Good morning, Everydayers. We’re three days out from Auburn, and the Rebels are already reshaping the game plan on the fly. No. 12 Ole Miss (5-2) returns home to Vaught-Hemingway on Saturday looking to shake off the loss at Texas — this time without All-America running back Kewan Lacy. Pete Golding has tipped his hand on how the offense adjusts, and the defense got a come-to-Jesus message after the fourth quarter in Austin. Here’s everything you need for Auburn week. Hotty Toddy.
On the Latest Locked On Ole Miss
On Monday’s show, Steven Willis broke down what Lacy’s absence really means — and why it’s not a reason to panic. Golding said there’s “no chance” Lacy plays Saturday, so the early-down carries shift to Makhi Frazier and Shekai Mills-Knight. But the biggest tell was on Trinidad Chambliss: after three straight games under 10 rushing yards, Golding signaled the quarterback will run more again. Steven’s point — a QB whose coach just told the whole SEC he’s turning him loose is a better plan than panic. He also dug into Golding’s blunt message to a defense that missed its tackles to the wrong side late at Texas, and argued Ole Miss should start deferring to cure its slow starts.
Football
Kewan Lacy ruled out vs. Auburn with a dislocated shoulder
Mon., Oct. 26 · last 48 hours. All-America back Kewan Lacy dislocated his shoulder at Texas — a different, worse injury than the one that cost him time earlier this year — and Golding says there’s “no chance” he plays Saturday. Lacy is still rehabbing and getting MRIs, with his timeline beyond Auburn judged week to week. (ESPN)
What changes for Trinidad Chambliss with Lacy out
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 24 hours. Expect Chambliss to use his legs again. He’s averaged under six carries a game in 2026, down from 9.7 a year ago, but Golding wants the dual-threat version back — the one who ran for two scores when Lacy missed Florida. Frazier and Mills-Knight carry the early-down load behind him. (Yahoo Sports)
Golding delivers a blunt assessment of the Ole Miss defense
Tue., Oct. 27 · last 24 hours. Golding didn’t sugarcoat it after Texas, calling the defense “very inconsistent” and noting that most of the fourth-quarter damage came on essentially two plays. His issue wasn’t that tackles were missed so much as how — to the wrong leverage side, the thing they drill every week. He insists the talent is there. (Sports Illustrated)
Behind enemy lines: what Auburn is watching in Oxford
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 24 hours. Auburn (4-3) brings dual-threat quarterback Byrum Brown, one of the SEC’s most productive QB runners, into Vaught-Hemingway. Golding calls him the Tigers’ whole offense. Ole Miss, with five interceptions over its last three games, wants to stuff the run early and force Brown to throw into a ball-hawking secondary. (Yahoo Sports)
Vegas makes Ole Miss a two-touchdown home favorite
Mon., Oct. 26 · last 48 hours. Vegas has Ole Miss as a 13.5-point home favorite with a 57.5 total, though Sports Illustrated’s writer leans Auburn to cover on the road, arguing the number is steep without Lacy. Worth noting against that line: the Rebels have won 15 straight at Vaught-Hemingway. (Sports Illustrated)
A contender at home, a different team on the road
Mon., Oct. 26 · last 48 hours. Ole Miss is unbeaten in Oxford but just 1-2 in true road games after the 34-27 loss at Texas, an echo of the September stumble at Florida. The pattern is slow starts and a run defense that bends away from home. Auburn is a home game; the real road test comes Nov. 14 at Oklahoma. (Sports Illustrated)
Men’s Basketball
Andy Kennedy returns to Oxford as Beard’s rebuilt Rebels tip off
Tue., Oct. 27 · last 24 hours. Ole Miss closed the preseason by hosting UAB and Andy Kennedy — the winningest coach in Rebels history (245-154, two NCAA bids) — in an exhibition at The Pavilion. Chris Beard’s transfer-heavy roster, rebuilt after a 15-20 season, opens for real Nov. 2 at home against Alcorn State. (Oxford Eagle)
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