Trinidad Chambliss threw for 282 yards and accounted for 3 touchdowns that mixed with No. 6 Ole Miss’ sturdy defensive efficiency for a 41-10 victory over No. 11 Tulane underneath new coach Pete Golding in a Faculty Soccer Playoff first-round sport Saturday at Oxford, Miss.
Golding’s first sport as head coach coincided with the Rebels’ first CFP sport, and it was largely a clean day because the Southeastern Convention staff rolled to its second victory this season in opposition to Tulane.
Chambliss threw for one landing and had speeding scores from 4 and eight yards.
Ole Miss (12-1) heads to the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 in New Orleans to face No. 3 Georgia within the quarterfinals. It is going to be a rematch of the Rebels’ solely loss this season – by a 43-35 rating on Oct. 18 on the Bulldogs’ dwelling area.
Tulane (11-3) performed underneath coach Jon Sumrall in his ultimate sport earlier than he takes over at Florida. Quarterback Jake Retzlaff was 20-for-35 passing for 306 yards with a landing and an interception. Shazz Preston caught 5 passes for 125 yards.
Golding, who rose from defensive coordinator to move coach when Lane Kiffin bolted for LSU on Nov. 30, watched his protection hold Tulane out of the top zone till 4 minutes remained within the sport.
Chambliss was 23-for-29 with out an interception. Kewan Lacy rushed for 87 yards with a landing on 15 carries.
Lacy scored the sport’s first landing on a 20-yard burst up the center because the Rebels went 75 yards in three performs to attain 59 seconds into the sport.
Following Jaylon Braxton’s interception within the crimson zone, Ole Miss was rapidly in the long run zone once more. The Rebels coated 60 yards in 4 performs as Chambliss ran 4 yards to make it 14-0 on the 7:26 mark of the primary quarter.
Tulane opened the second-quarter scoring on Patrick Durkin’s 39-yard area aim. Ole Miss regained the 14-point edge on Lucas Carneiro’s 42-yard area aim, then a red-zone fumble within the ultimate minute of the primary half prevented the Rebels from additional including to the lead.
Ole Miss made it comfy by scoring on its first two possessions of the second half. Chambliss threw 13 yards to De’Zhaun Stribling and Carneiro kicked a 48-yard area aim.
The ultimate rating wasn’t a lot totally different than the groups’ first assembly this season. The Rebels topped Tulane in a 45-10 romp on Sept. 20 in the identical stadium.
–Area Stage Media
