Helton and Kiffin share the distinction of both having been head coaches at Southern Cal who were fired in-season and Helton, now at Georgia Southern, recruited Dart, now the Ole Miss quarterback and a Heisman Trophy candidate, to USC.

It says a lot about the Rebels and the high standard they've set for themselves that they view Saturday's 34-point win at Wake Forest as a wakeup call.

No. 5 Ole Miss beat Wake Forest 40-6 at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. It was a mostly one-sided affair, and the Demon Deacons (1-2) became the third −and most prominent− victim to a Rebels team that has steamrolled each of its opponents and vaulted to the top of Pro Football Focus' team rankings.