Overview
- Ole Miss beat No. 3 Georgia 39-34 in the Sugar Bowl as Lucas Carneiro hit a 47-yard winner with six seconds left after earlier makes from 55 and 56 yards.
- Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss went 30-for-46 for 362 yards and two touchdowns, setting a Sugar Bowl mark with 13 consecutive completions in the second half.
- The victory ended Georgia streaks of 53 straight wins when leading at halftime and 75 straight when leading entering the fourth quarter.
- Lane Kiffin, now at LSU, posted congratulations on social media after reportedly being denied an ESPN on-air appearance for the game.
- Staff turnover looms as multiple assistants have deals to join Kiffin at LSU and the transfer portal opened Jan. 2, with one report expecting “fireworks” as Ole Miss prepares for Miami on Jan. 8.