OXFORD, Miss. - Trinidad Chambliss didn’t sugarcoat what went wrong in Ole Miss’ 42-7 loss to Georgia on Saturday night.
“Man, we just couldn’t get things going,” Chambliss said after the No. 2-ranked Bulldogs held the No. 10 Rebels scoreless until the game was well out of hand in the fourth quarter.
Georgia set the tone early and never let Ole Miss settle in. The Bulldogs opened with a three-and-out by the Rebels, then kept the pressure coming until the offense was stuck chasing the game. Chambliss pointed to the early hole as a major problem.
“We started off with a three-and-out … to start the game,” Chambliss said. “Against a team like Georgia, if you fall behind like we did, six or seven minutes into the game and you’re own 14-0, that’s a tough team.”
The pass rush was relentless. Georgia recorded five sacks in all, with four of them on Chambliss, along with nine quarterback hurries and five tackles for loss.
On one snap, the Bulldogs forced a strip sack. On another, they picked him off.
Chris Cole was a big part of that defensive effort, finishing with nine tackles, 2 QB hurries and 1.5 sacks. Raylen Wilson also made his presence felt with seven tackles.
Chambliss said the pressure made it hard for Ole Miss to find any rhythm.
“They brought a lot of pressure, they got home on four sacks (on Chambliss, five in the game) … they brought a lot at us, so it’s tough to get into a flow when you’re getting pressured and extending plays, or trying to, at least.”
The Rebels also missed Kewan Lacy, who is sidelined with a shoulder injury. Without him, Ole Miss was overwhelmed on the ground, as Georgia out-rushed the Rebels 295 yards to 66 yards.
Chambliss said the game plan didn’t translate the way Ole Miss expected.
“It’s frustrating not being able to execute, and the plays we had drawn up and schemed up for them didn’t work as well as we thought,” Chambliss said. “We expected a lot of the looks we got tonight, some of them come a little differently based on how they disguise them.
“They’re coached very well with Kirby Smart and (Glenn) Schumann over there on the defensive side of the ball.”’
Chambliss did manage to break free a couple of times, but his longest run was only 11 yards. He finished with minus-12 rushing yards as Georgia kept him trapped in the pocket for most of the night.
“Losing 42-7 at home is definitely tough,” Chambliss said. “It’s embarassing.”
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