No. 20 Ole Miss trailed early, then surged to take a late first half lead but later surrendered the scoreboard advantage — all to come away a 30-23 victor over Kentucky. Saturday’s matchup between the Rebels (2-0, 1-0 SEC) and Wildcats (1-1, 0-1 SEC) essentially played to the status quo with neither team able to completely separate from the other, leading to a rather dramatic contest from start to finish.
The previous four meetings between the two programs had been decided by one score, so naturally, Saturday’s ballgame in Lexington would be a repeat of history but this time with Lane Kiffin’s team coming out on top. Last year, Kentucky played a role in upending Ole Miss’ College Playoff campaign. But revenge was best served sweet for the road Rebels in Austin Simmons’ first start in an S