The Rebels used their high-paced offense to get down the field in a hurry. Ole Miss would assemble a scoring drive on the next possession. Ruffolo added the PAT and the game was tied 19-19 with 6:22 to play in the third quarter. Kentucky would not waste the opportunity, as Levis hit tight end Jordan Dingle, who fought his way into the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown. The Cats would later face a fourth-and-1 from the Ole Miss 26 and Rodriguez would convert, giving UK a new set of downs. Levis would connect with Dane Key for a 14-yard completion. Among the key plays was a 23-yard rush by Izayah Cummings. UK used a nice mix of running and passing to get inside the Ole Miss 10. Kentucky needed points on its next drive and the Cats got just that. But an offensive pass interference call set the Rebels back and they were forced into a 53-yard field goal by Cruz, which was good, giving Ole Miss a 19-6 lead with 7:03 remaining in the half. #Rebels kick it free#Ole Miss took possession at their own 37 after the free kick and quickly got into UK territory. Intentional grounding was called on the play and, because Levis was in the end zone, it resulted in a safety, giving the Rebels a 16-6 advantage with 10:28 to play in the half. However, Ole Miss held and on third-and-12, Levis was under pressure and threw the ball away. Kentucky would get out of the shadow of its own goal post with a first down. The Rebels down the ball at the UK one yard line, where the Cats would take over. In the second quarter, Ole Miss would make one first down on its next drive before being forced to punt again. The PAT was blocked and the period ended with Ole Miss leading 14-6. Two plays later, Rodriguez took it right up the middle for a 10-yard touchdown, getting the Cats on the board. Brown took the kickoff at the goal line and sprinted 85 yards down the left sideline to the Ole Miss 15 yard line. Kentucky would respond on the ensuing kickoff. Cruz made the PAT and the Rebels led 14-0 with 59 seconds left in the first quarter. The Rebels would get to midfield, and that’s when freshman Quinshon Judkin busted free up the middle and raced to the end zone for a 48-yard touchdown. Ole Miss would strike again on its next drive. The kick would sail wide left and the score remained 7-0 with 2:44 left in the first. But the drive would stall and Kentucky would try a 39-yard field goal from Matt Ruffolo. The Cats would take the ensuing possession into Ole Miss territory, aided by a 30-yard completion from Levis to freshman Brown. Jonathan Cruz added the point after and Ole Miss led 7-0 with 7:09 left in the first quarter. The Rebels needed just 1:40 to cover 70 yards in six plays, ending with a four-yard touchdown rush by Zach Evans. On its second possession, Ole Miss got the scoring underway.
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