Ole Miss RB Lacy Game-Time Decision at Florida After Shoulder Injury — SkimNews
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- Kewan Lacy exited the LSU win in the third quarter after landing hard on his left shoulder; coach Pete Golding said Tuesday that X-rays were negative and the injury "wasn't nearly as bad as we thought it was."
- Lacy had 43 yards rushing and a touchdown on nine carries before the injury, and rushed for a single-season program record 1,567 yards and an SEC-leading 24 touchdowns during Ole Miss's playoff run last fall.
- Sophomore JT Lindsey, a former LSU signee, stepped in after Lacy's exit with five touches for 28 yards, while transfers Joshua Dye (28 TDs, 1,800+ yards at Southern Utah) and Makhi Frazier (520 yards at Michigan State) round out the Rebels' backfield.
- No. 4 Ole Miss (3-0) opened as a 2.5-point underdog at No. 21 Florida with the line since moving to 3.5 points; five top-25 foes remain on the slate, including road trips to No. 1 Texas and Vanderbilt plus home games against No. 2 Georgia and No. 19 Missouri.
- Golding told reporters the LSU win was not the team's "Super Bowl" and that "goals and expectations isn't about winning one football game in September," while also noting that CFP selection committees can factor player availability into a team's overall grade during deliberations.
Why it matters: Ole Miss is 3-0 with quality wins over Louisville and LSU and still has five ranked opponents left, so even a short-term Lacy absence for a back who ran for 1,567 yards and 24 touchdowns last season could directly shape the CFP committee's evaluation of the Rebels — a fact Golding himself flagged. With Heisman frontrunner Trinidad Chambliss at quarterback and the line already shifting from 2.5 to 3.5 points at Florida, bookmakers are already pricing in Lacy's uncertain status before the official SEC availability report drops Wednesday.
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