Overview
- Ole Miss beat No. 3 Georgia 39-34 in the Sugar Bowl on a 47-yard Lucas Carneiro field goal with six seconds left, sending the Rebels to a Jan. 8 Fiesta Bowl semifinal against No. 10 Miami.
- Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss threw for 362 yards and two touchdowns and set a Sugar Bowl mark with 13 consecutive completions, earning offensive MVP honors.
- Multiple Ole Miss assistants have signed to join Lane Kiffin at LSU, and several did not fly back with the team after the game and were expected in Baton Rouge as the transfer portal opened, leaving their availability for the semifinal uncertain, according to ESPN and Newsweek.
- Ole Miss AD Keith Carter told Yahoo Sports he did not know which assistants would coach in the Fiesta Bowl; ESPN reported Charlie Weis Jr. returned with the team and is expected to stay for now as others tend to portal duties.
- From Baton Rouge, Kiffin posted congratulations to his former team, and reporting says his LSU contract includes playoff bonuses tied to Ole Miss’ progress, linking him financially to the Rebels’ run.