Kewan Lacy ties Ole Miss single-season program record for rushing touchdowns
By David Wasson
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The Ole Miss Rebels took a 1-week break from the rigors of the SEC on Saturday by taking on The Citadel, but that didn’t mean Kewan Lacy got the day off.
The sophomore running back dominated the Bulldogs in the first half Saturday, recording 3 rushing touchdowns – with the third one tying the program’s single-season rushing touchdown record.
The zone-read rush from 3 yards out gave Lacy his 16th rushing touchdown in 2025, tying him with Quinshon Judkins – who also rushed for 16 touchdowns as a freshman at Ole Miss in 2022. Judkins stayed in Oxford in 2023 before transferring to play at Ohio State in 2024 and then turning pro and being drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2025.
Lacy finished the first half with 49 rushing yards on 11 carries and caught a pass for 13 yards. He entered Saturday with 863 rushing yards on 189 carries and 13 touchdowns. He also has shared 21 receptions for 121 yards out of the backfield for the 6th-ranked Rebels.
As a freshman, Lacy tallied 23 carries for 104 yards on the ground and 2 catches for 9 yards as a reserve behind Henry Parrish Jr. and Ulysses Bentley IV. Lacy’s best performance as a Rebel has been a 167-yard rushing effort against South Carolina with a touchdown.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
