The Ole Miss Rebels had no trouble taking care of UL Lafayette in their home debut in Oxford, blasting the Ragin’ Cajuns 56-15 on Saturday afternoon.

Bo Wallace dominated for the Rebels, completing his first 14 passes of the game and 23-of-28 overall. He threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns before being removed from the game in the third quarter of the rout.

Here are a couple of thoughts on the game:

What it means: The convincing win over the Ragin’ Cajuns means Rebels fans need not worry about a potential trap game between now and an October 4 showdown with Alabama. Ole Miss found out earlier this week it would likely host College Gameday for the first time when the Crimson Tide come to town, so long as both teams are still undefeated. The Rebels had showdowns with ULL and Memphis standing between them and a Gameday visit, and they cleared the first of those two hurdles with Saturday’s win. Any worries regarding Ole Miss falling victim to a trap game went out the window in the first half as Ole Miss built a 28-6 lead, and fans can expect the Rebels to take their game against Memphis just as seriously. Ole Miss knows what is at stake, but Saturday’s win proved Hugh Freeze’s bunch isn’t getting ahead of itself just yet.

What I liked: Bo Wallace had his best game of the year Saturday, commanding the Ole Miss offense like the SEC’s most veteran quarterback. He completed his first 14 passes of the game, 20-of-24 passes in the first half and 23-of-28 for the game, although he was removed in the third quarter once the game stopped being competitive. Wallace threw for four touchdowns, and for the most part simply took what the Ragin’ Cajuns’ defense gave him in an electrifying performance. The senior signal caller knew exactly where he was going with the ball on almost every snap, and his stable of playmakers made him look like a star against a lackluster ULL defense. Even when Wallace made his lone mistake of the day — a second quarter interception off the hands of Ole Miss wideout Cody Core — he rebounded and continued to look sharp on the very next series. That is a huge improvement for Wallace, and bodes well for the Ole Miss offense going forward.

Who’s the man: Ole Miss cornerback Senquez Golson. Golson pulled in two of Ole Miss’ three interceptions against ULL, returning the second pick 59 yards for a touchdown. The Ragin’ Cajuns managed just 129 yards through the air against the Rebels’ defense, and Golson’s play on the outside was a big reason for the success of the secondary. The senior returned his other interception 27 yards to set up one of Wallace’s three first half touchdown tosses, and no ULL receiver caught a pass longer than 24 yards for the game. The Rebels’ defense only allowed one completion of more than 20 yards, and through three games Ole Miss has only allowed two touchdowns to opposing offenses.

Key Play: With Ole Miss leading 7-0 midway through the first quarter, Bo Wallace found tailback Jaylen Walton out of the backfield for a 40-yard touchdown completion down the left sideline. On the play, the Rebels motioned a second player into the backfield. Wallace executed a beautiful play-fake, sucking in the ULL defense, and Walton went unnoticed as he slipped to the outside and down the sideline, catching the throw from Wallace with no Ragin’ Cajun defenders in the area. He promptly ran the rest of the way down the sideline to extend the Ole Miss lead to 14-0, opening the floodgates for the Ole Miss offense the remainder of the game.

What’s next: Ole Miss gets the week off next week, then returns to action on September 27 when the Memphis Tigers come to Oxford. Memphis gave a ranked UCLA squad a scare last week, and Ole Miss must win this game in order to host College Gameday the following week. With two weeks to prepare for a mid-major opponent and regional rival, expect the Rebels to look as sharp on the 27th as they did Saturday in beating ULL.