What LSU fans can learn about Charlie Weis's offense vs Tulane

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Ole Miss began its College Football Playoff run with a 41-10 win over Tulane on Saturday. There's something unusual about the current state of this Ole Miss team, though. Nearly the entire Rebels' offensive coaching staff is slated to join LSU after the postseason, following former Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin.

Ole Miss did not allow Kiffin to coach the playoff after Kiffin bolted for LSU, but Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding knew it was in the best interest of the team to let the rest of the offensive staff return, even if they were Baton Rouge-bound in a few weeks.

Among that group is offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, wide receivers coach George McDonald, inside receivers coach Sawyer Jordan, and assistant QB coach Dane Stevens.

For LSU fans, it was a preview of what the Tigers' 2026 offense could look like. The personnel will be different, so Weis's LSU's offense won't be a carbon copy of the Rebels unit, but there will be similarities.

Here's a look at how Weis attacked Tulane yesterday.

How future LSU OC Charlie Weis attacked Tulane in Ole Miss's playoff win

Ole Miss was creating big plays early. Trinidad Chambliss found Ole Miss TE Dae'Quan Wright for a big play on the first drive. Ole Miss pulled a guard, occupying the linebackers. Then, motion away carried Tulane DBs into the field. Wright went right into the vacated space for an easy completion.

Later on the drive, Ole Miss went to its bread-and-butter run scheme — zone run with an insert. Tulane rotated its secondary to the field, leaving little support on that side of the ball. The insert forces Tulane's LBs to play downhill and when Lacy finds the cut back, he's free.

Ole Miss condensed the formation and went 21 personnel. Backfield misdirection was too much for Tulane to sort through and the crosser is wide open. Tulane was playing an aggressive brand of football up front and a lot of Cover 3 on the backend. That leaves a lot of space in between the second and third level of the defense. Weis saw it and attacked it.

Ole Miss is one of the best at getting the ball out to playmakers on the perimeter. Nothing fancy, but take the space when it's there.

Chambliss left the game for a brief moment near the end of the first half. The Ole Miss offense didn't miss a beat with Austin Simmons entering the game. Weis went with an unbalanced look and formationed a lay-up completion down the field.

Ole Miss's offense vs Tulane by the numbers

  • Ole Miss's success rate was 51%, which put the Rebels in the 90th percentile of performances. The yards per play mark was close to elite, ranking in the 86th percentile.
  • Ole Miss averaged 9.61 yards per dropback, ranking in the 93rd percentile.
  • Ole Miss's passing down success rate was lackluster, but the Rebels were so good on standard downs that it did not matter. The unit stayed ahead of the chains.
  • Trinidad Chambliss was 20/26. Weis set up completions, and the Ole Miss offense executed.

This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU OC Charlie Weis scores 45 points vs. Tulane in playoff game

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