Lane Kiffin is taking this weekend really seriously.

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00:00 Lane Kempen is not taking this weekend's game against Mercer for granted.

00:03 Hello, my name is Skylar Gerard of Fan Nation, the Grove Report, and

00:06 here's your latest football news.

00:08 Now the Ole Miss Rebels will kick off the 2023 season on Saturday against Mercer in

00:12 Botheming Way Stadium.

00:14 Now Mercer's already started the season with a 17 to 7 win over North Alabama,

00:17 and Mercer's now number 20 and

00:19 ranking in the football championship subdivision poll.

00:22 Although it will not be the hardest team the Rebels face,

00:24 it will still have some competition.

00:26 Lane Kempen says, even if you go back two years ago when they were at Alabama,

00:29 how well they played on defense and how well they played early.

00:33 But especially on defense that game and the problems they gave them.

00:36 We're gonna have our hands full and have to prepare really well.

00:38 Mercer's for sure gonna get ready for the competition Ole Miss will bring.

00:42 Their captain Lance Weiss Jr.

00:43 said, I'm ready to see how our team can face against a rowdy crowd.

00:46 With the atmosphere, there's so many fans in the stadium going crazy.

00:50 So that's gonna challenge us communication wise.

00:52 Now last week's game against North Alabama,

00:54 the Mercer defense saw allowing just 248 yards in the win.

00:58 But Ole Miss is a different story, and Mercer's coaching staff knows that.

01:02 I guess we'll just see how the team show out on Saturday.

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