Jaxson Dart Sends Message to Rest of Ole Miss' Opponents After Season Opener

The Ole Miss Rebels won 11 games for the first time in program history in 2023 after beating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Peach Bowl. Ole Miss has never been in the College Football Playoff.

In Week 1, the Rebels beat the Furman Paladins, 76-0.

Jaxson Dart talked with SEC reporter Ashley ShahAhmadi before his Week 2 game with the MTSU Blue Raiders, and the Ole Miss quarterback shared how the team wants to be viewed.

On "SEC Nation," Dart wanted to ensure teams knew that the Week 1 win was not a fluke and to expect that performance every time they played the Rebels.

"We want teams to know that wasn't a fluke," Dart said. "We want to put up big points like that no matter who the opponent is. When teams watch us on film, we want to scare them a little bit. Be that team that they fear to play."

Dart diced up the Furman defense with 418 passing yards and five touchdowns in Week 1. He also scored a touchdown on the ground.

Ole Miss put up 772 total yards of offense against the Paladins. Tre Harris led the team with 172 receiving yards. Running back Matt Jones led the rushing attack with 68 rushing yards.

The Rebels face MTSU on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.

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