Ole Miss football

The Ole Miss Rebels host the Kentucky Wildcats in SEC football 2022 action Saturday, October 1, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss.

The Rebels won 42-41 in overtime with help from a two-touchdown comeback and a missed Wildcats extra point in OT. The previous meeting three years earlier was a doozie too: Ole Miss won 37-34 on freshman receiver D.K. The first win of Kiffin’s Ole Miss tenure came over Kentucky on Oct. Stoops has already passed Bear Bryant as the program’s winningest coach, and Kiffin led Ole Miss to its first 10-win regular season a year ago, matching the Wildcats’ win total. The return of Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. Jaxson Dart has established himself officially as the Rebels’ starter after rotating with Luke Altmyer. The teams last played in 2020, with the Rebels winning 42-41 in Lexington, Ky. 14 Rebels on Saturday in a showdown of 4-0 teams and programs that have been built into potential contenders. It’s a game of two teams with ambitions of challenging powerhouses Georgia and Alabama for division titles. This is what we all come here to do, play in these big games.” ESPN will broadcast the game nationally. The game

UK football suffered its first loss of the 2022 season thanks to self-inflicted mistakes from the special teams and Will Levis at Ole Miss.

The miss brought up memories of the 2020 meeting between the two teams when Ruffolo missed an extra-point in overtime that paved the way for an Ole Miss win in Lexington. Kentucky tied the game at 19 with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Levis to tight end Jordan Dingle on its second drive of the third quarter. Ole Miss then stretched its lead to 19-6 with a 53-yard field goal attempt later in the quarter. Kentucky regained possession for one final drive and drove to the Ole Miss 7-yard line before an illegal formation penalty negated what looked like a go-ahead touchdown pass from Levis to Dane Key. Facing third-and-2 at the Ole Miss 19-yard line, Levis faked a handoff to running back Chris Rodriguez and kept the ball with 2:55 remaining. 14 Ole Miss hold on for a 22-19 win over the No.

OXFORD, Miss. - Some might call them two miraculous stops; others might say two good defensive plays. Call them what you will.

With 2:19 to go in the third, a Cruz field goal of 26 yards put the Rebels back in front 22-19. Judkins carried the football 15 times for 106 yards and a touchdown. for 26 yards to the Wildcat 35 set the table for Ole Miss again. A nine-play drive capped by a Levis to Robinson touchdown pass of five yards made the score 19-12. The Wildcats then drove it downfield for a touchdown to cut into the Rebels' lead. Starting at the UM 49, the Wildcats soon scored on a 17-yard pass from Levis to Jordan Dingle. of Ole Miss was then credited with a sack as Levis delivered the football in the right flat - to nobody. Cruz made the extra point and Ole Miss led 7-0 with 7:09 to go in the first quarter. On fourth and 20, Cruz connected on a 53-yard field goal, and Ole Miss led 19-6 with 7:03 to go before halftime. Kentucky's Barion Brown returned the kickoff from his own goal line to the Ole Miss 15 to set things up for the visitors. The Wildcats fell to 4-1 and 1-1. Five plays later at the UM 12, Levis was sacked for a 13-yard loss, forced by

A big win over Kentucky in Week 5 followed up the school's significant NIL announcement on Friday.

Meanwhile, on the field Saturday, it came down to a final defensive stand. In May, Kiffin [made national waves with comments](https://www.si.com/college/2022/05/25/lane-kiffin-nil-recruiting-boosters-nick-saban) to Sports Illustrated regarding an NIL recruiting space that has turned the college game into “a professional sport.” He wheeled around the end, swung his mitt toward Levis and won the game. In most states, schools are not allowed to be involved with the facilitation of it. Whether they strike deals with recruits or not, collectives are supplying quasi-salaries to players on the current roster in an attempt to show prospects what awaits. And then, very quickly, Kiffin made the wise move. On Friday afternoon, Jones stood before more than 200 on hand to announce and celebrate the move. For his final act, he put Kentucky in position to take the lead with a 51-yard catch-and-run to the Ole Miss 6-yard line with about one minute left. Ole Miss fans came here to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium after a booze-filled brunch on The Grove. The Grove Collective’s goal is to provide NIL deals to more than 250 Ole Miss athletes. The Rebels are set up to be 7–0 before a trip to LSU on Oct. The Wildcats (4–1) couldn’t consistently block the Rebels’ defensive front, putting their prized quarterback—projected by many to be an NFL first-round pick—in harm’s way.

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12 [Florida](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/FLA/florida-gators/) and Miami of Ohio. He caught six passes for 136 yards (22.7 average) in the season-opening win over [Miami](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MIAMI/miami-fl-hurricanes/) of [Ohio](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OHIO/ohio-bobcats/). [Jonathan Mingo](/college-football/players/3126905/jonathan-mingo/) and [Malik Heath](/college-football/players/3171033/malik-heath/). [Tayvion Robinson](/college-football/players/3126630/tayvion-robinson/) leads the team with 20 receptions for 349 yards (17.5 average) and two touchdowns. Here are the [college football odds](https://www.sportsline.com/college-football/odds/) and betting lines for Kentucky vs. Key's best game was in a 31-0 Week 3 win over [Youngstown State](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/YST/youngstown-state-penguins/). [Dane Key](/college-football/players/28873407/dane-key/) has made a big first impression for the Wildcats. Kentucky](https://www.sportsline.com/college-football/game-forecast/NCAAF_20221001_UK@MISS/) and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. The Wildcats (4-0) defeated [Northern Illinois](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/NILL/northern-illinois-huskies/) 31-23 last week, while Ole Miss dumped [Tulsa](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/TULSA/tulsa-golden-hurricane/) 35-27. [You can visit SportsLine now to see the model's picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/kentucky-vs-ole-miss-prediction-odds-line-advanced-computer-college-football-model-reveals-picks-for-saturdays-sec-matchup/#ttag=09292022_agg_cbssports_picks_football_ncaa_model_olemisskentuckycfb). [Kentucky Wildcats](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/UK/kentucky-wildcats/) will meet the No. Over the past six-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of more than $3,100 for $100 players on its top-rated [college football picks](https://www.sportsline.com/college-football/picks/) against the spread.

The No. 7 Wildcats head to play the No. 14 Rebels as betting underdogs despite a higher ranking.

[Anthony Richardson](/college-football/players/3163263/anthony-richardson/) to just four yards rushing. [college football](/college-football) picks can you make with confidence in Week 5, and which top-10 favorite will go down hard? [Kentucky](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/UK/kentucky-wildcats/) travels to face No. Quarterback [Will Levis](/college-football/players/2964377/will-levis/) has been highly efficient, completing 67.5% of his passes for 1,185 yards and 10 touchdowns in four games. [Florida](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/FLA/florida-gators/) 26-16 on the road in Week 2 and has shot up the rankings. The Kentucky passing game has been as productive as it has been in a while behind more than 10 yards per pass attempt from Levis. Kentucky boasts a major defensive advantage, along with more experience at the quarterback position. 14 [Ole Miss](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MISS/ole-miss-rebels/). Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns against the Rebels in the most recent matchup. Mixing Rodriguez with the cast of offensive characters that have starred through the first four games should give Kentucky another gear. Rodriguez, perhaps the top returning running back in the SEC, returns this week. The Rebels are favorites in this game after Lane Kiffin's squad moved to 4-0 with a 35-27 win over [Tulsa](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/TULSA/tulsa-golden-hurricane/) last week.

The Rebels put up more than 400 yards of offense and held one of the best quarterbacks in college football below 250 passing yards. But after going up 14-0 in ...

11 Rebels](https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2022/09/30/ole-miss-football-score-predicton-kentucky-scouting-report/69514932007/) upset No. But for an Ole Miss team that hadn't really been tested yet, surviving the first test of the season is a huge success. And no defense likes being described as the unit that "bends but doesn't break." [Ole Miss football](https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2022/10/01/ole-miss-football-score-vs-kentucky-live-updates/69514934007/) is at a point where it can beat a top-10 opponent without looking particularly good. But some of the scripted things, especially when it came to dialing up blitzes to keep Levis off-balance, worked remarkably well and helped keep the game close. It was a mixed bag, but the good mostly outweighed the bad.

Linebacker Austin Keys made a decisive play, forcing Kentucky quarterback Will Levis to fumble in the red zone with 2:55 left in a three-point game and ...

[Ole Miss football](https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2022/10/01/ole-miss-football-score-vs-kentucky-live-updates/69514934007/) found a way. 11 Rebels](https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2022/09/30/ole-miss-football-score-predicton-kentucky-scouting-report/69514932007/) defeated No. Levis only threw for 71 yards in the first half when he was under near-constant pressure. Levis smoothed things out a little in the second half but still only finished with 220 passing yards and the two critical fumbles. The next, which was downed inside the 1, led to a safety. The Rebels averaged 4.8 yards per carry and rushed for 186 yards with two touchdowns.But the drives that don't end in scores almost never go anywhere. Kentucky's methodical offense chewed up clock, and the Rebels only came up with three points off two second-half red zone trips, making this a one-score game late in the fourth quarter. Of course, Kentucky set up its first touchdown because of an 85-yard kickoff return. There were times when Ole Miss' offense looked every bit as good as it did in non-conference play, like on lightning-quick first-quarter touchdown drives that only lasted 1:40 and 1:45. After a 51-yard completion got Kentucky inside the 10-yard line, the Wildcats appeared to throw a game-winning touchdown, but it was taken off the board because of an illegal motion penalty. Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart threw for 213 yards with an interception. After Keys' forced fumble, Ole Miss' offense went three-and-out, giving Kentucky another chance at tying the score or taking the lead with 1:49 remaining.