Florida delivers crushing blow to No. 9 Ole Miss' College Football Playoff hopes with upset win

The Florida Gators delivered a crushing stroke to No. 9-ranked Ole Miss’ hopes of making the College Football Playoff, beating the Rebels 24-17 Saturday. 

The Rebels had a accidental to necktie the crippled late, but backmost Jaxson Dart threw 2 interceptions successful the last 2 minutes. 

On the archetypal interception, Dart took a changeable to the extremity portion into triple coverage, getting picked disconnected by Bryce Thornton with conscionable nether 2 minutes left.

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Head manager Billy Napier of the Florida Gators celebrates aft defeating the Mississippi Rebels 24-17 astatine Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Nov. 23, 2024, successful Gainesville, Fla.  (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The Rebels' defence forced a three-and-out pursuing the interception portion utilizing each their timeouts, giving Dart and the Rebels different accidental to necktie the crippled with conscionable implicit a infinitesimal left. 

However, Dart did not instrumentality advantage. With conscionable nether 30 seconds left, Dart overthrew his wide receiver, and Thornton, erstwhile again, was successful presumption to intercept the walk and extremity the game. 

Saturday’s nonaccomplishment marked the archetypal clip Dart has thrown aggregate interceptions successful a crippled successful 2 seasons. 

Florida backmost DJ Lagway opened the scoring successful the archetypal 4th by connecting with Elijhah Badger connected an 8-yard touchdown.

Dart responded by connecting with prima wide receiver Tre Harris connected a heavy shot, tying the people astatine 7 aft the 43-yard touchdown.

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Mississippi Rebels backmost Jaxson Dart (2) runs with the shot during a crippled against the Florida Gators Nov. 23, 2024, astatine Ben Hill Griffin Stadium astatine Florida Field successful Gainesville, Fla. (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Rebels backmost stayed hot, hitting wide receiver Cayden Lee for a 22-yard touchdown to springiness Ole Miss a 14-7 pb successful the 2nd quarter. 

It was the Gators’ crook to respond. Lagway deed moving backmost Jadan Baugh connected a surface pass, and Baugh did the rest, scampering successful for a 25-yard touchdown to necktie the crippled 14-14. 

After trading tract goals successful the 3rd 4th to marque it 17-17, the Gators' discourtesy went to work. 

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Running backmost Montrell Johnson Jr. punched successful a touchdown from 9 yards retired to enactment the Gators connected apical 24-17, wherever the people held.

Johnson Jr. ran for 107 yards and a touchdown connected 18 carries, portion Lagway threw for 180 yards with 2 touchdowns and an interception successful the win. 

Dart threw for 323 yards with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions portion rushing for 71 yards successful the loss. Lee ended the time with six catches for 94 yards and a touchdown. 

DJ Lagway of the Florida Gators warms up earlier the commencement of a crippled against the Mississippi Rebels astatine Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Nov. 23, 2024, successful Gainesville, Fla.  (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

It was the Gators' 2nd consecutive crippled beating a ranked hostile portion being unranked, thing they hadn’t done since 2003. 

The triumph for the Gators makes them vessel eligible arsenic they improved to 6-5 with the win. The Gators volition look to support it rolling erstwhile they instrumentality connected the rival Florida State Seminoles adjacent Saturday. 

The nonaccomplishment drops the Rebels to 8-3 and apt takes them retired of College Football Playoff contention. The Rebels volition look to bounce backmost erstwhile they instrumentality connected Mississippi State adjacent Saturday. 

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