The biggest question for Ole Miss heading into Week 4 is simple: will Kewan Lacy be ready to go against Florida?
The No. 4 Rebels need all the firepower they can get for their first road test of the season, especially with No.
21 Florida waiting in an SEC matchup that still carries plenty of weight. Lacy, a junior All-American, left Saturday’s win over LSU in the second half with a left shoulder injury and did not return.
He wanted to keep playing and push through the pain, but Pete Golding held him out as a precaution.
Now the running back is considered a game-time decision. He’ll try to practice this week, and naturally he’ll try to suit up.
If he can’t, Ole Miss has a real option ready in redshirt freshman JT Lindsey.
Lindsey stepped in after Lacy went down against LSU and handled himself well. He ran four times for 20 yards, good for 5.9 yards per carry, and added one catch for eight yards. For a spot that could have gotten shaky fast, he looked composed and ran with purpose.
That showing mattered for Lindsey, too. A former four-star recruit from Alexandria, Louisiana, in the class of 2025, he originally committed to LSU out of high school, spent a redshirt season there, and then entered the transfer portal before landing at Ole Miss.
His scouting report from Gabe Brooks of 247Sports in 2024 described him as: "Big-play back who's carried a high-volume workload and likely possesses enough physical development ahead of him to do so at the next level."
Ole Miss would obviously prefer to have Lacy available. But if he’s not, the Rebels have reason to feel good about Lindsey stepping into a bigger role against the Gators.
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