No. 6 Ole Miss upsets No. 3 Georgia in a CFP quarterfinals instant classic
🏆 Ole Miss edges past Georgia on last-second field goal
If you missed this game, we're sorry, because this one will surely be talked about for years — especially if Ole Miss can continue its march towards the national championship.
With under a minute to play, tie ball game and no timeouts, Trinidad Chambliss found De'Zhaun Stribling for 40 yards, putting the Rebels in field goal range for Lucas Carneiro to drill the game-winning 47-yarder. Yes, the final score was 39-34 after a safety on the ensuing kickoff, welcomed by a host of referee discussion that elongated an all-but-over ball game.
Nevertheless, this game was electric from start to finish. Georgia led 21-12 at the break, before finding itself down 34-24 with under 10 minutes to play, before tying it up with a minute to play, before a last-second field goal. We had fake punts, deep balls, fumble-sixes, enormous hits, diving catches and so much more as Pete Golding and Ole Miss earned its spot in its first CFP semifinals.
Chambliss had a the performance of a lifetime, throwing for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and honestly that stat line doesn't even do justice to explaining just how amazing he was. The DII transfer was running all over the backfield, miraculously escaping a Georgia defense that was getting consistent pressure. Yet, he took no sacks. Every big throw he made, and credit has to be given to his counterpart Gunner Stockton who willed the Bulldogs back in the game with his legs and arm despite taking a few of the biggest hits you'll see this postseason.
Then there's the Rebels' kicker, Carneiro, who drilled a 54 and 55-yarder with ease before effortlessly knocking through the game-winner. Talk about an asset that could surely come back in play in Ole Miss' next matchup with Miami and potentially the national championship.
If you didn't watch, go find the highlights, or better yet, rewatch the game, because we promise it won't disappoint, even knowing the outcome.
But anyways, with all of the turmoil this team faced between the regular season and the College Football Playoff, the Rebels are moving on and sit two wins away from the pinnacle of college football. Happy New Year, and don't worry, we'll be running our live blogs back for the CFP semifinals, so stay tuned in on krikyalotto.com as we await the Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl next Thursday and Friday.
🪢 Georgia knots it up late | 4Q: Ole Miss 34, UGA 34
🐶 Dawgs bite back quick | 4Q: Ole Miss 34, UGA 31
Down 10, Georgia goes 75 yards in under two minutes as Gunner Stockton found Zachariah Branch in the left corner of the end zone to cut the UGA deficit to a field goal. Kirby Smart and the Georgia defense now need a stop against a red-hot Trinidad Chambliss who has thrown for 322 on the night.
GEORGIA STRIKES BACK
— College Football Report (@CFBReport)
❌ Kirby risks it, Ole Miss capitalizes | 4Q: Ole Miss 34, UGA 24
Kirby Smart went for it on 4th and 2 from UGA's own 33-yard line and Stockton was rocked by an unblocked edge rusher. Ole Miss made the Dawgs pay two plays later, finding Harrison Wallace again in the right corner of the end zone. Georgia now trails by two scores with under 10 minutes to play in the fourth quarter.
Trinidad with a dime to give Ole Miss a 10 point lead!!
— College Football Zone (@CollegeFBonX)
🦈 OLE MISS ADDS EIGHT | 4Q: Ole Miss 27, UGA 24
Ole Miss put together its own chaotic drive but one-upped the Dawgs with a touchdown and a two-point conversion to make it a three point lead. Trinidad Chambliss was running for his life early in the drive, from sideline to sideline, finding his safety valve Kewan Lacy on back-to-back short gains for the first down. Two plays later, Chambliss rolled out again and threw a dime to Harrison Wallace for 44 yards, ultimately setting up the go-ahead score.
UGA gets the ball back with 11 minutes to play in the fourth quarter.
Trinidad Chambliss played DIVISION TWO football last season and has taken over the CFP game.
— Garrett Armbrust (@4thandsaturday)
Stars don’t mean everything. This dude was the 60th ranked QB in the portal and has single handily got Ole Miss back in this game.
😳 Georgia tacks on three after chaotic drive | 3Q: UGA 24, Ole Miss 19
Georgia just pulled off one of the more entertaining field goal drives you'll see this season on the back of a fake punt from its own 30-yard line on 4th and 5. Two plays later, Gunner Stockton took another punishing hit on a jump throw to find wide receiver Colbie Young for 31 yards. The drive stalled out as Peyton Woodring knocked through a 37-yarder to take a five point lead with 30 seconds to play in the third quarter.
Interesting fact to note: Georgia has won 75 straight games win leading in the fourth quarter, the longest active streak in FBS.
FAKE PUNT ✅
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball)
📺: ESPN
👀 Ole Miss punches first in second half | 3Q: UGA 21, Ole Miss 19
After a missed 55-yard field goal from the Bulldogs, Ole Miss capitalizes on the short field with a Kewan Lacy rushing touchdown from seven yards out. The score was set up by a 36-yard catch and run from wideout Harrison Wallace on 4th and 3, getting the Rebels to 1st and goal.
Stockton and the Bulldogs will receive the kickoff with just under five minutes to play in the third quarter.
5⃣ IS THAT GUY 🗣️
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB)
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✔️ Halftime check-in | UGA 21, Ole Miss 12
Georgia escapes with a nine-point lead into the locker rooms after some poor clock management from Ole Miss potentially cost the Rebels an extra three points to close the half — especially with how hot kicker Lucas Carneiro has been.
Ole Miss jumped out to a 6-0 lead on two long field goals, before the Dawgs responded with a touchdown. The teams traded touchdowns for the next two possessions before the UGA corner Daylen Everette took a Kewan Lacy fumble all the way back for a fumble-six near the end of the second quarter.
OLE MISS FUMBLE ➡️GEORGIA TD!
— ESPN (@espn)
This was easily the biggest momentum swing of the half as Kirby Smart's squad will also receive the second half kickoff, looking to make it a three score game on the opening drive.
Trinidad Chambliss and the Ole Miss offense have out-gained the Bulldogs 234-190, with time of possession nearly identical. But the Rebels haven't been able to finish drives at the same clip, resorting to two long kicks.
It's has been a physical game with each side trading big hits, so much so that UGA safety Jacorey Thomas was ejected for targeting as the second half winded down on a big hit towards Rebels' wideout Cayden Lee.
We certainly have a better ball game than we watched in the first two CFP quarterfinal games of the day, so make sure to follow along here as we keep you up to date on all the latest action from the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
❌ GEORGIA GETS FUMBLE-SIX | 2Q: UGA 21, Ole Miss 12
On just the fourth play of the Rebels' drive following the Stockton touchdown, running back Kewan Lacy coughs up the ball on a run to the left and corner Daylen Everette scoops it up and takes it to the house for the biggest play of the game thus far.
Each offense was trading points all second quarter before Georgia forces the first turnover of the game to take a nine-point lead with 2:30 to play in the first half.
OLE MISS FUMBLE ➡️GEORGIA TD!
— ESPN (@espn)
🤝 Back and forth touchdowns | 2Q: UGA 14, Ole Miss 12
Two improbable 3rd and 12 conversions lead to the Dawgs' second touchdown of the night, and another one from Gunner Stockton. Stockton took a massive hit on the third down play that set up the one yard quarterback sneak. We have seen three touchdowns on the last three drives as Ole Miss will try and match the back-and-forth with four minutes to play in the second quarter.
Cash set it up... Gunner finished it.
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball)
📺: ESPN
🗣️ Ole Miss responds quick | 2Q: Ole Miss 12, UGA 7
Ole Miss goes 75 yards in eight plays in just three minutes, taking the lead right back from the Dawgs. Trinidad Chambliss found his big tight end Luke Hasz for a three-yard touchdown pass. Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding opted to go for the two-point conversion to make it a seven point game, but the Dawgs got to Chambliss in the backfield preventing the extra two points.
HASZing a good time 😌
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB)
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⚡️ Georgia finds pay dirt first | 2Q: UGA 7, Ole Miss 6
A 12-yard rushing touchdown from Gunner Stockton gives the Bulldogs a one-point lead early in the second quarter. Georgia drove 75 yards in seven plays powered by 44 yards on the ground from Nate Frazier. The two teams are almost neck-and-neck in total yards with 13 minutes to play in the first half, Ole Miss leading 114-112 as they receive the ensuing kickoff.
Gunner takes it himself. Dawgs up‼️
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball)
📺: ESPN
🦵Carneiro delivers another bomb | 1Q: Ole Miss 6, UGA 0
Ole Miss puts together another scoring drive as Lucas Carneiro one-ups his earlier 55-yarder with a 56-yarder to take a 6-0 lead. The Rebels are driving into Dawgs territory with relative ease, but Kirby Smart's squad has been able to stifle the Ole Miss drives past the 50.
🎯 Ole Miss on the board first | 1Q: Ole Miss 3, UGA 0
The Rebels put together an 11-play, 60-yard field goal drive that started on their own two-yard line. Kewan Lacy rushed for 25 yards to get Ole Miss out of the shadow of their own end zone before quarterback Trinidad Chambliss took over through the air and with his legs. The drive stalled out near midfield when Lucas Carneiro drilled a 55-yarder with plenty of room to spare.
Gunner Stockton and company take over looking to even the score or take the lead with under six minutes to play in the first quarter.
🤩 Closing in on Sugar Bowl kickoff
We are minutes away from kickoff between No. 3 Georgia and No. 6 Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. This is a rematch of a regular season matchup between these SEC foes when Georgia put up 17-unanswered in the fourth quarter to win 43-35.
We have you covered here with all of the highlights, updates and more as we Miami awaits the winner in the CFP semifinals.
Showtime.
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff)