Vaught-Hemingway Stadium was renovated this offseason, with the lower bowl completely enclosed.
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“He broke his foot, so we’ll be without him”, Freeze said after the game, via Scout.com. “It was a hard week and I thought our kids came out with an edge”.
Ole Miss (1-1) didn’t look exhausted despite the short turnaround, scoring on all four of its first-half drives to take a 24-3 halftime lead. “We did not deserve to win the game the way we played the second half”. “We have confidence in this team and I wanted to be a vocal leader and we have to fight”.
The Rebels are capable of winning this game in a blowout, but if the Terriers can move the chains once in a while, they will get the cover. Metcalf caught a touchdown pass in each of Ole Miss’ first two games, including a 10-yarder from Chad Kelly on Saturday. They started senior Quincy Adeboyejo, junior Damore’ea Stringfellow and redshirt freshman Van Jefferson on Saturday, and true freshman A.J. Brown, sophomore Damarkus Lodge and junior Markell Pack all logged catches as well.
After becoming the victim of Florida State’s furious second-half comeback, Ole Miss begins to put the pieces together by hosting Wofford at 4 p.m. Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford. The Rebels didn’t need to punt until late in the third quarter when the game was well in hand. “We really felt good about him in the red zone”.
It turned out to be a season-opening showdown to forget for Ole Miss, and the 18th-ranked Rebels will be looking to clean things up Saturday in their home opener against FCS foe Wofford.
Overall, the Rebels looked solid today, and it is evident that they are going to have a long week ahead of them as they prepare to take on Alabama at home next weekend.
There wasn’t much semblance of offensive balance for Ole Miss in its season opener.
“Some of those guys who’ve been here have to step up”, Kelly said. In rushing, Akeem Judd ran for 44 yards and a touchdown in 8 carries while Kelly added 15 yards in 13 attempts. Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said Metcalf sustained a broken foot and is likely done for the season.
After the visit from Wofford the Rebels are host to Alabama and Georgia the next two weeks in key SEC matchups. The Rebels have won two straight in the series against the Crimson Tide against the defending national champions.
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“They become your greatest ambassadors, telling other individuals and recruits about their experience, and how they enjoyed and loved their time here”, Wilcox said. He started every game for Ole Miss past year and was eighth in the SEC in passes defended with 12, which included one interception.
