Good morning, Rebel Nation. Saturday night in Oxford delivered exactly what a College GameDay crowd of 70,033 came for: No. 8 Ole Miss handed No. 7 LSU a 32-24 loss and spoiled Lane Kiffin’s return, pushing Pete Golding’s team to 3-0 with Trinidad Chambliss playing his way to the front of the Heisman race. Here’s everything worth clicking from the last week across Rebel athletics. Hotty Toddy.
Football
Football Defends Home Field, Takes Down No. 7 LSU
Sat., Sept. 19 · last 24 hours. Before a Vaught-Hemingway-record crowd of 70,033, No. 8 Ole Miss knocked off No. 7 LSU 32-24 to move to 3-0. Trinidad Chambliss threw for 363 yards and two scores, Kewan Lacy pushed his rushing-touchdown streak to 12 straight games, and Jaylon Braxton’s late interception sealed it. (Ole Miss Athletics)
Notes and Notables: Ole Miss defeats LSU, 32-24, in top 10 showdown
Sun., Sept. 20 · last 24 hours. The record book took a beating. Chambliss (33-of-48, 363 yards) climbed to 12th in Ole Miss career passing yards, slipping past Archie Manning, while Lacy’s 12-game rushing-TD streak became the program’s longest since at least 1956. It was the first top-10 Ole Miss-LSU meeting since 1962. (The Rebel Walk)
Ole Miss finally got its shot at Lane Kiffin and didn’t miss
Sun., Sept. 20 · last 24 hours. Nine months after Lane Kiffin left for Baton Rouge, Oxford got its answer. Ole Miss spoiled his return, riding a 13-play, 75-yard fourth-quarter drive capped by Chambliss’ 14-yard keeper, then a Golding two-point call LSU jumped offsides twice trying to stop. Braxton’s tipped-ball interception ended it. (HottyToddy)
LSU’s Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss’ Pete Golding react to Trinidad Chambliss’ play
Sun., Sept. 20 · last 24 hours. Both coaches pointed to the same problem afterward: Chambliss. Kiffin conceded the Rebels’ quarterback “is getting a bunch of plays” LSU couldn’t contain, while Golding credited Chambliss’ week-to-week preparation. Ole Miss converted seven of nine third downs in the first half to build a 24-7 lead. (Yahoo Sports)
How Ole Miss’ defensive front disrupted LSU all night
Sun., Sept. 20 · last 24 hours. The Rebels’ front set the tone. Ole Miss piled up eight tackles for loss and two sacks, pressuring Sam Leavitt into scrambles or sacks on 27% of his dropbacks and holding him to 158 passing yards. Will Echoles and Blake Purchase got home; Kam Franklin tipped the game-ending pass. (HottyToddy)
Trinidad Chambliss surges to Heisman favorite after leading Ole Miss past LSU
Sun., Sept. 20 · last 24 hours. The signature win moved Chambliss up the board. After 363 yards and the game-winning drive, Vegas installed the Ferris State transfer as the Heisman favorite at +310, ahead of Arch Manning and Jeremiah Smith. He came into the weekend with 924 yards and nine touchdowns through three games. (CBS Sports)
Ole Miss set to jump LSU in the AP Top 25 after a 32-24 win
Sun., Sept. 20 · last 24 hours. The polls should reflect it. With No. 8 Ole Miss beating No. 7 LSU head-to-head, the Associated Press is expected to swap the two in Sunday’s Top 25, lifting the 3-0 Rebels into the upper tier of the SEC race. The full poll drops Sunday. (Associated Press, via Local 10)
Women’s Sports
Ole Miss’ strong start hasn’t carried into SEC play
Sat., Sept. 19 · last 24 hours. The Rebels’ fast nonconference start still hasn’t followed them into league play. Ole Miss dropped to 0-2 in the SEC after a 3-0 road loss at Auburn, outshot 18-3 as the Tigers scored in the 30th, 36th and 56th minutes. Anna Claire Jacobi made three saves. Vanderbilt visits Thursday. (HottyToddy)
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