Most of the Ole Miss faithful knew a win was a long shot, but the Rebels’ loss in Baton Rouge stings not so much because of the result but because of how it happened.
Ole Miss once again had its opportunities to make the game competitive but failed to do so because of penalties and missed opportunities, both on offense and defense. The Rebels’ total of 167 penalty yards and gave the Tigers life on multiple occasions throughout the evening.
We’ve seen the Ole Miss defense fall apart before (and there was a fair share of that on Saturday), but the Ole Miss offense spun its wheels and had next to no production for most of the game.