Ole Miss OL Laremy Tunsil’s status still unclear
But the defense forced a fumble late in the third quarter that set up a much-needed touchdown and had a big three-and-out that gave the ball back to the offense to make the game-winning drive in the closing minutes. Ole Miss beat Alabama in thrilling fashion (Did someone order the Chad Kelly Special) while Vanderbilt beat Austin Peay in what turned out to be a blowout, a historic one at that. Watch Vanderbilt Commodores vs Ole Miss Rebels live stream online NCAA College Football ESPNU TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here.
– Penalties: Ole Miss 11 for 119 yards – Vanderbilt 8 for 43 yards. “Life moves too fast, and you better enjoy the ones that you get and celebrate it and learn from the things that we did not do well”, Freeze said. Ole Miss Rebels, on the other hand, ranks No. 49 in rushing offense at home with 200.1 yards.
Vanderbilt running back Ralph Webb (7) is tackled by Mississippi linebacker C.J. Johnson during the … This was a much different performance. Kelly, who came into the game with 898 passing yards, was picked off by Oren Burks in the first quarter, but the Commodores weren’t able to capitalize on the turnover.
Ole Miss then marched 80 yards in nine plays to seal the game. Schultz went the ground and the Commodores seemingly were in business in Rebels’ territory. Moreover, Quincy Adeboyejo added 71 yards and one touchdown in two receptions.
The Gators had problems on both sides of the ball, but when they had to make plays with the game on the line, they did. We just were not bigger than the moment. “Last week’s game took a lot out of us, getting back at 5 a.m. and beat-up kids that don’t practice some during the week”.
“I don’t think there is any secret sauce”, Commodores head coach Derek Mason said.
– Third down conversions: Vanderbilt 10-of-22 – Ole Miss 3-of-13. Freeze, however, was quick to sing Florida’s praises, saying that they were a “test” for his team, and that they are a “quality opponent that’s really well-coached right now”.
Ole Miss lost with a final score of 0-3.
It was not that long ago that this type of result would have been deemed acceptable. A second-quarter drive where Ole Miss failed to score a touchdown with six plays inside the 5-yard line (with some of those opportunities coming thanks to Vanderbilt penalties) summed up the Rebels’ lack of red-zone success.