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Ole Miss Ran For Just 63 Yards Against LSU And Won Anyway

Episode Summary

Ole Miss ran 25 times for 63 yards against LSU — 2.5 a carry, a number attributed to Josh Pate — while LSU ran 43 times for 172. And Ole Miss won 32-24. The number that explains it, also Josh Pate's: Ole Miss went 5-for-5 in the red zone for 32 points. Every trip finished. The run game was not how they won; finishing was. That matters with the starting running back listed questionable two days out. Segment two: three of nine defensive backs returned to this roster this season. The league ruled two Ole Miss cornerbacks out and listed three more defensive backs questionable, while the school's own practice report had Sharif Denson and Antonio Kite back in the secondary. They draw a quarterback with 721 passing yards and six touchdowns in three games, per the Ole Miss release previewing the game. The fair side: 63 rushing yards is survival, not a plan, and practicing is not the same as playing four quarters. Which side of the ball decides it? Locked On Ole Miss Hits — quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy. #OleMiss #HottyToddy #SEC #OleMissFootball #Rebels #CollegeFootball #gators

Episode Notes

Ole Miss ran 25 times for 63 yards against LSU — 2.5 a carry, a number attributed to Josh Pate — while LSU ran 43 times for 172. And Ole Miss won 32-24.

The number that explains it, also Josh Pate's: Ole Miss went 5-for-5 in the red zone for 32 points. Every trip finished. The run game was not how they won; finishing was. That matters with the starting running back listed questionable two days out.

Segment two: three of nine defensive backs returned to this roster this season. The league ruled two Ole Miss cornerbacks out and listed three more defensive backs questionable, while the school's own practice report had Sharif Denson and Antonio Kite back in the secondary.

They draw a quarterback with 721 passing yards and six touchdowns in three games, per the Ole Miss release previewing the game. The fair side: 63 rushing yards is survival, not a plan, and practicing is not the same as playing four quarters.

Which side of the ball decides it?

Locked On Ole Miss Hits — quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy.

#OleMiss #HottyToddy #SEC #OleMissFootball #Rebels #CollegeFootball #gators