OXFORD -- Arkansas' Taylen Green is one of the more explosive players in the Southeastern Conference.
The former Boise State quarterback has thrived under Bobby Petrino's tutelage, throwing for 2,056 yards and running for 395 more.
For Ole Miss, containing Green is all about discipline.
"It's definitely discipline," Ole Miss linebacker TJ Dottery said. "It's everybody doing their job and their assignment rather than getting antsy and wanting to do (others' assignments). Stay disciplined and do our job."
The 19th-ranked Rebels (6-2 overall, 2-2 in the SEC) travel to Fayetteville Saturday to face Green and the Razorbacks (5-3, 3-2). Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
Green, a 6-foot-6, 230-pounder, is most dangerous, Dottery said, when he escapes the pocket.
"He's really good at making defenders miss and getting them extra yards," Dottery said.
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Tight ends moving into spotlight: With Tre Harris out with a groin injury, Ole Miss' offense was more centered around the tight end position in this past Saturday's 26-14 win over Oklahoma.
"Throughout practice, we were going with big 12 personnel," Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright said, referring to formations that included one running back and two tight ends. "Me and (Caden) Prieskorn, we always talk about us making the offense go or whatever. We did that in practice. It looked good all week and it carried over to the game. It was special for us."
Prieskorn had five receptions for 71 yards and a touchdown versus the Sooners. Wright added three catches. For the season, Prieskorn has 17 catches. Wright has eight.
"We always are ready for our time," Wright said. "We've got to get out in the run game as well. We have to block well and get out in the passing game well. We have to do what we have to do to get the job done."
Wright said Arkansas has a good team and a very sound defense.
"We just have to be the more physical group on the field," Wright said.
Perkins honored again: Ole Miss defensive end Suntarine Perkins won SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors Monday after recording four quarterback sacks in the Rebels' win over Oklahoma.
Perkins is tied with South Carolina's Kyle Kennard with 8.5 quarterback sacks. Perkins is 36th in the SEC in tackles with 41.
Georgia-Ole Miss time set: Ole Miss' Nov. 9 home date with No. 2 Georgia will begin at 2:30 p.m. and be televised nationally on ABC.
ABC will carry a triple-header on Nov. 9, opening with Florida at Texas at 11 a.m. CT and finishing with Alabama at LSU at 6:30 p.m.
Razorbacks health update: Arkansas was relatively healthy entering a 58-25 win at Mississippi State over the weekend, but notably missing from the backfield was starting running back Ja'Quinden Jackson.
A reaggravated ankle injury in the LSU game kept Jackson on the sideline against the Bulldogs, and he'll be doubtful again this week, according to head coach Sam Pittman on Monday.
"I think, if he's not back Saturday, I'm very confident that he'll be back for the remainder of the three games after the bye," Pittman said.
Jackson ranks fifth in the Southeastern Conference with 592 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on 104 carries this season. The LSU game was his worst performance of the year, as he had just five carries for 26 yards and it was his first game as a Razorback without a touchdown.
The primary backup to Jackson when healthy has been Florida State transfer Rodney Hill, who missed the Mississippi State game due to a knee injury. Hill hasn't seen the field since the Sept. 28 loss to Texas A&M, but he was averaging at least three carries per game in the first four contests of the season, plus he has six catches for 32 receiving yards.
Freshman Braylen Russell carried the ball 16 times for 175 rushing yards against Mississippi State in the absence of Hill and Jackson. Pittman said Hill is probable to return this weekend against Ole Miss.
Sophomore cornerback Jaylon Braxton, who hasn't played since Week 2 at Oklahoma State, had his name taken off the depth chart for the first time all season last Monday. Pittman previously said that it won't be until after at least the Razorbacks' second bye week (Nov. 9) that Braxton may return, and that prognostication doesn't seem to have changed, as Pittman said Monday that Braxton is doubtful for Saturday's matchup.
Braxton was named Freshman All-SEC after he led the team with eight pass breakups along with recording 20 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception in 2023. Braxton had two pass breakups in the 39-31 loss to Oklahoma State.
