Lane Kiffin gave his thoughts on how Austin Simmons will need to succeed as the Ole Miss Rebels' quarterback, replacing Jaxson Dart.

Ole Miss QB Austin Simmons didn’t have to stay and sit behind QB Jaxson Dart for the first two seasons of his college career. However, this timeline was always part of the plan for him in Oxford. Simmons spoke about not transferring and instead being the backup quarterback to Dart for the Rebels during his press conference while at SEC Media Days

Simmons has trained since childhood for this moment. Now, he is the expected QB1 at Ole Miss — and he's prepared for the moment.