Austin Simmons accomplished 20 of 31 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday, serving to No. 21 Ole Miss rout visiting Georgia State 63-7 in Oxford, Miss.
Simmons additionally threw two interceptions in his first profession begin, whereas Kewan Lacy ran for 108 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries. Logan Diggs rushed for 91 yards and a rating for the Rebels, who outgained Georgia State 695-260 in whole offense in each workforce’s season opener. Harrison Wallace III made 5 catches for 130 yards and a landing.
Christian Veilleux was 4-of-11 passing for 52 yards, a landing and an interception for outmatched Georgia State. Rashad Amos led the Panthers with 68 dashing yards.
The Rebels struck first on Simmons’ 38-yard landing cross to Dae’Quan Wright, giving Ole Miss a 7-0 edge with 10:32 left within the first quarter.
Simmons was picked off by Chams Diagne on Ole Miss’ subsequent drive, however the Panthers could not capitalize, as Liam Rickman missed a 31-yard area aim.
After advancing to Georgia State’s 17-yard line, Simmons was intercepted once more, this time by Jordan Huff. Following Georgia State’s third punt, Ole Miss tacked on with Lucas Carneiro’s 42-yard area aim with 11:28 remaining within the second quarter.
Missouri switch Lacy scored his first landing, a 1-yard rush, for his new workforce on the 7:31 mark of the primary half, pushing the Rebels’ result in 17-0.
Georgia State answered with a drive simply over two minutes later, as Veilleux discovered Javon Robinson for a 43-yard landing cross to chop the Panthers’ deficit to 10.
Ole Miss added on with 21 seconds left within the first half, as Lacy’s 2-yard dashing landing and backup quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’ two-point conversion gave the Rebels a 25-7 halftime lead.
Ole Miss scored on every of its first two possessions of the second half, as Lacy ran for a 42-yard landing earlier than Zxavian Harris intercepted Veilleux, organising Simmons’ 9-yard passing rating to Caleb Odom, pushing the Rebels’ result in 39-7.
Carneiro’s 33-yard area aim on the finish of the third and Simmons’ 35-yard passing landing to Wallace gave Ole Miss a 49-7 benefit.
Chambliss linked with Izaiah Hartrup for a 13-yard rating with 6:38 left, earlier than Logan Diggs’ 5-yard rating capped the sport’s scoring.
–Discipline Degree Media
