The Ole Miss Rebels responded to last week's loss in a big way on Saturday, taking down the South Carolina Gamecocks 27-3 on the road and rising to No. 9 in the AP Poll as a result. A big reason that Ole Miss had so much success this week was thanks to its defense.

Big man JJ Pegues, a 325-pound nose tackle, ran for two short touchdowns as No. 12 Mississippi bounced back from its first loss of the season last week to beat South Carolina 27-3 and give coach Lane Kiffin his 100th career victory.

The Gamecocks were lined up offsides four times — all by different people and all on third down. They were called for offensive pass interference twice. And, in the third quarter, freshman edge Dylan Stewart was flagged for taunting after standing over Ole Miss QB Jaxon Dart and shooting him with an imaginary gun.

Ole Miss dominated South Carolina 27-3 in Columbia on Saturday, marking the Rebels' first SEC victory of the 2024 season. The defensive line played a key role i

Since coach Lane Kiffin was hired at Ole Miss, the program has been built around its offense. The Rebels have averaged at least 33 points in every year Kiffin has been in charge. Their spread attack and the tempo they play with consistently have flummoxed opposing defenses,

It was an uneven performance for the Rebels offense for the second week in a row. There was 425 yards of offense, which is solid, but Ole Miss went 3 of 13 on third down and 1 of

The Ole Miss Rebels will have a chance to keep pace in the College Football Playoff hunt following a win over the Gamecocks.