Kewan Lacy rushed for 138 yards and had one of Ole Miss' three rushing touchdowns as the No. 20 Rebels held off Kentucky 30-23 in both teams' SEC opener Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky.
Damien Taylor and Austin Simmons, who passed for 235 yards but was intercepted twice before leaving midway through the fourth quarter with an ankle injury, had the other rushing touchdowns for Ole Miss (2-0).
Seth McGowan rushed for 93 yards and had both touchdowns for the Wildcats (1-1), but Zach Calzada passed for just 149 yards before leaving in the fourth quarter because of a shoulder injury.
Lucas Carneiro's 28-yard field goal midway through the third quarter increased Ole Miss' lead to 20-13, but on the ensuing possession, McGowan ran 8 yards for a tying touchdown.
Simmons answered with a 7-yard t