Blake Purchase had two sacks — the first multi-sack game of his career — three tackles for loss for a career high, and his first career forced fumble. That strip is the play that ended the game: Suntarine Perkins scooped it and scored at the end of the first half, Ole Miss forced another turnover on the ensuing kickoff and scored again. For Perkins it was the first touchdown of his career and the fifth fumble recovery of his career. He also recorded his 20th career sack, fifth-most in Ole Miss history, and his 34.5 career tackles for loss moved him to fourth on the school list. He has played 46 consecutive games. Two weeks earlier at Florida he played 26 snaps, his lowest total in a competitive game all season. Segment two: the balance. 34 called passes, 35 called runs. 213 passing, 196 rushing at 5.6 a carry, 409 total — and the 196 is a season high on the ground per the school's postgame notes. The reason it worked is the opposite of the usual request. Ole Miss threw to set up the run, not the other way around. When Deuce Alexander can run past a secondary, nobody drops an eighth defender into the box. Trinidad Chambliss: three touchdown passes to three different receivers, a rushing score, four total touchdowns and 218 total yards. Mekhi Frazier led the team with 73 rushing yards. Kewan Lacy returned and scored, making it 13 straight games played with a rushing touchdown. Seven different Rebels found the end zone. The honest counterweight: Chambliss said the offense was sluggish in the second half, and Vanderbilt's tackling is not Missouri's. Who was the difference maker? Tell me in the comments. Locked On Ole Miss Hits - quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy. #OleMiss #HottyToddy #SEC #CollegeFootball #OleMissFootball #RebelNation
Blake Purchase had two sacks — the first multi-sack game of his career — three tackles for loss for a career high, and his first career forced fumble. That strip is the play that ended the game: Suntarine Perkins scooped it and scored at the end of the first half, Ole Miss forced another turnover on the ensuing kickoff and scored again.
For Perkins it was the first touchdown of his career and the fifth fumble recovery of his career. He also recorded his 20th career sack, fifth-most in Ole Miss history, and his 34.5 career tackles for loss moved him to fourth on the school list. He has played 46 consecutive games.
Two weeks earlier at Florida he played 26 snaps, his lowest total in a competitive game all season.
Segment two: the balance. 34 called passes, 35 called runs. 213 passing, 196 rushing at 5.6 a carry, 409 total — and the 196 is a season high on the ground per the school's postgame notes.
The reason it worked is the opposite of the usual request. Ole Miss threw to set up the run, not the other way around. When Deuce Alexander can run past a secondary, nobody drops an eighth defender into the box.
Trinidad Chambliss: three touchdown passes to three different receivers, a rushing score, four total touchdowns and 218 total yards. Mekhi Frazier led the team with 73 rushing yards. Kewan Lacy returned and scored, making it 13 straight games played with a rushing touchdown. Seven different Rebels found the end zone.
The honest counterweight: Chambliss said the offense was sluggish in the second half, and Vanderbilt's tackling is not Missouri's.
Who was the difference maker? Tell me in the comments.
Locked On Ole Miss Hits - quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy.
#OleMiss #HottyToddy #SEC #CollegeFootball #OleMissFootball #RebelNation