Overview
- Quarterback Austin Simmons, in his first career start, went 20 of 31 for 341 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions.
- Missouri transfer Kewan Lacy ran 16 times for 108 yards and three scores, including a 1-yard rush for his first Ole Miss touchdown.
- Ole Miss outgained Georgia State 695-260 and kept scoring behind both starters and reserves, with Logan Diggs adding 91 rushing yards and a touchdown and Trinidad Chambliss throwing a late TD.
- Harrison Wallace III led the receivers with five catches for 130 yards and a touchdown, with additional scores by Dae'Quan Wright and Caleb Odom.
- Georgia State’s Christian Veilleux finished 4-for-11 for 52 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and Zxavian Harris’ pick for Ole Miss set up a second-half surge.