Ole Miss will play at Oklahoma on Saturday without two starters. Pete Golding said Monday that offensive lineman Patrick Kutas got banged up against Georgia and will not play, and that running back Kewan Lacy will not play either. The Rebels arrive in Norman off a 42-7 home loss in which Georgia broke 11 explosive plays for 299 yards, rushed for 295 and won the turnover battle 2-0. Ole Miss ran for 66.
Locked On Ole Miss host Steven Willis said the absences settle Saturday’s shape before a snap, with a Shekai Mills-Knight backfield again behind a line with blockers bumping inside. Willis argued that is the setup Ole Miss must win out with, and that the distance between nine wins and a seven- or eight-win finish runs through Norman.
Golding did not put the loss on his players. He said Ole Miss did not coach well, did not play well, and that nobody loses 42-7 because of one side of the ball. He added that there are times from a calling standpoint when the staff has to put players in better positions. Golding traced the night to the first snap, a zone cut worked on all week that produced a misfit and a missed tackle.
Golding said he judges receivers by targets and that Ole Miss has to find more ways to involve Caleb Cunningham. Willis said Cunningham should be starting. On Trinidad Chambliss’s nine interceptions, tied for third-most nationally, Golding cited bad luck, a drop and throws forced under pressure.
Golding described Oklahoma as a team that wants to shrink the game and run it, noting it beat two teams Ole Miss lost to. He told his locker room that good tape decides who is retained, and that coming back means negotiating more money.
Photo: Trinidad Chambliss, November 7, 2026, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images.
Adapted from the November 10, 2026 episode of Locked On Ole Miss, hosted by Steven Willis, part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Watch the full episode.