Ole Miss really didn’t want to win a wild, chippy affair down the stretch, or at least the defense didn’t want to hold CLANGA to any semblance of working for it, but in the end the Rebels prevailed, 31-28, to nab their sixth win of the season and a singular triumph over No. 16 in-state rival, Mississippi State. Grief.
Ole Miss shot out of the gate quickly on the opening drive of the game, requiring just three plays — one an incompletion — and 39 seconds worth of game clock to score the night’s first touchdown.