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Blowout win over Georgia could be a turning point in Ole Miss’ season

Facing a must-win game, Ole Miss took the fight to visiting Georgia and never gave the visitors a chance to make it interesting.

And for the Rebels, it might just prove to be a turning point in its season.

Ole Miss opened a 45-0 lead midway through the third quarter and physically dominated Georgia throughout the entire game. Neither had coach Hugh Freeze, apparently.

“We just beat a top-15 team pretty soundly. It was a good day for us,” Freeze said. “We made some changes at linebacker and (defensive coordinator) Dave (Wommack) had a great plan.