Ole Miss is heading into its showdown with No. 2 Georgia without its top running back.
Pete Golding said Nov. 2 that Kewan Lacy is unlikely to play Nov. 7 because of the left shoulder injury that kept him out against Auburn. The Rebels host Georgia at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. on ABC.
Golding said Lacy is still in the middle of the recovery process and working through rehab.
"It's a work in progress," Golding said. "We're not expecting to have him this week.
This isn't something that's going to happen overnight. He's still working hard at it.
Hopefully we'll know sooner than later, but not expecting him this week."
Lacy’s shoulder was dislocated Oct. 24 at Texas. The injury had already been bothering him before that game, and it’s the same shoulder he had surgery on in the offseason.
With Lacy out, Ole Miss will likely lean on a mix of backs behind him. Makhi Frazier has been the Rebels’ No. 2 back this season, but sophomore Shekai Mills-Knight made a strong push for more work against Auburn.
He set a career high with 16 carries, turning them into 71 yards and a touchdown. Before that, his previous high was six carries.
Frazier, a Michigan State transfer, handled 17 carries against Auburn and finished with 56 yards. The expectation is that Frazier and Mills-Knight will share the load while Lacy is sidelined.
JT Lindsey and Joshua Dye could also see action, though neither has settled into a steady role.
Lacy has 78 carries for 391 yards and five touchdowns in 2026. His production has been limited by injuries, and he has missed two full games.
Last season, he was one of the SEC’s most productive backs, rushing for 1,567 yards and a school-record 24 touchdowns in 2025.
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