The party is starting in Oxford.
On Saturday, the No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels defeated No. 3 Georgia 28-10 in Mississippi State.
It wasn't an ideal start for Ole Miss after Jackson Dart's first pass was intercepted.
The Bulldogs immediately fell behind by seven points, but Ole Miss responded with a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive of its own. After forcing a three-and-out, the Rebels made two field goals to take a 16-7 lead.
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Mississippi Rebels linebacker Chris Paul Jr., 11, and linebacker TJ Dottery, 6, react after a defensive stop in the first half against the Georgia Bulldogs at Vought-Hemingway Stadium. do. (Petre Thomas/Imagine Images)
After halftime, Georgia kicked a field goal to go up by six points.
On Ole Miss' first drive of the first half, Dart completed all four of his passes, including a 10-yard scoring run to Antwain Wells Jr. Although the two-point conversion failed, it was the game's largest lead at 6 minutes, 10 seconds. Go third.
The Bulldogs were driving to regain some energy midway through the fourth quarter, but Carson Beck's pass was caught at the line and intercepted by Ole Miss, allowing the Rebels to sink a chip-shot field goal with 3:22 remaining. The lead increased to 25-10 in the second. Take it home.
Georgia needed a miracle. Beck then lost a fumble on the second play of the next drive, but his icing drew chants of “overrated” from the Rebels crowd. Ole Miss converted the turnover into a field goal, making it a three-possession game with 1:11 remaining.
It was a comeback for Ole Miss, which lost by 35 points to the Bulldogs last year while allowing more than 600 yards of total offense, the most lopsided loss of Lane Kiffin's time with the Rebels.
John Sanders Jr., 5, of the Mississippi Rebels reacts during the first half of a game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Vought-Hemingway Stadium on November 9, 2024 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Justin Ford/Getty Images)
Cornell successfully completes a wild fake punt that ends in a 74-yard touchdown vs. Penn, the start of a flurry of points.
This is Georgia State's second loss of the season. The first was a thriller between Tuscaloosa and Alabama, when Alabama erased a 28-point deficit. This is Georgia's first loss to a team other than Bama since Nov. 7, 2020, when they lost to Florida.
This win could be enough to earn Ole Miss a bid, and it will be interesting to see where both teams stand next week.
Georgia automatically took the lead in the SEC, but Texas' dominant win over Florida State improved the Longhorns to 4-1 in the conference and 8-1 overall. Georgia (7-2, 5-2) is probably safe and will get the biggest bid in next week's rankings, but it faces another tough test in just seven days and a bad move could mean elimination. There is a possibility.
At the very least, Georgia's hopes for the SEC title game have faded as the other four teams in the conference have just one loss to an SEC rival. Georgia currently trails Texas A&M, Texas State and Tennessee in the conference.
Mississippi Rebels' Trey Amos, 9, hits Georgia Bulldogs' Nate Frazier, 3, during the first half at Vought-Hemingway Stadium on November 9, 2024 in Oxford, Mississippi. Tackle. (Justin Ford/Getty Images)
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Ole Miss will be off next week, and the Bulldogs will host Tennessee in another top-flight SEC game that will affect playoff seeding.
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