WATCH: Matt Corral scrambles for the touchdown after early exit

Ole Miss Heisman hopeful quarterback Matt corral looking to make a statement tonight against SEC West rival the Auburn Tigers. After briefly leaving the game with a leg injury, Corral has looked like a man on a mission.  

On two bad ankles 😤

Matt Corral finds the end zone. pic.twitter.com/qXjxPQckIq

— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) October 31, 2021

On a third and three from the Auburn 11-yard line, the junior quarterback let everybody know his leg was just fine. On the play, Corral takes the snap from the shotgun, and it appears to be a design pass plate. But the Rebels quarterback had other plans because as soon as he received the snap he shifted to the right and took off. 

Since Corral came back into the game the rebels have scored 2 touchdowns, after only scoring a field goal prior. Ole Miss currently trails Auburn 21-17. 

Corral injured early

Corral on first-and-10 took a shotgun snap and ran a play-action play, but a blitzing Auburn defender forced the Ole Miss quarterback to turn and run further out of the pocket. Before he could throw a pass, which was ultimately deflected and caught by an Ole Miss offensive lineman, his ankle appeared to get stuck beneath the body of the Auburn defender.

Corral began hopping on one leg before dropping on all fours and punching the field in frustration. Ole Miss took an injury timeout and the trainers quickly took to the field to attend to Corral’s ankle, which appeared on the broadcast to be twitching while he was down. Though Ole Miss did not immediately bring out a cart, he needed the help of two trainers to exit the field. Minutes later, however, Ole Miss did bring out the cart to take Corral to the locker room.

According to the ESPN broadcast, after Corral went to the sidelines, he hopped on an exercise bike and tried to fight through the ankle injury before Ole Miss carted him off.