Ole Miss Tight End Caden Prieskorn Looking Forward to Facing No. 10 Penn State
ATLANTA – Ole Miss senior tight end Caden Prieskorn met with media Thursday morning ahead of the matchup against No. 10 Penn State on Saturday in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Prieskorn explained what this game means to him.
“Probably the biggest game of my career. New Year’s Six bowl on one of the biggest stages of college football. Just how I came up as a walk-on and all that, just to play in one of these games is surreal.”
Caden Prieskorn
After transferring in from Memphis, Prieskorn is in his first season with the Rebels. At the beginning of the year, he missed the first three games due to an injury before starting the next nine games for the Red and Blue.
“Right after the bye week during the Auburn week, I got mostly healthy or back, and I felt really comfortable in the offense,” Prieskorn said. “Because dealing with that foot injury and everything else that’s happened, I kind of got set back a little bit, kind of taking away from football. I feel like that week kind of helped me, getting through the bye week and then getting through Auburn week. I feel like that’s when I became healthy.”
This season, the Lake Orion, Michigan native recorded 20 catches for 313 yards and two touchdowns.
Prieskorn recently announced he is headed back to Oxford to play for Ole Miss next season. One of the biggest wins in 2023 that stands out for him is the comeback victory over LSU.
“Definitely the LSU game, how we came back in the fourth quarter, down almost two scores and coming back. Just how we came back during that game and how it turned out and how it finished, how our fans rushed the field. It was pretty awesome.“
Caden Prieskorn on his favorite moment this season
Penn State’s defense enters Saturday’s matchup as one of the top defenses in the country, allowing fewer than 70 yards per game on the ground.
“I feel like this type of defense, they’re always in the right spot,” Prieskorn said. “So we have to control what we can control and do our part on offense to give us the best chance to win.”
The Nittany Lions’ secondary has made it difficult for opposing offenses to score by only allowing teams 11.42 points per game and 154.92 total yards per contest.
“We’ve got great players too. We have a great quarterback that can distribute us the ball. So we know they have great players, so it’s going to be a battle for four quarters.”
Caden Prieskorn on his Ole Miss team
Follow The Rebel Walk for continuous coverage of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl this week from Atlanta. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT, Saturday, December 30. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
(Feature image credit: Josh McCoy, Ole Miss)
Adam Brown
Adam Brown joins The Rebel Walk as the Managing Editor after being on the Ole Miss beat as a Sports Editor for over 11 years. He is a lifelong Oxford resident. Brown graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Prior to The Rebel Walk, Brown was the sports editor of HottyToddy.com covering every Ole Miss sport and local high school sports in the community.
