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Hugh Freeze has heard all he wants to hear about the October 4th game against Alabama. As a coach busy trying to get the No. 10 Ole Miss Rebels prepared for this week's tilt against Memphis, the hype surrounding next Saturday's matchup with the 3rd ranked Crimson Tide is nothing more than an unwanted distraction.
“If you guys would quit talking about it, it would help," Freeze told reporters at his regular Monday press conference. "I don’t talk about. I just can’t for the life of me understand why people would jump the gun. My mind would make me believe anything, usually. Because of all of the stuff I hear, everyday, I’m certainly trying to make sure our kids stay within the moment and stay on task today and tomorrow, which leads to Saturday against the University of Memphis. I’m doing everything I can. I don’t see them doing it, but I know they’re hearing it, for whatever reason, which makes no sense to me. We better worry about this week.”
Ole Miss hosts the much-improved University of Memphis (2-1) on Saturday (6:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net).
"I’m extremely impressed with the job that Justin (Fuente) has done (at Memphis) in a short amount of time," Freeze said. "They’ve played with tremendous passion and physical football. He’s upgraded the talent level significantly from the last time I had an experience with him when I was at Arkansas State. It’s certainly going to be a game that we’re going to have to play very, very well to win. It will be a good challenge for us. We need that at this point in the season."
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