The skinny: Gates, a sophomore, made just his second career start Saturday — but he made sure it was a memorable one. With starting OLB Denzel Nkemdiche hospitalized with an unknown ailment, Gates filled the breach quite nicely. He had a career-high 14 tackles, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry as the Rebels downed LSU 38-17. “He’s played a lot of ball this year, and I think he’s just been waiting for his opportunity. He had a really solid game for sure,” Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze told the Jackson Clarion Ledger about Gates. It was the first game with double-digit tackles in Gates’ career, and the performance made him the team leader in tackles with 62.
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