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OXFORD, Miss. -- Kewan Lacy rushed for 224 yards and 3 touchdowns, including the go-ahead people connected the archetypal play of the 4th quarter, and No. 6 Mississippi rallied past Florida 34-24 connected Saturday night.
The Rebels (10-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference, No. 7 CFP) yet enactment the Gators distant with 1:43 near connected Lacy’s 31st and last carry, a 4-yard touchdown. Ole Miss took implicit connected downs aft Florida went for it connected fourth-and-9 astatine its ain 4, and Sage Ryan broke up D.J. Lagway's desperation heave astatine midfield.
As manager Lane Kiffin's squad took a genu successful the last minute, Ole Miss fans chanted “We privation Lane!” successful a bid to transportation their sought-after manager not to bolt for different schoolhouse — perchance Florida. And Lacy celebrated with a postgame slam dunk connected a portable hoops extremity astatine midfield.
The Rebels person won astatine slightest 10 games successful 4 of the past 5 seasons, including 3 straight, and this triumph solidified their chances to marque the College Football Playoff.
Florida (3-7, 2-5) has mislaid 20 consecutive games distant from Gainesville against ranked opponents since beating Georgia successful 2020 successful Jacksonville, Florida. That streak volition widen to 2026 since the Gators' last 2 games are astatine home.
The Gators surely had their chances. They led 24-20 astatine halftime, and Ole Miss came up bare doubly astatine the extremity enactment successful the 2nd half, with Trinidad Chambliss throwing incomplete connected fourth-and-goal from the 1 successful the 3rd 4th and connected fourth-and-goal astatine the 3 successful the fourth.
Chambliss inactive had a productive night, going 26 of 35 for 301 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He was sacked 5 times, including doubly by Jaden Robinson.
Ole Miss finished with 538 yards of full offense, portion the Rebels' defence held the Gators scoreless with lone 103 violative yards successful the 2nd half.
In the archetypal half, Lagway ran for a 5-yard touchdown, Jadan Baugh scored connected a 2-yard tally pursuing Jayden Woods' interception, and Lagway connected with J. Michael Sturdivant for a 57-yard TD pass.
Chambliss threw a 43-yard touchdown walk to De’Zhaun Stribing and Lacy ran for a 3-yard score, but Ole Miss failed to people touchdowns connected 2 red-zone drives, with Lucas Carniero converting connected tract goals of 27 and 23 yards.
Lagway was 16 of 31 for 218 yards but threw a fourth-quarter interception connected a tipped shot to Wydett Willliams connected Florida’s lone bid successful Ole Miss territory.
Florida: The Gators' tailspin continued arsenic they were eliminated from contention for a vessel appearance. Florida was much engaged than during past week's illness astatine Kentucky, but interim manager Billy Gonzales' squad couldn't propulsion disconnected the upset. The Gators' pursuit of Kiffin gets much absorbing each week.
Ole Miss: The Rebels finished 8-0 astatine location and enhanced their hopes of hosting an opening-round crippled successful the CFP. Kiffin volition stay a high-profile campaigner for vacancies successful the Power Four and adjacent successful the NFL.
Avoiding an upset keeps Ole Miss successful an elite radical of 5 teams successful the apical 10 with 1 nonaccomplishment oregon fewer. The Rebels could determination into the apical 5 aft No. 4 Alabama’s nonaccomplishment to Oklahoma.
Florida: Hosts No. 21 Tennessee connected Saturday.
Ole Miss: After an unfastened date, sojourn Mississippi State successful the Egg Bowl connected Nov. 28.
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