Northern Arizona at Ole Miss
Northern Arizona (5-3)
at Mississippi (5-3)
Saturday, Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m.
Oxford, Miss.
Hollingsworth Field
(60,580 FieldTurf)
TV: Comcast Sports South, ESPN Gameplan
Internet: www.espn360
The series: First Meeting
The Coaches: Northern Arizona’s Jerome Souers is 66-67 in his 12th season…Mississippi’s Houston Nutt is 14-7 in his second season, and 125-78 in his 17th season as a head coach. He has also coached Murray State, Boise State and Arkansas.
Notes: This is Northern Arizona’s first game against an SEC team…This is NAU’s second game against an FBS opponent this season. NAU lost 34-17 to Arizona to open the season...NAU had a four-game winning streak snapped last week at Sacramento State...Mississippi lost to Auburn last week...NAU QB Michael Herrick spent two seasons at Ole Miss before transferring to NAU...Herrick averages a league-best 310.4 passing yards per game. He’s thrown 18 touchdowns and five interceptions...Ole Miss QB Jevan Snead averages 201.9 passing yards per game. He’s thrown 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions...The Rebels have outscored opponents 51-6 in the first quarter this season...Ole Miss allows just 16 points per game...This is NAU’s second game against an FBS opponent this season. NAU opened with a 34-17 loss at Arizona...NAU leads the Big Sky in total offense at 437.2 yards per game.