Let’s begin by acknowledging that outside of a few big plays, Ole Miss’ ground attack struggled for most of the day against Texas Tech. Take away runs of 65, 44 and 39 yards and Rebel backs averaged just 3.2 yards per carry during the Rebels’ 47-27 win in Houston.
Those three runs can’t just be flung into the waste bin and chalked up to luck, though. All three were ripped off by new starting running back Scottie Phillips and all three showed why he could be a star in the making.
Phillips showed up in Oxford some six months ago as a moderately recruited three-star JUCO prospect.