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Five Takeaways from WSU’s Heartbreaking 24–21 Loss at No. 4 Ole Miss

Jimmy Rodgers and OC Danny Freund brought their absolute best against a sleepy noon crowd and an Ole Miss team that may have been looking ahead to their trip to Georgia next week.

Losing an absolute war, 24–21, to a team currently ranked #4 in the country (and possibly a little overrated) with better athletes at many positions, our coaches put our guys in the best position to win. I could point to some negatives—penalties were killers, and a couple of illegal formations wiped away huge plays that may have swung the game—but let’s take a look at some of the positives from this one.