Saturday will by far be the wildest games Vaught-Hemingway has experienced in a long time.
Rarely has the pre-game drama ever intensified to such a level as it has before Ole Miss vs. Florida.
There's obviously the revenge part where the Rebels want a win for last year's upset, but that storyline has kind of become secondary.
The spotlight is on the sly, flirty exchange going on between Florida and Kiffin. The Gators have not shied away from pursuing Kiffin as their next head coach. Kiffin hasn't outright said no either, further heating up the talks of whether he would leave Ole Miss for Florida or not.
If so, will he drop the bomb ahead of the playoffs, or would he wait for the post-season to pan out before he sends out the final word?
Ole Miss, on the other hand, doesn't want any of it. They simply want Kiffin's legacy to continue reaching new heights in Oxford.
All this drama will be permeating every play that Kiffin calls today, and every play that would be called against Kiffin's squad.
Florida players have an altogether different pressure
And that's just talking about all the tension that will be hanging in the air.
About Florida, the team could very well be auditioning for Kiffin, hoping he is on their sideline the upcoming season.
DJ Lagway, who was benched mid-way last game after a sloppy, three interceptions-performance, would also be under immense pressure to perform better from mainly the Gators fanbase.
So will be the Ole Miss players. While Florida will play to impress their possible future head coach, Ole Miss will play under the pressure of not losing to Florida.
If the Rebels loose to Florida, the freefall of Kiffin-to-Florida rumors will break all ceilings.
In all, whoever wins, Kiffin will command the night.
Lookout for some burning questions about Florida in the post-game press conference, or better, a bold statement from Kiffin himself squashing all the rumors.
An Ole Miss win over Florida might exactly be what Kiffin was waiting for to reveal his decision.
