Ole Miss showed no emotional letdown in their game against Texas A&M as Bo Wallace and the Rebels remained undefeated
The Ole Miss Rebels backed up their home win against No. 2 Alabama with a convincing 35-20 win over Kenny Hill and the Texas A&M Aggies as Bo Wallace stated his case for a second straight SEC offensive player of the week honor.
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Wallace led the Rebels to two touchdowns in the first quarter with the feet of the Rebel quarterback leading Ole Miss to a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter as Wallace scored on runs of four and 10 yards, respectively.
Ole Miss entered the game with the No. 2 scoring defense and that defense completely dominated former Heisman candidate Hill and limited the Aggies offense all night long. The defense even got involved in the scoring as All-American safety Cody Prewitt took an interception back 75 yards for a touchdown at the beginning of the second quarter to give Ole Miss a commanding 21-0 lead that would stand at halftime.
The Aggies came out in the second half and promptly marched down the field for a 14-play scoring drive that culminated with a three-yard rushing touchdown from Trey Williams to trim the deficit to 21-7.
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However, Wallace would lead the Rebels offense down the field for a nine-play, 65-yard drive that saw him throw his first touchdown of the game as he connected with Quincy Adeboyejo for a 33-yard touchdown in the closing seconds of the third quarter to give Ole Miss a 28-7 lead. Adeboyejo led the Rebels with 61 receiving yards on the night.
Ole Miss would put the final nail in the coffin of the Aggies 12 seconds into the fourth quarter when Keith Lewis recovered a fumble from Hill and returned it 21 yards for the Rebels second defensive touchdown of the evening to take a 35-7 lead.
The defense forced a third turnover on the night when Senquez Golson recorded his fifth interception on the season with less than four minutes left in the game in the end zone to clinch the game for Ole Miss as they improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the SEC. Texas A&M dropped their second straight game to fall to 5-2 and 2-2 in the conference.
Wallace finished an efficient 13-of-19 for 177 yards and three total touchdowns. Wallace also outrushed the Aggies with 50 yards on 14 carries. Jaylen Walton added 49 yards on nine carries.
The Rebel defense limited the Aggies to 48 yards on the ground, forced three turnovers, one turnover on downs and scored 14 points.
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