Although the team had a lead before the loss of their star defensive tackle, Ole Miss was unable to keep it. After the second quarter of the game they gave up 17 points and trailed Memphis 24-14, according to CBS Sports. Tigers quarterback Paxton Lynch has been one of the best kept secrets in the country this season. Mind you, this Memphis defense has been abysmal all season and when they finally force a stop it is negated. The Tigers now become huge Ole Miss fans moving forward.
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Seth Russell became the only Baylor quarterback other than Heisman Trophy victor Robert Griffin III in 2011 to throw for 300 yards and run for 100 yards in the same game. With just over five minutes gone in the first quarter, a trick play on the second play from scrimmage – wide receiver Laquon Treadwell was the thrower – resulted in a 68-yard touchdown pass and a Chad Kelly 23-yard touchdown pass had the Tigers on the ropes.
Ole Miss, however, faced less-than-stellar competition last week in New Mexico State. However, with Memphis having won 12 straight and shown the ability to hang with the Top 25 ranked teams, this game is anything but a tuneup for Mississippi.
“I don’t know. Injuries have hurt us, but that’s not the reason we didn’t play”.
Michigan State survived an early challenge from Oregon at home but the Ducks dropped games to Utah and Washington State since, so it’s hard to put too much stock in to that victory. The Tigers are 15-3 in that span, and the 1-0 mentality is believed to be the key to the program’s recent turnaround.
The 6-7, 245-pound Lynch has thrown for 1,919 yards, 13 touchdowns and just 1 interception this season. Ole Miss still has five of its six division games on the slate, including No. 9 A&M, No. 6 LSU and the always sketchy trip to Starkville. If the Tigers win the West Division, they may have to play Temple again in the conference title game. Paxton Lynch completed 20 of 33 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns to lead Memphis.
WACO, Texas – Corey Coleman caught three more touchdowns and second-ranked Baylor won its FBS-best 19th consecutive home game, getting a few measure of revenge with the win.
The Rebels were shocked last week 37-24 at Memphis in what was one of the biggest wins in Memphis history. The loss is a tough blow for Ole Miss, but it doesn’t do anything to their chances of winning the SEC, although they’re a banged up team and seemed to have lost the confidence they had earlier this year after they beat a then-No. “I’m going to continue to try and protect them, but I know the attention will come”. It was very disappointing the way we played, and that starts with me. Though Memphis’ defense is coming off of a solid performance against South Florida two weeks ago. We need you to prepare, we need you to play well.
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The preseason All-SEC first choice came into the game with two rushing touchdowns, and three total carries on the year. “But nobody can stop us except ourselves”. They have beaten just one Power 5 conference school during their win streak, a 55-23 beatdown over winless Kansas in September. They were all great players.
