By Alex Sims, Ole Miss Athletics
The Ole Miss Rebels entered Saturday's meeting with Georgia Southern already shorthanded--then defensive captain John Youngblood went down. Then quarterback Chad Kelly went down. And suddenly, Ole Miss found itself fighting off a feisty underdog with one arm tied behind its back.
But even without perhaps the two strongest leaders on either side of the ball, Hugh Freeze's group found a way, holding off the Eagles in a 37-27 victory.
"We learn to celebrate the wins this season," Freeze said. "Everything is a fight. I'm proud of our young men today, shorthanded as we were, and the injuries that occurred today.