Ole Miss ground game rolling, defense shaky in 1st half against Tulsa

No. 16 Ole Miss is getting a game Saturday from Tulsa in Oxford.

The Rebels lead 35-17 at the half, but it hasn’t been easy.

The Golden Hurricane entered the game with the No. 1 pass offense in the country and despite having star quarterback Davis Brin exit in the 2nd quarter with an apparent ankle injury, Tulsa had plenty of success on offense, although an interception by back-up QB Braylon Braxton stalled their progress.

In our interview w/ AJ Finley this week, he told us: "I think we need to force a few more turnovers than we have, because I don’t know how many interceptions we have, but I feel like that is something big — going into this week especially. We need to force more turnovers.”#DONE pic.twitter.com/xSYWiw3xFV

— The Rebel Walk (@TheRebelWalk) September 24, 2022

Still, Tulsa rolled up 281 total yards and 17 points in the first half against an Ole Miss defense that had allowed just 13 points all season and just 264 yards per game.

The Rebels, however, fared much better on the other side of the ball.

Jaxon Dart passed for 111 yards and 2 TDs in the opening half and Mississippi piled up over 200 yards on the ground on just 26 carries.

Quinshon Judkins led the rushing attack with 13 carries for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns.