Kewan Lacy bulldozed for 224 yards and two scores on 31 hauls, powering No. 7 Ole Miss to a gritty 34-24 gut-check over Florida on November 15, 2025, in Vaught-Hemingway’s record 68,138 roar—the largest ever—as Lane Kiffin’s Rebels (10-1, 6-1 SEC) blanked the Gators post-halftime with 435 rush yards and a shutdown D that surrendered just 103 second-half yards, clinching a flawless 6-0 home mark and No. 7 CFP berth. Jaxson Dart’s surgical 250-yard, two-TD aerials to De’Zhaun Stribling (43-yard strike) flanked the ground assault, while Sage Ryan’s midfield INT on DJ Lagway’s fourth-and-9 hail mary sealed it with 1:43 left, thwarting UF’s upset bid after trailing 24-20 at intermission.
This SEC slugfest—Ole Miss’s ninth straight win—flipped on Kiffin’s adjustments: post-Lagway’s 10-yard scramble and pick-six that ignited Florida’s first-half surge (223 yards), the Rebel rush overwhelmed, with Ulysses Bentley IV adding 89 yards and a score amid 538 total O snaps. Gator freshman Lagway dazzled with 180 yards but wilted under pressure (three sacks), as Florida (3-7, 2-5) fizzled on two red-zone stands—fourth-and-goal stops at the 1 and 3—despite J. Michael Sturdivant’s 57-yard TD grab. Kiffin postgame: “Our fans rose—we’re blue bloods now,” crediting the crowd’s decibel deluge for three false starts.
Ole Miss triumphs 34-24 2025 catapults playoff hopes: Torvik’s 85% at-large bid eyes Egg Bowl vs. MSU on Black Friday (ABC, 11 a.m.), where a win locks SEC West tiebreaker over Bama. Recruiting boon? 2026 class swells with five-star WR Antwane “JuJu” Smith Jr. amid 92% retention. Yet, depth dips: OT Caleb Warren’s knee tweak tests O-line ahead of bye. For Rebel faithful in Ole Miss Florida rally November 2025, this triumph isn’t tally—it’s tenacity: Lacy’s legs and Vaught’s vibe forge not just perfection, but playoff’s promised pandemonium in Oxford’s unyielding uprising.
