OXFORD, Miss. -- A dispirited Matt Corral, fearful his days as Ole Miss' starting quarterback might be numbered, stood in the corner of the Razorback Stadium locker room in October.
Right by his side was Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, wearing the kind of expression that anybody who's ever played for him or coached with him knows well.
"It was just me and him," Corral recounted. "He's looking at me all cool and calm, almost like you would have never known if we won or lost."
Make no mistake: Ole Miss lost that day to Arkansas, 33-21, and Corral suffered through a dreadful performance featuring six interceptions and a lost fumble.