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AP Player of the Week: Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart tops Archie Manning’s record for total yards at 562

Nov. 04, 2024 10:42 AM EST

The Associated Press national player of the week in college football for Week 10 of the season: Jaxson Dart, Mississippi Dart threw for a Mississippi-record 515 yards and rushed for 47 in the Rebels' 63-31 win at Arkansas. His 562 total yards broke Archie Manning's...

Dart's 515 yards, six touchdowns lead No. 19 Ole Miss in 63-31 win over Arkansas

Nov. 02, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Jaxson Dart set Ole Miss records for yards passing and touchdown throws in a single game, leapfrogging Matt Corral and Eli Manning, in the 19th-ranked Rebels’ dominating 63-31 win over Arkansas on Saturday. Dart threw four scores and 321 yards in just...

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...

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...

Ole Miss, Dart have bevy of receiving targets led by Harris, transfer Wells

Aug. 27, 2024 12:22 PM EDT

Mississippi quarterback Jaxson Dart has dangerous targets all across the board, when they're healthy. He can fling it deep to Tre Harris or Antwane Jr. “Juice” Wells, or find tight end Caden Prieskorn or Jordan Watkins. The list goes on. The sixth-ranked Rebels...

Kiffin and No. 6 Ole Miss are trying to avoid the 'rat poison' of high expectations

Aug. 20, 2024 06:16 AM EDT

Lane Kiffin is no stranger to being part of a highly ranked team high on talent and with expectations to match. It’s less familiar territory at Mississippi, where rampant preseason hype hasn’t typically been an issue. It certainly is now. The Rebels...