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Georgia Southern Eagles at Ole Miss Rebels

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

Highlight: Dart leads No. 5 Ole Miss to blowout over Georgia Southern

The Rebels (4-0) raced to a 17-0 first-quarter lead, highlighted by Dart's touchdown passes of 31 yards to Juice Wells and 23 yards to Jordan Watkins. Dart finished 22 of 31 passing for 382 yards as Ole Miss built a 24-7 halftime lead and was never threatened.

Tre Harris had 11 receptions for 225 yards, including touchdowns of 70 and 36 yards.

“He’s a workhorse and has the right mindset,” Dart said. “Tre makes it easy for me and we’ve got other weapons to go with him. The offensive line makes it all go.”

Henry Parrish, JJ Pegues and Domonique Thomas ran for TDs. Ole Miss finished with 607 yards of offense but was hampered by 11 penalties for 133 yards.

“Our players had good energy and it was obvious,” Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said. “We may not have played smart all the time with 11 penalties but with the exception of one throw, Jaxson was solid. Tre was electric. He was elite today.”

Georgia Southern (2-2) scored on a 12-yard touchdown pass from running back O.J. Anderson to Derwin Burgess and field goals of 42 and 33 yards by Gavin Stewart. JC French was 20 of 28 passing for 109 yards as the Eagles finished with 194 total yards.

“We played a tremendous football team and we did some good things, just not enough,” Georgia Southern coach Clay Helton said. “We’ve played a challenging nonconference schedule and we’re confident we’re prepared to play when conference starts next week.”

The takeaway Georgia Southern: The road setback to a strong Southeastern Conference opponent does not figure to spoil the Eagles' bid for a third consecutive bowl appearance and their challenge for the Sun Belt Conference title.

Mississippi: If the Rebels had personnel or performance questions in August, those concerns were eliminated by four lopsided nonconference wins by a score of 240-22. As a team, Ole Miss has passed the eye test. Individually, the stylish Dart has built the statistical resume for Heisman Trophy consideration. Remaining questions will be answered as the SEC schedule begins next week.

Southern Cal connection Kiffin and Helton are both former head coaches at Southern California. Kiffin led the Trojans from 2010-13. He hired Helton as quarterbacks coach in 2010 and promoted him to offensive coordinator in 2013.

Helton assumed the head coach role in 2015 and was fired in 2021. Both coaches spent much of the week praising each other in the pregame press conferences.

Poll implications Another easy win over a nonconference foe won't lead to much movement for the Rebels. Six of the top seven teams in the AP Top 25 are SEC schools.

Up next Georgia Southern: Sun Belt play opens next Saturday with a visit to Georgia State.

Mississippi: Hosts Kentucky next Saturday in its SEC opener. “We noticed Kentucky was one play away from beating Georgia,” Kiffin said.

How To Watch

How can I watch Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Ole Miss Rebels?
  • TV Channel: Eagles at Rebels 2021 College Football, week 4, is broadcasted on SEC Network.
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Matchup Prediction

Rebels: 97.2%
Eagles: 2.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

MISS TD 1st Period 14:29 Antwane Wells Jr. 35 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)
MISS FG 1st Period 13:16 Caden Davis 28 Yd Field Goal
MISS TD 1st Period 4:39 Jordan Watkins 23 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)
GASO TD 2nd Period 14:12 Derwin Burgess Jr. 12 Yd pass from OJ Arnold (Gavin Stewart Kick)
MISS TD 2nd Period 8:08 Tre Harris 70 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)
MISS TD 3rd Period 9:00 JJ Pegues 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
MISS TD 3rd Period 4:33 Henry Parrish Jr. 5 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
GASO FG 3rd Period 0:14 Gavin Stewart 42 Yd Field Goal
MISS TD 4th Period 14:30 Tre Harris 36 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Caden Davis Kick)
MISS TD 4th Period 7:37 Domonique Thomas 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick)
GASO FG 4th Period 1:56 Gavin Stewart 33 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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17 1st Downs 26
3-17 3rd down efficiency 5-10
2-2 4th down efficiency 1-2
195 Total Yards 607
157 Passing 388
23/33 Comp/Att 23/33
4.8 Yards per pass 11.8
38 Rushing 219
37 Rushing Attempts 36
1.0 Yards per rush 6.1
6-51 Penalties 11-135
2 Turnovers 1
1 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 1
34:26 Possession 25:34

Game Information

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium

Location: Oxford, MS
Attendance: 67,505 · Capacity:

Sun Belt - East

TEAM OVR CONF
Marshall 10-3 7-1
Georgia Southern 8-5 6-2
James Madison 9-4 4-4
Old Dominion 5-7 4-4
Coastal Carolina 6-6 3-5
App State 5-6 3-5
Georgia State 3-9 1-7

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TEAM OVER CONF
Louisiana 10-3 7-1
Texas State 7-5 5-3
Arkansas State 7-5 5-3
South Alabama 7-6 5-3
UL Monroe 5-7 3-5
Troy 4-8 3-5
Southern Miss 1-11 0-8
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