Ole Miss left Saturday with its first loss of the season, falling 52-28 to Florida after hanging around for a while before the Gators took over late. The game was still competitive into the second half, but Florida blew it open with 35 points after halftime and put the Rebels away.
Even in defeat, Trinidad Chambliss gave a small glimpse of why Pete Golding has spoken so highly of him. Golding has praised his quarterback for plenty of traits, but one of the biggest is simple: he carries himself like a class act.
That showed up after the final whistle. Chambliss stayed on the field and waited for Florida coach Jon Sumrall to finish his postgame interview before stepping in to shake his hand and offer congratulations. Chambliss waited for Jon Sumrall to finish his postgame interview before congratulating him on winning. pic.twitter.com/HEIX7df09D
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On the field, Chambliss did plenty to keep Ole Miss in the fight. He threw for 298 yards and a touchdown, then added 44 rushing yards and two more scores on seven carries. It was a productive day, but not enough to match Florida’s surge.
Coming off last week’s win over LSU, Ole Miss was always going to have a hard time duplicating that performance. The Rebels were still within reach early in the second half, but they faded, struggled to get stops and eventually ran out of steam.
Now they get a bye week, and it may be coming at the perfect time for a team that could use the break as much as anyone in the country.
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