Austin Simmons is ready to take the reins of Ole Miss' offense heading into his first season as the team's starting quarterback.

Putting the physical resemblance aside, Simmons is also a southpaw like Tagovailoa — a rare trait for a quarterback in modern football. As far as the NFL goes, there are only 2 active lefties who play quarterback: Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr.

Ole Miss football quarterback Austin Simmons is learning from legendary Rebels quarterbacks Eli and Archie Manning at the Manning Passing Academy

Locked on Ole Miss host Steven Willis sits down with Simmons for an exclusive pre-SEC Media Days chat.