TUSCALOOSA, ALA. – Football is a collection of fleeting moments. Split-seconds when the right choice has to be made to win, and if not, to suffer the consequences.
For Ole Miss Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium, there were many of those moments in the historic 43-37 upset over then second-ranked Alabama.
None perhaps more memorable than junior receiver Quincy Adeboyejo’s tipped reception and 66-yard touchdown to put Ole Miss up 24-10 early in the third quarter.
A bad snap caused junior quarterback Chad Kelly to chuck a lob in Laquon Treadwell’s general direction. The ball was deflected and fell into Adeboyejo’s hands and he raced for the end zone, right in front of the howling Alabama student section.