Texas A&M is a “gotta-have-it” game for Ole Miss football. Back to Powe Corner!

Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss weren’t the only Rebels who took their first loss of the season on Saturday.All-time Rebel great Jerrell Powe had Ole Miss and the under. So, for the first time in the month-long history of Powe Corner, an Ole Miss podcast in association with Talk of Champions and the Ole Miss Spirit, he’s left licking his wounds.Powe, like Ole Miss, will look to rebound this week against Texas A&M. The Rebels (7-1, 3-1 SEC) and the Aggies (3-4, 1-3) will kick off in College Station Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network.“In the words of the Reverend Houston Nutt, this is a gotta-have-it situation,” Powe said.How can the Rebels rebound?Tackle better, for starters.“My expectation’s for us to get better,” Powe said. His early score prediction is a 38-31 Ole Miss win. “I want to see us play four quarters of football, guys play gap-assignment football and tackle, man. We can’t be missing tackles. The (LSU) tight end, I think in the third quarter, it was a simple little flat route, out route and we missed it. He took it 40 yards. We can’t let that happen.“That kills a defense right then and there. We cannot let stuff like that happen.”Powe believes the LSU loss could be Ole Miss’ 2008 Florida moment.Powe and the Rebels went into the Swamp that year and upset Heisman winner Tim Tebow and the then-top-ranked No. 1 Florida. The Gators never lost again en route to a national championship.That’s the rosiest of outlooks, to be sure, but Powe has confidence in their ability to dust themselves off. Ole Miss is a 3.5-point road favorite, while the point total for the game is 55.He has Ole Miss and the over.“Guys were in position (against LSU) but we weren’t getting pass rush,” he said. “Guys were getting knocked out of their gap. They weren’t keeping the rush lanes balanced.“They need to play better, I’ll just leave it at that.”Back to Powe Corner!Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/toc for a great deal: https://www.quince.com* Check out Underdog Fantasy and use my code CHAMPIONS for a great deal: https://underdogfantasy.com* Check out Underdog Fantasy and use my code CHAMPIONS for a great deal: https://underdogfantasy.com* Check out Underdog Fantasy and use my code CHAMPIONS for a great deal: https://underdogfantasy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy