{"id":9268,"date":"2013-09-15T01:17:17","date_gmt":"2013-09-15T06:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=9268"},"modified":"2013-09-15T01:19:52","modified_gmt":"2013-09-15T06:19:52","slug":"ole-miss-dominates-texas-44-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/ole-miss-dominates-texas-44-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Miss Dominates Texas, 44-23"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) \u2014 For a little while, Texas<\/strong> dialed up some defense.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the end, the Longhorns<\/strong> were staring at another lopsided defeat and answering more questions about their defense \u2014 and the future of their coach and the program this season and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Scott<\/strong> ran for 164 yards and a touchdown, scored another on a punt return and No. 25 Ole Miss<\/strong> used a powerful running game and dominant defense in the second half to roll to a 44-23 victory Saturday night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ole Miss Rebel Robert Nkemdche does the “Land Shark” against Texas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bo Wallace<\/strong> passed for two touchdowns and ran for another for the Rebels (3-0).<\/span><\/p>\n

Texas had rallied from a 14-0 deficit in the first quarter to lead 23-14. The Rebels closed the first half with a 52-yard field goal by Andrew Ritter<\/strong> and Wallace directed consecutive touchdown drives in the third quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scott provided the dagger when he eluded six tacklers on a weaving, cross-field touchdown return that put the Rebels ahead 37-23.<\/span><\/p>\n

Texas, which gave up 550 yards rushing a week earlier in a loss to BYU<\/strong>, surrendered 274 on the ground to\u00a0Ole\u00a0Miss.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Longhorns dropped to 1-2 for the first time since 1998, coach Mack Brown<\/strong>‘s first season. Mississippi is also just the latest visiting team to wallop Texas on its home turf. The Longhorns are 11-10 at home since 2010, including seven consecutive losses to ranked opponents.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We can get this right by winning the Big 12 championship,” Brown said. “That’s all we’ve got left.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Like BYU a week earlier,\u00a0Ole\u00a0Miss\u00a0found a play \u2014 a speed option to send Scott scampering to the outside \u2014 that Texas couldn’t stop, and the Rebels wouldn’t stop running it.<\/span><\/p>\n

“They were running the same play over and over again,” Texas linebacker Jordan Hicks<\/strong> said.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Ole Miss, a road win at a historical powerhouse such as Texas will be another confidence boost under second-year coach Hugh Freeze<\/strong>. The Rebels are ranked for the first time since 2009, are 3-0 for the first time since 1989 and have a week off before playing at No. 1 Alabama<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The loss will turn up the heat on Brown, who is facing the most serious grumbling from a restless fan base in his 16 seasons in Austin. After three sub-par seasons, the Longhorns had hopes of contending for the Big 12 title and returning to the national stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown fired defensive coordinator Manny Diaz<\/strong> after the BYU loss and brought back Greg Robinson<\/strong>, the Longhorns’ defensive coordinator in 2004. Texas was more aggressive against the Rebels, but still gave up big yards rushing and surrendered a halftime lead when it looked as if the Longhorns were firmly in control.<\/span><\/p>\n

The offense stumbled as well, gaining just 100 yards in the second half. Case McCoy<\/strong> started at quarterback in place of injured David Ash<\/strong> and passed for 196 yards and one touchdown to Mike Davis<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rebels scored on their first two drives for a quick 14-0 lead. Wallace and Scott carved up the Longhorns on the read option and Scott scored on a five-yard run before Wallace connected with Donte Moncrief on an 18-yard touchdown pass.<\/span><\/p>\n

At one point in the first half, a pre-recorded message from Brown on the scoreboard video screen was greeted with audible boos from the crowd of 101,474, the third-largest in school history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Texas fought back with 23 straight points. The defense recovered a Wallace fumble, swatted a fourth-down pass and McCoy started connecting on short completions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rebels retook the lead on two impressive drives in the third.\u00a0Ole\u00a0Miss\u00a0returned to the dominant running game it had early and Wallace scored on a 15-yard run when he spun through two defenders at the goal line. After a Texas punt, Wallace found Evan Engram<\/strong> for a 17-yard scoring pass.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asked what he would say to Texas fans, Brown responded: “Keep coming. Let’s beat<\/span> Kansas State<\/strong> (next week). Forget the coaches, come for the kids.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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