The Ole Miss defense will be without inside linebacker Jacquez Jones and defensive end Tariqious Tisdale for the first half of the Texas A&M matchup after both were called for targeting against Missouri.
NCAA rules dictate that helmet-to-helmet contact confirmed as targeting after review in the second half of the contest results in the offending player’s disqualification from the rest of that game as well as the first half of the next game.
Jones was the first to leave the game at the start of the third quarter. When Mizzou quarterback Kelly Bryant scrambled and slid to the ground, Jones went to the ground with him and made head-to-head contact with the defenseless player.