Ole Miss’ run toward the finish line has taken another hit, and this one lands hard. Star running back Kewan Lacy is expected to miss the rest of the season as he continues to work through a shoulder injury, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.
Lacy initially dislocated his left shoulder in the loss to Texas and has already sat out the past two games. Unless something unexpected changes, his 2026 season is over.
That leaves him with 78 carries for 388 yards and five touchdowns, plus 10 receptions for 33 yards.
For Ole Miss, the timing couldn’t be much worse. The Rebels are already dealing with a season that has gone sideways, and this latest injury blow only deepens the damage to whatever College Football Playoff hopes were still hanging around.
It also raises a bigger question about what comes next for Lacy himself. There’s no certainty yet, but he could choose to enter the 2027 NFL Draft rather than return for his senior season, which would make this a frustrating ending to a college career that started with so much promise.
That promise was real. Lacy came into the season with a ton of buzz, widely seen as one of the best running backs in college football and a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender. The hype made sense after what he did a year ago, when he piled up 306 carries for 1,567 yards and 24 touchdowns.
Instead, the season never really got off the ground for him. The injury problems began in the opener against Louisville and never let up from there.
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