Happy Monday, Everydayers. Five days out from a trip to The Swamp, and there is plenty to feel good about: Ole Miss is 3-0, 1-0 in the SEC and No. 4 in the country after knocking off then-No. 7 LSU 32-24 in Oxford on Saturday night. Trinidad Chambliss was magisterial, the defense flashed championship-level stretches, and now the Rebels chase a second signature win on the road. Here is everything you need to start your week. Hotty Toddy.
On the Latest Locked On Ole Miss
Steven went all-in on today’s show. First take: Trinidad Chambliss is the best player in college football, full stop — 363 yards and three total touchdowns against a top-10 defense, and he did it as the system rather than a passenger in it. Second, the defense is the swing factor for the whole season: as Steven put it, “if this Ole Miss defense keeps getting better, they are good enough to win every football game left on their schedule — and if the level drops, they’re going to get beat.” And that Florida road-underdog line? It is a reminder this team is now playing for where it lands in January, not whether it belongs.
Rebels take down No. 7 LSU 32-24 in a top-10 showdown at Vaught-Hemingway
Sun., Sep. 20 · last 24 hours. Ole Miss delivered its statement win, building a 24-7 lead and holding on 32-24 after LSU rallied to even it late. Chambliss went 33-of-48 for 363 yards and two scores, added the go-ahead fourth-quarter run, and tied Eli Manning’s 16-game passing-touchdown streak. Traylon Ray had 115 yards; Jaylon Braxton’s late interception sealed it, extending the nation’s longest active win streak to 14. (Ole Miss Athletics)
Ole Miss climbs to No. 4 in the new AP Top 25 after beating LSU
Sun., Sep. 20 · last 24 hours. The reward for beating a top-10 team: Ole Miss jumped to No. 4 in the new AP poll, its highest perch of the season, while LSU tumbled to No. 10. The SEC now boasts 10 ranked teams, with Florida entering at No. 21 and Mississippi State at No. 24 — a reminder of how loaded the week-to-week schedule is. (CBS Sports)
Chambliss surges to the front of the 2026 Heisman race
Sat., Sep. 19 · last 48 hours. Chambliss’s LSU masterpiece vaulted him up the Heisman board. The prediction market now gives him the best win probability of any player — roughly 29 percent — narrowly ahead of Miami’s Darian Mensah, with no one else clearing single digits. The early-season signature moment is on the board; October’s slate brings the chance for another one. (Saturday Down South)
Up next: Rebels open as 2.5-point underdogs at Florida
Sun., Sep. 20 · last 24 hours. Next comes the real road test. Despite sitting 3-0 and No. 4, Ole Miss opened as a 2.5-point underdog at Florida for Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff, the market treating a healthy Gators team at home as a near coin flip. It is a resume game: win in Gainesville and the conversation shifts from belonging to seeding. (Yahoo Sports)
The good, bad and ugly of Ole Miss’ win over LSU
Sun., Sep. 20 · last 24 hours. Pete Golding is now 5-1 to open his Ole Miss tenure with wins over three top-12 teams, and Saturday showed both why the Rebels are dangerous and where they can slip. The 24-7 cushion nearly evaporated as LSU tied it in the fourth quarter, but the defense stiffened when it mattered most. Cleaner third-quarter discipline is the fixable next step. (Sports Illustrated)
Kewan Lacy’s status for Florida uncertain after shoulder injury
Mon., Sep. 21 · last 24 hours. One cloud over the win: running back Kewan Lacy left Saturday with a shoulder injury and underwent an MRI. Early word is the issue is not expected to be long-term, but his availability for Florida is uncertain and will be monitored throughout the week. His status matters given how much the backfield leans on him. (A to Z Sports)
Chris Beard’s retooled 2026-27 basketball roster is officially set
Mon., Sep. 14. Hoops season is coming into focus: Chris Beard’s new-look roster is locked in, returning just three players — Zach Day, Ilias Kamardine and Patton Pinkins — around nine newcomers. The transfer haul includes guards Adam “Budd” Clark and Corey Stephenson, forward Roman Siulepa and center Micah Handlogten. Expect another fast, physical, defense-first Beard team in Oxford. (HottyToddy.com)
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