Ole Miss hands No. 4 LSU its first loss, 24-19

Ole Miss handed No. 4 LSU its first loss of the season on Saturday, beating the Tigers 24-19 in Oxford in a game that combined on-field drama with an off-field subplot that captured national attention. The matchup took place at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, where Ole Miss improved to 5-0 and LSU fell to 4-1.

The Rebels outgained LSU 480 yards to 254, with quarterback Trinidad Chambliss passing for 314 yards and rushing for 71. Chambliss connected on a key scoring drive and also threw one interception. Running back Kewan Lacy had a 15-yard touchdown run and former LSU back Logan Diggs added a six-yard score that put Ole Miss ahead by two possessions late in the third quarter. LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier was held to 197 passing yards with one touchdown and one interception, and the Tigers managed just 57 rushing yards, placing extra pressure on their passing attack.

A prominent subplot in the days before the game was the public announcement that Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’s daughter, Landry, is dating LSU linebacker Whit Weeks. Kiffin referenced the relationship before kickoff and again after the game, saying in a postgame remark, “I’m looking for Whit right now to see if we covered the...