The incredible run for the sixth ranked Ole Miss Rebels came to an end in the Arizona desert as they fell to No. 10 Miami, 31-27, in the Fiesta Bowl last Thursday night. Hurricane quarterback Carson Beck dropped back to pass and then found an opening on the left side and scrambled three yards for the winning touchdown with 18 seconds to play. The Rebels behind quarterback Trinidad Chambliss drove Ole Miss to the Miami 35 yard line in two plays. Then Chambliss tossed a pass into the end zone that was ruled incomplete. The Rebels ended the season with a record 13 wins against only two losses.
Chambliss passed for 277 yards and one touchdown in the championship game. He finished the season with 3,937 passing yards with 22 touchdowns and only three interceptions. He also rushed for 527 yards and eight touchdowns. Kewan Lacy rushed for 103 yards on 11 carries and had a career run of 73 yards for a touchdown against Miami. He finished the season with a school record 24 touchdowns,
The NCAA denied Chambliss' request to play another year. The Rebel star just finished his fifth year of school. The NCAA said Ferris State and Ole Miss failed to provide enough medical evidence to back the request. Chambliss was redshirted his first year at Ferris State and then missed his second season for medical issues. Ole Miss Athletic Director Keith Carter said the school will appeal the ruling.
The Rebels did receive some good news over the weekend as former Auburn quarterback and Lucedale native Deuce Knight signed with Ole Miss.
Top seed Indiana will play No.10 Miami in the National Championship game on Monday in Miami. Miami defeated No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 6 Ole Miss to advance to the game. Indiana romped over both No. 9 Alabama and No. 5 Oregon to advance to the game.
College Basketball
William Carey's Lady Crusaders have won all 14 games this season and now have a winning streak of 53 consecutive regular season wins over the previous three seasons. They have also won 35 straight conference games over the same time.
The men Crusaders have won eight straight games in compiling a 13-1 overall mark this season.
Both teams will be in Georgia for two games this week but will return home on January 22.
The USM Golden Eagles (11-7, 5-1) enter the week atop of the Sun Belt Conference standings for the first time in ten years. The Golden Eagles, winners of four straight games, downed Texas State and Monroe last week. USM embarks on a four-game road trip this week with games at Troy and Texas State.
Mississippi State defeated Oklahoma but then fell to Kentucky last week. The Bulldogs (10-6, 2-1) will play host to both Alabama and Ole Miss this week.
Ole Miss fell to Arkansas but rebounded to down Missouri this past week. This week, the Rebels (9-7, 1-2) will travel to Georgia and Mississippi State.
The Ole Miss Lady Rebels (16-3, 3-1) downed Mississippi State and Oklahoma last week and will head to Georgia this Sunday.
Mississippi State also fell to Tennessee last week. The Lady Bulldogs (14-4, 1-3) will host both Vandy and Kentucky this week.
The USM Lady Eagles (10-6, 3-2) defeated Troy but fell to Appalachian State last week. The Lady Eagles will travel to both Texas State and Arkansas State this week.
Odds & Ends
For the first time in 58 years the Magnolia State will not host a PGA event. The golfing tournament was cancelled because no title sponsor was found in time for the event to be scheduled.
Vanderbilt athletics is changing the perceptions of their sports teams. No more SEC steppingstone in athletics. This year’s football team reached its first 10-win season in program history and narrowly missed the College Football Playoffs. The men’s basketball team is 16-0 while the Lady Commodores are also perfect at 17-0.
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