Princely Umanmielen, J.J. Pegues injury update: Final report gives status of Ole Miss defenders vs. LSU

A pair of Ole Miss defenders will be game time decisions ahead of a matchup at LSU, according to the final SEC injury report. The duo, Princely Umanmielen and J.J. Pegues, would be a boon for the Rebels to get back.

Both players progressed through the week to be questionable by Friday. And with around an hour until kickoff, they’re still making the final call on their respective statuses.

LSU and Ole Miss are scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. EST from Tiger Stadium.

Final Ole Miss-LSU injury report

Ole Miss

• CB Cedrick Beavers – Out
• WR Izaiah Hartup – Out
• RB Logan Diggs – Out
• OL Jayden Williams – Out
• RB Matt Jones– Out
• DE Princely Umanmielen– Game time decision
• DT JJ Pegues– Game time decision

LSU

• LB Harold Perkins Jr. – Out
• WR Kyle Parker – Out
• RB John Emery – Out
• DE Princeton Malbrue – Out
• OL Kobe Roberts – Out
• LB Jake Ibieta – Out
• DT Jacobian Guillory – Out
• WR Chris Hilton Jr.– Out
• WR CJ Daniels– Out

Both squads will be without a number of potential key players on both sides of the ball, though the Rebels were fortunate to see star wideout Tre Harris upgraded to probable on Friday before not being on the report prior to kickoff.

Ole Miss responded to allegations of feigned injuries

College football has seen an uptick in teams feigning injuries this season to gain unfair extra time or create artificial pauses in games. Ole Miss has been heavily criticized by fans for participating in this trend and, on Friday, the program addressed these allegations.

“Feigned injuries has become a notable topic in college football, and we realize our program has been part of that discussion,” the statement said. “We have been in communication with the National Coordinator for Football Officiating and provided relevant medical information for his review to answer questions about recent injuries.

“We have also updated the SEC office, and our head coach will communicate with our coaches and players to ensure we conduct ourselves properly and are compliant in this matter.”

Ole Miss began to appear more prominently in discussions surrounding fake injuries following its 20-17 loss to Kentucky in Week 5. In the loss, Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart appeared to tell running back Matt Jones something and Jones immediately fell to the ground.

Worse, critics point to the fact that many of Ole Miss’ claimed injuries occur after an opposing team gets a first down. South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer didn’t hesitate to tear into Ole Miss about this trend after the Gamecocks’ 27-3 loss to the Rebels on Saturday.

“It’s remarkable, to me, how many, maybe it’s something … and listen, I’ve got my own problems; we just got our butts kicked 27-3. But it’s fascinating to me, how many injuries occur for them after the opposing offense makes a first down,” Beamer said. “Or has a big play.”