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Kentucky upsets No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 with late TD and missed FG by Rebels in final minute

Sep. 28, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Kentucky dragged another highly ranked opponent into the muck, and this time coach Mark Stoops and the Wildcats closed the deal. Kentucky upset No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 on Saturday, when Rebels kicker Caden Davis hooked a 48-yard field-goal attempt way wide with...

No. 6 Ole Miss opens SEC play against Kentucky after romping through nonconference games

Sep. 26, 2024 06:12 AM EDT

Lane Kiffin has no delusions about Mississippi's nonconference schedule. Most of the Southeastern Conference-caliber competition Kiffin's sixth-ranked Rebels have faced entering Saturday's league opener against Kentucky has been teammates in practice. “I’m a...

Jaxson Dart throws 4 TD passes as No. 5 Ole Miss routs Georgia Southern 52-13

Sep. 22, 2024 00:25 AM EDT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jaxson Dart threw two touchdown passes in the opening nine minutes and finished with four as No. 5 Mississippi routed Georgia Southern 52-13 on Saturday night. The Rebels (4-0) raced to a 17-0 first-quarter lead, highlighted by Dart's touchdown passes of 31...

No. 5 Mississippi hosts Georgia Southern, another probable mismatch before opening SEC play

Sep. 19, 2024 11:49 AM EDT

This is the state of Lane Kiffin's Mississippi program. The fifth-ranked Rebels wallop Wake Forest on the road by a decidedly comfortable score of 40-6 and walk away contemplating how much better they could have played. Kiffin thinks his players know they "can be a very special...

Wake Forest replaces canceled trip to Ole Miss with home-and-home series vs. Oregon State

Sep. 18, 2024 12:06 PM EDT

Wake Forest has announced future football games against Oregon State, with the series starting next year to replace a trip to Mississippi after a cancellation that drew the ire of Rebels coach Lane Kiffin. Wake Forest announced the series with the Beavers on Wednesday morning. It has...

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated an 'unwritten rule' in buying out 2025 game

Sep. 16, 2024 17:29 PM EDT

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated “an unwritten rule” by buying its way out of next year's matchup, leaving the Rebels in search of another major-conference opponent. The fifth-ranked Rebels beat the Demon Deacons 40-6 on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North...

Jaxson Dart and No. 5 Mississippi roll over Wake Forest for a 40-6 win

Sep. 14, 2024 23:26 PM EDT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — When Mississippi wins the coin toss, coach Lane Kiffin said he’s almost always going to elect to receive. That mentality sits just fine with quarterback Jaxson Dart. Dart completed his first three passes on the opening drive, leading the...

Jaxson Dart, No. 5 Ole Miss face stiffer test with road opener against Wake Forest

Sep. 12, 2024 11:54 AM EDT

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Things have come almost too easily to Jaxson Dart and Mississippi in the first two games. They've scored 128 points and allowed three. Dart set Southeastern Conference records for consecutive completions in a game (24) and overall (30). The defense has...

Dart completes 1st 24 passes to set SEC record, No. 6 Ole Miss beats Middle Tennessee 52-3

Sep. 07, 2024 20:37 PM EDT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jaxson Dart completed his first 24 passes to set Southeastern Conference and school records, finishing 25 of 27 for 377 yards in No. 6 Mississippi’s 52-3 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Saturday. The streak ended when Dart and Tre Harris couldn’t...

No. 6 Ole Miss prepares to host Middle Tennessee after offensive explosion in opener

Sep. 05, 2024 14:32 PM EDT

Middle Tennessee (1-0) at No. 6 Mississippi (1-0), Saturday, 4:15 p.m. ET (SEC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ole Miss by 41 1/2. Series record: Ole Miss leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Rebels are trying to continue rolling in...