There’s a reason Vegas sportsbooks didn’t have a spread on the Ole Miss-Mercer game, and Lane Kiffin’s squad left no doubt in a 73-7 blowout win to open the season.
The 73 points were the most a Kiffin-led squad had scored in his tenure and the most since 2018 when Ole Miss dropped more than 70 against two teams that season. The Rebels led 38-7 at halftime and never looked back from there scoring 28 more in the third quarter before capping things off with its third string offense in the fourth quarter with its final touchdown.