Good morning, Rebel fans. No. 12 Ole Miss (5-2, 3-2 SEC) turns the page from a 34-27 loss at Texas to Auburn week, hosting the Tigers this Saturday at 11:45 a.m. CT on SEC Network. Pete Golding spent Monday owning the slow starts and defensive lapses and confirmed Kewan Lacy is out with a dislocated shoulder. Below: the full Auburn-week rundown, the new polls, a primetime date with Georgia, plus basketball, volleyball, soccer and a rifle win. Hotty Toddy.
Football
Ole Miss searches for faster starts as Auburn visits Oxford
Mon., Oct. 26 · last 24 hours. Outside of the Charlotte opener, Ole Miss hasn’t scored on a first possession all season — the other six opening drives produced minus-2 yards combined. Golding knows the sluggish starts have to stop before Auburn arrives Saturday at 11:45 a.m. CT on SEC Network. (The Rebel Walk)
Kewan Lacy out vs. Auburn: Golding says Rebels RB dislocated same shoulder
Mon., Oct. 26 · last 24 hours. Golding ruled Lacy out Saturday, saying the back dislocated the shoulder that nagged him all season and there’s “no chance” he plays this week. Makhi Frazier, fresh off a 101-yard day against Missouri, steps in as the lead back, with Shekai Mills-Knight and JT Lindsey in the mix. (The Rebel Walk)
TRANSCRIPT: Everything Pete Golding said Monday as Ole Miss turns to Auburn
Mon., Oct. 26 · last 24 hours. The full Monday presser: Golding called Sunday’s film a “come to Jesus” session, confirmed Lacy out and left tackle Terez Davis back, and leaned on the home crowd heading into a Saturday where every SEC game comes down to the wire. Required reading before kickoff. (The Rebel Walk)
Pete Golding calls for more consistency from Ole Miss defense after Texas loss
Mon., Oct. 26 · last 24 hours. Golding didn’t mince words, calling his defense “very inconsistent” and “hit or miss” after Texas piled up late rushing yards. He pinned it on missed tackles and details rather than scheme: “You’re not going to beat elite teams on a consistent basis by doing that when it matters.” (The Rebel Walk)
Ole Miss vs. Georgia kickoff time set: Rebels host Bulldogs in primetime on ABC
Mon., Oct. 26 · last 24 hours. Mark it down: No. 12 Ole Miss hosts No. 3 Georgia on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC at Vaught-Hemingway. With two SEC losses, the Rebels have little margin left — “Now we’ve got to win out,” Chambliss said — and the first CFP rankings drop Nov. 3. (The Rebel Walk)
Why Pete Golding went for a 58-yard field goal in the loss at Texas
Sun., Oct. 25 · last 48 hours. Golding explained the blocked 58-yarder: he’d only go for it on fourth-and-seven or shorter, and a third-down incompletion left ten. The call he’s “kicking myself about” was a fourth-and-goal pass from the 2 before halftime, intercepted, when a field goal would have trimmed a 24-3 hole. (The Rebel Walk)
Coaches Poll: Ole Miss drops to No. 12 after close loss at Texas
Sun., Oct. 25 · last 48 hours. The Rebels slid five spots to No. 12 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after the 34-27 loss in Austin. A crowded SEC sits around them: Georgia (No. 3), Kentucky (No. 8), Alabama (No. 10) and Texas (No. 11) are all ahead, with LSU, Tennessee, Florida and Missouri also ranked. (The Rebel Walk)
Men’s Basketball
Men’s Basketball to host Andy Kennedy, UAB in exhibition
Fri., Oct. 23. A homecoming tonight: UAB’s Andy Kennedy, the winningest coach in Ole Miss history, returns to Oxford for a 7:30 p.m. CT exhibition at the SJB Pavilion — the Blazers’ first trip to town since 1982. Chris Beard’s retooled Rebels get a tune-up before the regular-season opener. Admission is free. (Ole Miss Athletics)
Women’s Sports
Ole Miss volleyball returns home after tough loss to nationally ranked Florida
Mon., Oct. 26 · last 24 hours. Ole Miss dropped a 3-0 decision at No. 5 Florida, falling to 8-12 (2-7 SEC) despite early leads in the second and third sets. Ryea Jackson set a career high with three service aces and Jaidyn Hartsfield paced the attack. The Rebels open a four-match homestand Friday against Mississippi State. (Hotty Toddy)
Ole Miss soccer’s night went wrong almost immediately against Kentucky
Sat., Oct. 24. Kentucky scored four times in the opening 34 minutes and cruised to a 4-0 win in Lexington. Ole Miss managed just six shots but steadied enough to blank the Wildcats over the final 45 minutes. The Rebels close the regular season Sunday at Texas A&M. (Hotty Toddy)
Other Sports
Ole Miss athletics roundup: Rifle wins, men’s tennis makes history
Mon., Oct. 26 · last 24 hours. A bright weekend away from the gridiron: the rifle team edged Georgia Southern 4723-4717 behind Audrey Gogniat’s 1186 aggregate, and men’s tennis swept all three NCAA qualifying spots at the ITA Southern Regional — a first for any Southern Region program. Women’s tennis opened play at the ITF W15 in Sumter. (Hotty Toddy)
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