A dominant defensive effort as well as Kewan Lacy’s career day pushed No. 7 Ole Miss football past South Carolina on Saturday evening, 30-14, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
The Rebels (8-1, 5-1 SEC) stifled the Gamecocks (3-6, 1-5 SEC) offense, causing havoc in the backfield all day after allowing a Gamecock touchdown on their first drive. Once the Rebels took the lead in the second quarter, they never looked back. A strong defensive fourth quarter that saw Ole Miss allow only 65 yards would be the deciding factor in shutting down South Carolina down the line.
Ole Miss had a season-high six sacks on the day, which marks the second consecutive season the Rebels had at least that many sacks in a single game.