How Ole Miss football lost control at LSU in the final seconds

BATON ROUGE, La. — Solutions come simpler after blowout losses.

And Ole Miss soccer’s 29-26 time beyond regulation loss at LSU was something however a blowout. The No. 8 Rebels (5-2, 1-2 SEC) didn’t path in regulation towards LSU (5-1, 2-0) however surrendered a game-tying landing move with 27 seconds left when LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier hit sophomore Aaron Anderson ultimately zone on fourth-and-5.

After Ole Miss needed to accept an extended discipline aim to start out time beyond regulation, LSU gained the sport in a single play. Nussmeier lofted a move down the suitable sideline to senior receiver Kyren Lacy. He elevated and caught it, sending the gang of greater than 100,000 right into a frenzy that spilled on to the sector.

“I am actually disenchanted, clearly,” Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin stated. “We must always’ve gained that recreation. We form of commanded the sport for almost all of it. However credit score to them for making performs late within the fourth quarter and time beyond regulation.”

The Rebels outgained LSU in complete yards, 464 to 421. The disparity was particularly obvious on the bottom, the place Ole Miss greater than doubled LSU’s dashing output, 180 to 84. For a lot of the first half and even into the second, the Rebels had a noticeable, if unsteady, management of the sport.