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Game Primer: Football Hosts MSU in Annual Egg Bowl
11/22/2022 | Football
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Mississippi State (7-4, 3-4) vs. Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3) Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 • 6 p.m. CT Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Bulldog Rankings - CFP: NR | AP: RV | Coaches: RV Rebel Rankings - CFP: #20 | AP: #20 | Coaches: #19  |
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• This game will be the 119th meeting in one of the nation's most-played rivalries ... Ole Miss holds a 64-46-6 advantage in the series dating back to 1901.
• The original record is 64-48-6 in favor of Ole Miss ... The Rebels had wins in 2012 & 2014 vacated due to NCAA ruling, while Mississippi State forfeited wins in 1976 & 1977.
• This game will be the 95th "Battle of the Golden Egg," as the two schools started playing for the trophy in 1927 ... Ole Miss holds a 58-29-5 advantage in the "Egg Bowl".
• According to Ole Miss records, this will be the 31st time the series has been played on Thanksgiving Day ... Ole Miss holds a 16-13-1 advantage in Thanksgiving games, including an 4-3-1 mark in games played in Oxford.
• The Rebels check in at No. 19 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and No. 20 AP Top 25.
• Saturday's game will serve as Senior Day and student-athletes will be honored before the game.
• The Rebels lead the SEC and rank No. 2 in the FBS with 78 plays of 20 yards or more.
• Ole Miss is the only FBS team with more than 5,000 yards of total offense, while having more than 2,500 yards rushing.
• Ole Miss ranks top 10 nationally in total rushing yards (3,061), rushing attempts (532) and rushing TDs (31).
• Quinshon Judkins leads all SEC running backs in both rushing yards (1,385) and rushing touchdowns (16).
• Judkins' 16 rushing touchdowns are the most ever by any Ole Miss player.
• Zach Evans ranks fifth in the SEC in rushing yards (899).
• At 2,284 combined rushing yards, the Judkins/Evans tandem would rank No. 18 in the FBS as their own team.
• OL Jeremy James has started every game for the Rebels and hasn't allowed a sack in 339 pass blocks.
OLE MISS HEAD COACH LANE KIFFIN
Lane Kiffin (Fresno State, 1998) is in his third season at Ole Miss and helped lead the Rebels to back-to-back bowl appearances in his first two years in Oxford. Kiffin guided the Rebels to a 10-3 record in 2021, the first 10-win regular season in school history. The Rebels finished the season ranked No. 11 in both the AP and AFCA Coaches Poll; its highest final ranking since 2016. Ole Miss ranked top-20 in the FBS in nine different offensive categories in his first season, including having the No. 3 team in the country in total offense, shattering the school record with 555.5 yards per game. Kiffin is in his 11th year at the NCAA level and has posted an all-time record of 76-42. In December 2016, Kiffin took over an FAU program that had won a total of nine combined games over the previous three seasons. Kiffin proceeded to take the Owls to new heights over the last three years, including two conference titles and two 10-win seasons. In his head coaching stops at USC, Tennessee and FAU, Kiffin has shown a propensity in helping turn programs around. Kiffin graduated from Fresno State in 1998 after playing quarterback for three seasons (1994-96) for the Bulldogs. He began his coaching career as a student assistant at Fresno State under Pat Hill in 1997 and 1998.
MISSISSIPPI STATE HEAD COACH MIKE LEACH
Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach will look to close out his third season with the Bulldogs on Thanksgiving, holding a record of 18-17 in his three years at the helm in Starkville. Leach is known best for employing his air raid style of offense to his teams, with the Bulldogs currently ranking as the ninth-best passing offense in the country in 2022, averaging 321.2 yards per game. Prior to his coming to Mississippi State in 2020, Leach served eight seasons as head coach for the Washington State Cougars, as well as an additonal 10 seasons as Texas Tech's head coach. Mike Leach-led teams have now clinched places in eight consecutive bowl games with Mississippi State's 7-4 record in 2022 being good enough to punch the Bulldogs' ticket for bowl season.
BULLDOGS SCOUTING REPORT
The Bulldogs enter their Egg Bowl matchup with the Rebels with a record of 7-4 this season, with the Bulldogs sitting fourth in the SEC West with a conference record of 3-4. The Bulldogs come into Vaught-Hemingway Stadium coming off of a 56-7 blowout win over ETSU in Starkville, where star Bulldog quarterback Will Rogers threw for 301 yards and five touchdowns through the air. Rogers currently ranks sixth in the country in passing touchdowns (32), as well as seventh in the nation in passing yards (3,474) for the 2022 season. The junior quarterback has already etched his name in the MSU history books, as he currently holds the school career records for career passing yards (10,189) and passing touchdowns (79), along with holding the SEC career record for completions with 1,103. The Rebel offense will have its work cut out for it with the Mississippi State defense ranking 11th in the country in interceptions this year with a total of 14, six of which coming from defensive back Emmanuel Forbes who actively leads the FBS in interceptions for 2022. The Bulldogs also feature a fierce pass rush that is headlined by linebacker Tyrus Wheat, as the grad student currently leads the team in tackles (47), TFLs (8) and sacks (5) this season.
MISSISSIPPI STATE SERIES HISTORY
• This game will be the 119th meeting of one of the nation's most-played rivalries.
• Ole Miss holds a 64-46-6 advantage in the series dating back to 1901, including a 22-13-3 mark in Oxford.
• The original record is 64-48-6 in favor of Ole Miss ... The Rebels had wins in 2012 & 2014 vacated due to NCAA ruling, while Mississippi State forfeited wins in 1976 & 1977.
• This game will be the 95th "Battle of the Golden Egg," as the two schools started playing for the trophy in 1927 ... Ole Miss holds a 58-29-5 advantage in the "Egg Bowl".
• According to Ole Miss records, this will be the 31st time the series has been played on Thanksgiving Day ... Ole Miss holds a 16-13-1 advantage in Thanksgiving games, including an 4-3-1 mark in games played in Oxford.
• The Rebels own the four longest separate winning streaks in the series (nine, six, six and five games).
• Including a pair of forfeited victories, Ole Miss posted a 38-7-2 record versus MSU from 1944-1990.
• From 1947-1963, the Rebels posted a 15-0-2 mark against MSU ... That means a child born in December 1946 was a senior in high school before they saw Ole Miss lose to the Bulldogs.
• From 2004-2014, the home team won all but two games ... Since then, the road team has won four of the last seven.
THE START OF THE GOLDEN EGG
The Golden Egg was first proposed by members of Sigma Iota, an Ole Miss honorary society in 1927. Sigma Iota proposed that a trophy be awarded in a dignified ceremony designed to calm excited fans, after Ole Miss fans stormed the field at Starkville's Scott Field following the Rebels' 7-6 win in the 1926 contest. The 1926 win snapped a 13-game losing streak to then-Mississippi A&M, and was just Ole Miss' fifth win in 23 tries. Following the game, Ole Miss fans made a dash for the goal posts, while Aggie fans took after them with cane bottom chairs and fights broke out. The mayhem continued until most of the chairs were splintered. After Sigma Iota made its proposal, Mississippi A&M approved the suggestion, and Ole Miss, two weeks before the game, officially added its approval. The trophy, to be called "The Golden Egg," would be a regulation-size gold-plated football mounted on a pedestal. The cost of the $250 trophy was split between both schools. On Thanksgiving Day, 1927, the first "Battle of the Golden Egg" was waged before a crowd of 14,000 in Oxford. The Rebels won 20-12 and the symbol of supremacy in the series was born.
ORIGINS OF THE NAME
The term "Egg Bowl" can be traced back to 1978, when Executive Sports Editor of The Clarion-Ledger Tom Patterson decided to spice up the 1978 meeting. A year earlier, the Clarion-Ledger headline on game day had been "Egg Bowl Is Up For Scramble." With the Rebels and the Bulldogs 6-4 and both apparently out of the bowl picture heading into the 1978 game, Patterson instructed his staff to follow the "Egg Bowl" theme throughout the week. The result was a special section on Sunday, which recounted in great detail the Rebels' stunning 27-7 victory. While the game is still officially the "Battle of the Golden Egg," most members of the media now refer to the annual game simply as the "Egg Bowl."
SENIOR SALUTE
Saturday's game will serve as Senior Day and student-athletes will be honored before the final home game of the 2022 season. Some players that plan to be recognized before the game include: Miles Battle (CB), Nick Broeker (OL), Mason Brooks (OL), Troy Brown (LB), Jalen Cunningham (OL), Qua Davis (WR), Kinkead Dent (QB), AJ Finley (S), Jamond Gordon (DT), Andrew Griffith (LB), Hamilton Hall (OL), Malik Heath (WR), Jonathan Hess (TE), KD Hill (DT), Dashaun Jerkins (S), Amani Johnson (DT), Clayton Ladd (LB), Jonathan Mingo (WR), John Porchivina (LB), Deantre Prince (CB), Otis Reese (S), Jaylon Robinson (WR), Sellers Shy (WR), CJ Terrell (S), Isaiah Woullard (RB).
HONORING BEN WILLIAMS
Ben Williams, the first African-American to play in a varsity football game for Ole Miss, will have his No. 74 jersey number retired during Saturday's game vs. Mississippi State. Williams will be just the fourth player in Ole Miss' storied football history to have his number retired, joining Archie Manning (18), Chucky Mullins (38) and Eli Manning (10). Williams, who was affectionately known as "Gentle Ben", joined James Reed to become the first African-American student-athletes to sign football scholarships with the Rebels. A native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, Williams was a four-year letterwinner for the Rebels (1972-75) and earned All-America honors, drawing a first team distinction in 1975. Williams was also a three-time first team All-SEC selection and member of Ole Miss' Football Team of the Century.
REBS IN THE POLLS
• Ole Miss ranks No. 19 in the Coaches Poll and No. 20 in the Associated Press Poll.
• Dating back to last season, Ole Miss has been ranked in the top 25 for 29 straight weeks, which is its longest streak since being ranked for 41 straight weeks from 2014-16.
• Ole Miss has ranked as high as No. 7 this season, its highest since ranking No. 3 in Week Five of 2015.
• The SEC boasts five teams in the top 25, including four teams ranked inside the top 10.
JUDKINS IN THE RUNNING FOR FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Ole Miss RB Quinshon Judkins has been selected as a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award, the Maxwell Football Club recently announced. The Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award has been presented to the College Freshman Player of the Year since 2018 and is named in honor of Shaun Alexander, a former standout at the University of Alabama and with the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL. Judkins has burst onto the scene as a true freshman and made an immediate impact for an Ole Miss offense that leads the SEC and ranks No. 3 nationally in rushing yards per game (278.3 ypg) behind only Air Force (336.4) and Army (301.9). Judkins leads the SEC and ranks top-10 nationally in rushing touchdowns (5th, 16), total touchdowns (6th, 17), rushing yards (7th, 1,385) and rushing yards per game (9th, 125.9), while also ranking national top-25 in total points scored (11th, 102; 4th SEC), points per game (12th, 9.3; 4th SEC), all-purpose yardage per game (15th, 136.1; 3rd SEC) and yards per carry (21st, 6.1; 4th SEC). Judkins has broken both the Ole Miss single-season rushing touchdown record (16), the single-season rushing yards record (1,385), the single-season record for games with multiple rushing touchdowns (6) and the single-season record for 100-yard rushing games (8). He also is currently tied for both the all-purpose touchdown record (17) and most single-season points scored by a non-kicker (102), while also currently sitting third in single-season rushing attempts (229), fifth in single-season all-purpose yardage (1,497), seventh on the career 100-yard games list (8) and tied for seventh on the single-season scoring list (102). In the single-game ranks, Judkins is one of two Rebels to ever record multiple 200-yard rushing games, with his 214-yard outing at Arkansas ranking No. 10 and his 205 yards at Texas A&M resting at No. 13. Finalists for the fifth annual Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year award will be announced Dec, 6, 2022 and the winner of the award will be announced on Dec. 29.
BIG PLAY POTENTIAL
The Rebels continue to be one of the best teams in the country in explosive plays, currently leading the SEC and ranking No. 2 in the FBS with 78 plays of 20 yards or more. In total, Ole Miss has tallied 190 plays of 10 or more yards this year, ranking 13th among all FBS schools and third in the SEC behind Alabama (199) and Georgia (195). The Rebels average 17.3 such plays per game.
JUDKINS SMASHES ALL-TIME RUSHING RECORD
True freshman RB Quinshon Judkins now stands as the best single-season rusher in Ole Miss history after his 214-yard performance at Arkansas pushed him past fullback Kayo Dottley's 1949 record of 1,312 yards. In the 73 years since the All-American Dottley set that record in just 10 total games played, no Rebel had eclipsed 1,200 rushing yards in a season, let alone 1,300. Judkins now sits atop the list at 1,385 yards on the season. Only nine Rebels have ever rushed for 1,000 yards in a season, and Judkins and Dottley are the only Rebels to reach 1,000 in nine games, with Dottley notching 1,113 through nine contests and Judkins 1,036.
BIG NUMBERS
Ole Miss' 703 yards of total offense against Arkansas are the fifth-most in school history, giving head coach Lane Kiffin three of the five total 700-yard games in Ole Miss history: 708 vs. South Carolina in 2020, 707 vs. Tulane in 2021, and 703 against Arkansas last week. Additionally, Ole Miss ran for a season-high 463 yards at Arkansas, the third-most in program history and the most since rushing for 515 vs. Auburn in 1951. Earlier this year, the Rebels also recorded the sixth-most rushing yards in a single-game against Auburn on Oct. 15, with 448 yards on the ground.
TWO-HEADED MONSTER
Ole Miss possesses the most powerful one-two rushing punch in all of college football in true freshman RB Quinshon Judkins and junior RB Zach Evans, who own a combined 2,284 yards on the ground this season. No other rushing tandem in the nation has even 750 rushing yards apiece, let alone the 1,385 by Judkins and 899 by Evans through 11 games this year. At those 2,284 combined yards, the Judkins/Evans tandem would rank No. 18 in the FBS as their own team. Judkins (214) and Evans (207) combined for 421 yards at Arkansas on Nov. 19, marking the first time in SEC history and just the eighth time in FBS history that one team had two rushers with at least 200 yards on the ground.
JUDKINS AMONG ELITE SEC COMPANY
True freshman RB Quinshon Judkins stands as one of the greatest freshman running backs in SEC history, currently ranking tied for fourth all-time among conference freshmen with 1,385 rushing yards -- tied for third among true freshmen, and the best in the league since Nick Chubb's 2014 season at Georgia (1,547 yards).
OPTIONS, OPTIONS, OPTIONS
Judkins isn't the only option for Ole Miss on the ground, as the Rebels host a bevy of talented rushers. Ole Miss stands as one of just 10 FBS schools with three 500-yard rushers alongside Air Force, Auburn, Florida, Georgia State, Louisville, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, Oregon and UCF. QB Jaxson Dart ranks 11th among FBS quarterbacks in rushing at 552 yards, which is also good for No. 4 in the SEC among fellow signalcallers.
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Judkins' speed has put him in rare company as well. He passed the 1,000 yard rushing mark against Texas A&M on Oct. 29 in just his ninth collegiate game -- putting him into an elite group of true freshman SEC running backs. Judkins' 1,036 yards through nine games only ranks behind two legends in SEC history among the fastest true freshman to 1,000 yards: Emmitt Smith's 1,011 yards through an NCAA record seven games during his freshman year at Florida in 1987, and Herschel Walker's 1,096 yards through eight games in his first year at Georgia in 1980. Overall, Judkins was the 144th freshman running back in FBS history to break 1,000 yards for a season and one of 21 in SEC history. Among all freshmen (redshirts included), Judkins is the fastest in the SEC to break 1,000 yards since Georgia redshirt freshman Knowshon Moreno hit 1,003 yards through nine games in 2007.
QUICKLY TO 1,000
Among the FBS ranks, Judkins' nine-game burn to 1,000 yards is among the fastest by a freshman over the last several seasons. Judkins is one of six FBS freshmen to do so in at least nine games since 2017, ranking behind only Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor in 2017, who tied the NCAA record with 1,112 yards in seven games en route to his NCAA freshman record 1,977 yard season, and Oregon State's Jermar Jefferson, who hit 1,034 yards in eight games for the Beavers in 2018. This year, Judkins is the only freshman at 1,000 yards and is among 22 FBS rushers to have crossed the plateau.
DON'T BLINK
Ole Miss has run a lightning-quick offense, currently leading the SEC and ranking second among FBS schools in seconds per play at 20.7 -- trailing only Indiana (20.4). That rapid pace has helped spur the Rebels into one of the more explosive offensive units around, currently leading the SEC and ranking fifth in the FBS in total plays (839).
BIG LEG JON
K Jonathan Cruz is 6-of-8 in his collegiate career on field goals from 50 yards or more, including a 53-yard FG vs. No. 7 Kentucky. Cruz's kick tied for the sixth longest kick in school history and the longest since 2012 (Bryson Rose vs Arkansas). A transfer from Charlotte, Cruz holds the 49ers' school record with five field goals made 50-plus yards, including a program-best two 56-yard field goals. He also has had 36 of his 66 kickoffs in 2022 go for touchbacks. This year, Cruz is 12-of-14 overall and 6-of-7 from 40 yards or further, and he has hit at least one field goal in seven straight games and has four multi-field goal games this season. His 85.7 percent field goal clip ranks second in the SEC and 24th in the FBS, and at 82 points scored this year Cruz ranks No. 18 on the Ole Miss single-season list -- No. 13 among Rebel kickers.
NO SACKS FOR YOU!
The Ole Miss offensive line ranks third in the SEC and 16th in FBS, yielding just 1.1 sacks per game. Only three opponents -- Alabama, LSU and Arkansas -- have been able to get to the Rebel quarterback multiple times, doing so in Ole Miss' lone losses of the season. The Rebel offensive line unit has been recognized as one of the top in college football as a member of the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll for its efforts in protecting the quarterback and leading the way to the Rebels' FBS No. 3 rushing attack.
BY LAND OR BY AIR
The Rebels have held a fearsome rushing offense throughout 2022, but a bombastic aerial showing against Vanderbilt put Ole Miss right into the discussion nationally as a feared passing attack as well. Ole Miss is currently the only school in the FBS with a single-game 440-yard passer (Jaxson Dart, vs. Vanderbilt, 448 yards), a 240-yard receiver (Jonathan Mingo, 247 yards, vs. Vanderbilt) and a 200-yard rusher (3x: Quinshon Judkins, at Arkansas, 214 yards; Zach Evans, at Arkansas, 207 yards; Quinshon Judkins, at Texas A&M, 205 yards). Ole Miss is also currently one of just three FBS schools and four Power-5 schools to have a 1,300-yard rusher (Judkins, 1,385 yards, No. 7 FBS) and a 750-yard receiver (Mingo, 768 yards, No. 54 FBS; Malik Heath, 754 yards, No. 59 FBS), alongside Ball State and Pitt, with Ole Miss being the only school of this category with multiple 750-yard receivers.
TOUCHDOWN KING
Quinshon Judkins became Ole Miss' all-time single-season rushing touchdown leader after a two-score performance against Alabama on Nov. 12, first tying the record with his 14th score in the first quarter and then breaking the record first set in 1949 with his second TD in the second quarter. His 16 total rushing scores this year breaks the previous record set by four Rebel greats who crossed the goal line 14 times in one season: Kayo Dottley in 1949, Archie Manning in 1969, Deuce McAllister in 2000 and Brandon Bolden in 2010. Judkins has also scored multiple touchdowns on the ground in six games this season, breaking the single-season record of five set by both Bolden (2010) and McAllister (1999, 2000). Judkins scored multiple touchdowns in three consecutive games earlier this year, becoming the first Rebel to do so since Bolden did in four straight in 2010.
POUND THE ROCK
Ole Miss isn't just running the ball well, it's running the ball a lot. The Rebels stand as the lone FBS team with 5,000 yards of total offense (5,560, No. 4 FBS) and 2,500 yards rushing (3,061, No. 2 FBS), as well as the lone Power-5 team beyond 3,000 yards rushing alongside service academies Air Force (3,700) and Army (3,019). Ole Miss ranks tied for ninth among FBS schools in rushing touchdowns with 31. Removed one year from having one of the most feared passing attacks in college football, Ole Miss now sits as one of just two Power-5 programs (alongside Arkansas) to have 5,000 yards of total offense with at least 50 percent of its yards coming on the ground. Ole Miss leads the SEC and sits second among Power-5 schools in both rushing offense percentage (55.1 percent) and percentage of rushing plays against total plays (63.4 percent).
SACKS APLENTY
Ole Miss ranks third in the SEC and No. 30 in the FBS with 2.6 sacks per game. DE Tavius Robinson and DE Cedric Johnson both lead with 4.0 sacks, with Johnson recording 3.0 in his last four games combined. Ole Miss also has two additional pass rushers with 3.5 sacks on the season in DE Jared Ivey and LB Khari Coleman. A total of 11 different Rebels have at least 1.0 or more sacks for Ole Miss this year. Ole Miss has recorded at least three sacks in seven of the 11 games played this season, and at least two in eight of 11 contests.
AND MINGO WAS HIS NAME-O
Jonathan Mingo's performance vs. Vanderbilt during Week 6 not only ranks tops in the Ole Miss record books, but it also still ranks at the top of the FBS leaderboard. Mingo's 247-yard day topped the previous best of 246 set by Kent State's Dante Cephas against Ohio on Oct. 1. Mingo's game against the Commodores ranks 40 yards better than the next-best performance by an SEC receiver this season (Tennessee's Jalin Hyatt, 207 yards, vs. Alabama) and 10 yards better than any receiver against a Power-5 defense (Nebraska's Trey Palmer, 237 yards, vs. Purdue). Mingo is one of just 14 FBS receivers to cross the 200-yard plateau this season.
GOIN' DEEP
WR Jonathan Mingo has been particularly dangerous from far away, recording 13 receptions of at least 20 yards, 10 of at least 25, nine of at least 30, five of at least 40, four of at least 50 and two beyond 70 yards. He ranks fourth in the SEC and No. 16 in the FBS in yards per reception (18.7). Mingo has set his career-long reception three times this season, starting with a 51-yard strike against Central Arkansas and his two 70-yard touchdowns against Vanderbilt of 72 and 71 yards. In his career, Mingo owns 18 receptions of at least 30 yards, seven of at least 40, five of at least 50 and two beyond 70 yards. From 30 yards or further in his career, Mingo has hauled in five total touchdowns.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• The Rebels lead the SEC and rank No. 2 in the FBS with 78 plays of 20 yards or more.
• Ole Miss is the only FBS team with more than 5,000 yards of total offense, while having more than 2,500 yards rushing.
• Ole Miss ranks top 10 nationally in total rushing yards (3,061), rushing attempts (532) and rushing TDs (31).
• The Rebels are second in the SEC and No. 10 nationally converting on third downs 50.3 percent of the time.
• Ole Miss has surpassed 700 yards of total offense five times in program history, three of which have come in the Lane Kiffin era.\
• RB Quinshon Judkins leads all SEC running backs in both rushing yards (1,385) and rushing touchdowns (16).
• Judkins' 1,385 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns are both single-season program records.
• 787 of Judkins' 1,385 rushing yards have come after contact ... According to PFF, Judkins is sixth in the country with 71 missed tackles forced.
• Judkins stands as one of the greatest freshman running backs in SEC history, currently ranking tied for fourth all-time among conference freshmen with 1,385 rushing yards -- tied for third among true freshmen, and the best in the league since Nick Chubb's 2014 season at Georgia (1,547 yards).
• RB Zach Evans is just 101 yards away from giving Ole Miss two 1,000-yard rushers in the same season for the first time in program history.
• At 2,284 combined rushing yards, the Judkins/Evans tandem would rank No. 18 in the FBS as their own team.
• WR Jonathan Mingo is 16th in the FBS in yards per reception (18.7).
• OL Jeremy James has started every game for the Rebels and hasn't allowed a sack in 339 pass blocks.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• Ole Miss ranks third in the SEC and No. 30 in the FBS with 2.6 sacks per game.
• DT KD Hill was awarded the Chucky Mullins Courage Award and will wear No. 38 throughout the 2022 season.
• DE Tavius Robinson and DE Cedric Johnson lead the team with 4.0 sacks, with Johnson recording 3.0 in his last four games combined.
• S Ladarius Tennison ranks second in the SEC with two fumble recoveries on the season.
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