Here’s what it looked like, in photos provided by Ole Miss Athletics.
THE WALK OF CHAMPIONS
Lane Kiffin is in his fourth season as Ole Miss head coachJuice Kiffin takes his turn on the Walk of ChampionsTre Harris transferred to Ole Miss from Louisiana Tech in the off-seasonQuinshon Judkins last season set a new single-season school record for rushing yardsFormer four-star recruit Ayden Williams had an impressive 43-yard reception in his Rebel debutRebel wide receiver Bralon Brown shows some love to his one-time Ole Miss teammate Jonathan MingoRebel WR Joshua Aka reps all-time Rebel great AJ Brown’s Philadelphia Eagles jersey
OLE MISS PREGAME WARM-UPS
Judkins and his Rebel teammates go through stretch in the Manning CenterRebel offensive linemen Caleb Warren and Reese McIntyreRebel quarterback Jaxson Dart, as expected, started against MercerJudkins and the Rebels walk through the tunnel to the fieldThe Rebel student section was packed for Ole Miss-Mercer
THE GAME
Cedric Johnson wears No. 2 in honor of his brother, so he opted for the No. 38 patch as the Chucky Mullins Award recipientLiberty transfer safety Daijahn Anthony had the Rebels’ first interception of the season against MercerDaijhan AnthonyJordan WatkinsJaxson DartRebel defensive end Jared IveyRebel linebacker Reggie Hughes recovered a fumble in the winJared Ivey and Reggie HughesQuinshon Judkins carried 13 times for 60 yards and two touchdowns in the win Jaxson Dart was 18 for 23 for 334 yards and four touchdowns in the winTre Harris had six catches for 133 yards and a school-record four touchdownsTre Harris celebrates with his Rebel teammatesUAB transfer lineman Quincy Magee, seen here lifting Tre Harris in the air after a touchdowns, started at left guardHarris was an all-conference selection at Louisiana Tech last seasonDart was all smiles Saturday and didn’t come out until well into the third quarterDart gave way to Spencer Sanders with 8:08 to go in the third and Ole Miss up 52-7Ole Miss also recovered a fumble on a Mercer kick return in the winRebel tight end Kyirin Heath was third on the team in catches (3) for 48 yardsQuinshon Judkins added two catches for 11 yardsJaxson Dart wasn’t officially named starting QB until Saturday morning, but the Rebels still scored their most points ever under Lane KiffinJaxson Dart is in his second Ole Miss season after transferring in from USCJordan Watkins celebrates his punt returned for a touchdown, the first for the Rebels in 10 yearsJordan Watkins is in his second Rebel season after transferring in from LouisvilleFormer SMU transfer RB Ulysses Bentley IV scored a touchdown in the blowout winSecond-year DT Zxavian Harris was second on the team in tackles and also had a sack and a team-high 2.5 tackles for lossFreshman WR Caden Lee had his first career touchdown on Saturday
