Ole Miss football out-lasted Indiana in the Outback Bowl on Saturday to win 26-20. The Rebels, playing in their first bowl since 2015, announced a contract extension for head coach Lane Kiffin prior to the game and laid another building block in the foundation.
Without Elijah Moore, Kenny Yeboah, Braylon Sanders and Jerrion Ealy, the offense was prepared to use John Rhys Plumlee in the slot and received the ball to begin the game. A seven-play, 57-yard drive was disrupted by a costly unsportsmanlike penalty on Nick Broeker, but there are bigger problems than the Big Uglies getting after it early.