Ole Miss Rebels vs Kentucky Wildcats Match Player Stats On Oct 03, 2020

Matt Corral completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Moore and Luke Logan added the extra point to give Ole Miss a 42-41 overtime win over Kentucky in a Southeastern Conference game on Saturday at Lexington, Ky.

The Rebels (1-1, 1-1) made the winning score after Terry Wilson gave the Wildcats (0-2, 0-2) the lead. Wilson recorded his third rushing touchdown of the game on a 10-yard run on the opening possession of overtime.

Matt Ruffolo missed the extra-point opportunity, however, that enabled the chance for Ole Miss to win the game.

A pass interference call on Kentucky's Kelvin Joseph in the end zone put the ball at the Wildcat 2-yard line. A play later, Corral connected with Moore for the touchdown.

Corral completed 24 of 29 pass attempts for 320 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He also rushed for 51 yards on 13 carries.

Jonathan Mingo had eight receptions for 128 yards and two touchdowns for the Rebels.

Ole Miss rallied from a 28-14 deficit in the third quarter by scoring a touchdown on three of four possessions, the last a 1-yard run by Snoop Conner to put the Rebels ahead 35-28 with 8:23 left in regulation.

With 2:04 remaining, Kentucky's Chris Rodriguez scored his second rushing touchdown of the game to tie the game at 35.

Kentucky rushed for 408 yards with three players tallying more than 100 yards. Rodriguez led the Wildcats with 133 yards on 17 carries, followed by Wilson (129 yards on 22 carries) and Asim Rose (117 yards on 12 rushes).

After Rodriguez's 22-yard touchdown run with 10:41 left in the third quarter, Ole Miss immediately answered with a score after four plays in 75 yards that killed 1:24 off the clock.

Corral's 24-yard touchdown pass to Mingo with 9:17 left in the third quarter cut the lead to 28-21.

The Rebels drove to inches from the goal line in their next possession but Jerrion Ealy was stuffed for a 1-yard loss on fourth down by Joseph, an LSU transfer, with 2:17 left in the third quarter.

Ole Miss cashed in on its next possession on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Corral to Mingo, tying the game at 28 with 13:37 remaining in regulation.

--Field Level Media