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Ole Miss Loses to Vanderbilt in Overtime After Controversial Overturn of A.J. Brown Touchdown

Ole Miss thought it had a game-tying touchdown against Vanderbilt, but a controversial replay review ruling gave the Commodores a 36–29 overtime victory.

The visitors had three potential touchdowns overturned by replay, but it was the final one that had fans and impartial observers up in arms. After an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty put the Rebels at the 12-yard line to start their first possession of overtime, wide receiver A.J. Brown rose up to haul in a third-down pass from Jordan Ta'amu, then was brought down by Vanderbilt cornerback Randall Haynie.

Despite Brown initially making the catch in the end zone and maintaining control as he fell, the ball was jostled out of his hand as he hit the ground and was ripped away by Haynie, whose lower half was out of bounds at the time.