are incredibly high. Coming off an 11-win season, it’s likely that the Rebels will be a preseason top-10 team.

Head coach Lane Kiffin is familiar with high praise this time of year. When he was USC’s coach in 2012, the Trojans were ranked No. 1 in the AP’s preseason top 25 poll.

USC went 7-6 that year.

Here’s a look at what Kiffin learned from that experience: