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Ole Miss football season a bust without CFP, overreactions vs Florida

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November 25, 2024

Ole Miss football season a bust without CFP, overreactions vs Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Ole Miss soccer crew set a purpose of profitable out after an Oct. 12 loss at LSU.

The No. 9 Rebels (8-3, 4-3 SEC) could not fairly make it. Florida beat the Rebels 24-17 on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. With the win, Florida (6-5, 4-4) clinches bowl eligibility and certain knocks Ole Miss out of rivalry for the School Soccer Playoff.

Let’s dive into some overreactions from the Rebels’ upset loss:

Ole Miss soccer’s promising season is a bust with out playoffs

Beating Georgia two weeks in the past constructed expectations for the Rebels. After checking in at No. 9 within the newest School Soccer Playoff rankings, Ole Miss appeared poised for a shot at making a run within the postseason.

As a substitute, the Rebels will doubtless wind up exterior the 12-team discipline. Ole Miss’ non-playoff bowl sport will likely be an unceremonious finish to a season that was billed as “The Final Dance” within the offseason.

In the long run, will probably be the shut video games that hang-out the Rebels. Ole Miss misplaced by three factors towards Kentucky and in time beyond regulation towards LSU. Florida was an identical story of a sport that the Rebels could not squeak out.

Ole Miss is held again by having no reply at operating again

It seems JJ Pegues cannot do all the pieces

After 13 carries the place Pegues picked up both a primary down or a landing, Ole Miss’ do-it-all defensive lineman was stopped for no achieve on a fourth-and-1. It occurred on the Florida 11 with 5:36 remaining within the first quarter.

Pegues was stopped on one other fourth-and-1 from the Florida 9 later within the sport.

Regardless of being listed as a receiver, senior Micah Davis led Ole Miss in carries. He lined up at halfback and completed with 11 carries for 27 yards. Working again Ulysses Bentley didn’t contact the ball.

Not accounting for quarterback Jaxson Dart’s 74 dashing yards, the Rebels rushed for simply 70 yards on 21 carries.

Ole Miss opt-out season coming after Egg Bowl

The Rebels entered The Swamp with all the pieces in entrance of them. They exited with a vital third loss and, with it, a probable boot from the School Soccer Playoff image.

Ole Miss is already bowl eligible and can host Mississippi State (2-8, 0-6 SEC) on Friday within the Egg Bowl, earlier than doubtless heading to a less-than-thrilling bowl vacation spot.

School soccer has had a development lately of gamers with NFL futures sitting on the sidelines for end-of-season video games to forestall harm. The Rebels have many candidates with next-level potential.

Between the Egg Bowl and the long run bowl sport, the Rebels could have vital gamers choose out of the rest of the season and put together for the NFL draft.

Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Electronic mail him at [email protected] or attain him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_