Ole Miss crowd storms field early ahead of Georgia upset, frustrate Lane Kiffin

Fans stormed the field at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium following a thrilling 28-10 win over No. 3 Georgia by the home team, No. 16 Ole Miss. Only they did it a little too early.

Before the game could go final, hundreds of fans leapt over the wall and stormed the field, sensing the coming victory against the Bulldogs. Coach Lane Kiffin wasn’t thrilled, voicing some displeasure as he urged fans to return to the sidelines with 16 seconds still left on the clock.

Still, it was a massive victory for Kiffin and his squad, keeping them squarely in College Football Playoff contention as the final month of the season unfolds. And it wasn’t a particularly close game.

You can check out video of the fans storming the field below.

PREMATURE FIELD STORMING IN OXFORD!!! pic.twitter.com/7CCDqVMFDz

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Things started off on a sour note for Ole Miss, which saw quarterback Jaxson Dart throw an early interception and then limp off the field hurt. He would later return, but not before Georgia took the lead on the shortened field.

From there it was pretty much all Ole Miss.

Georgia mustered only a field goal the rest of the way, while Dart and company piled on a few scores. By that point, it was pretty much over for the Bulldogs, because they couldn’t figure out the Rebels’ pass rush.

Beck threw one interception while under duress and took five sacks in the contest. Ole Miss edge rusher Princely Umanmielen had a huge night, recording a strip-sack and finishing with two sacks and two tackles for a loss.

When the evening finished, Ole Miss had outgained Georgia in total yardage 397-245.