Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin remembers all too well when then-freshman LSU linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. wrecked the Rebels' game plan with a breakout performance highlighted by a momentum-turning sack, two QB hurries and a pass break-up.

“He isn’t like anyone else out there,” Kiffin said then .

Four years later, Kiffin's high-octane offense will have to contend with Perkins for likely the last time when the 13th-ranked Rebels (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) host No. 4 LSU (4-0, 1-0) on Saturday.

A victory could vault Ole Miss into the College Football Playoff picture. They'll just have to figure out how to neutralize Perkins, a premier NFL prospect who opted to return to LSU this year after a major knee injury wiped out most of his junior season.

“I thought he'd be a first-rou

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