Matt Corral promised it can well well be comparatively quite loads of this time against No. 13 Arkansas.
The Mississippi quarterback, who threw six interceptions closing year against the Razorbacks, delivered, main the Rebels to a wild victory that used to be sealed by the protection.
Sam Williams and Tavius Robinson compelled Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson on a doubtless game-a success 2-point conversion and No. 17 Mississippi held on 52-51 Saturday after allowing a touchdown on the final play of law.
Arkansas (4-2, 1-2 SEC) scored on a 9-yard pass from Jefferson to Warren Thompson as time expired to drag interior some degree and determined to switch for the snatch.
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Jefferson rolled excellent and below extended stress from Williams and Robinson, overthrew Treylon Burks in the finish zone.
“However it completely works, it’s a snatch,” Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said. “Obviously, it’s a well-known play on the finish. Offensively, we did well. I’ve been in games like this earlier than and it’s noteworthy better while you happen to grab.”
Ole Leave out (4-1, 1-1) took the lead with 1: 07 closing as Corral threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Sanders, accompanied by a hovering clipboard flip by a trailing Kiffin, racing down the home sideline.
Arkansas answered with a 9-play, 75-yard touchdown force to connect the decisive 2-point play.
“We had three alternatives on the two-point play,” Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman said. “Lets pitch, pass or flee and we felt assured. They made the play.”
The frantic final two minutes capped an awesome offensive efficiency by both teams with 1,287 entire yards and 14 touchdowns.
Corral vowed as a ways aid as SEC Media Day in July to redeem himself against Arkansas: “The next time I play that protection, it’s going to be noteworthy comparatively quite loads of,” he said then.
Corral accounted for four touchdowns, two on runs of 5 and 7 yards and used to be 14 of 21 for 287 yards passing.
“Down to the closing seconds and them with the ball of their palms and likewise you in actuality don’t desire that,” Corral said. “However it used to be a nice football game and a nice team snatch for us.”
Sanders had two receptions for 127 yards while Henry Parrish Jr. and Snoop Conner rushed for 111 and 110 yards, respectively.
“My amount used to be known as and I’m supposed to occupy performs,” Sanders said. “It used to be a double switch and I was ready to advertise and flee by the defensive aid. After that, I knew Matt would stare me launch. Our protection in actuality stopped as a lot as gain the finish on the finish.”
Jefferson accounted for six touchdowns, used to be 25 of 35 passing for 326 yards and added touchdown runs of 5, 6 and 10 yards. Burks had seven receptions for 136 yards and Raheim Sanders rushed 17 times for 139 yards because the Razorbacks had 676 entire yards.
It used to be a heck of a football game and we knew we were going for two if we had the likelihood on the finish of the game,” Pittman said. “The variation in the game used to be we keep the ball on the bottom once, missed a subject goal and they didn’t. We stunning had too many errors on protection.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Arkansas: Jefferson used to be intellectual and the Razorbacks showed no sick results from closing week’s loss at No. 2 Georgia. However the protection gave up 324 yards dashing yards, including two leisurely lengthy touchdown runs by Conner.
The tip-loaded schedule eases a bit after next week, which will occupy to enable the Razorbacks a likelihood to regroup for a November flee that capabilities a street date at No. 1 Alabama.
Ole Leave out: Any questions relating to the flexibility of the Rebels to answer after a disappointing street loss to Alabama were answered, but a protection that struggled so noteworthy closing season is aloof removed from fastened.
“We stopped them on one play in the second half of, so I suppose that’s a stunning component,” said Kiffin, with tongue planted firmly in cheek.
FRANTIC FINISHES
The Rebels and Razorbacks were as evenly matched as doubtless at some stage in the final seven conferences, with five of these games being determined by four components or less. Ole Leave out has obtained three of the closing four in the sequence.
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The snatch will occupy to provide a bump up for the No. 17 Rebels, but transferring to the Top 10 would possibly well well well be no longer going. Despite the diploma of mission and coronary heart-breaking attain, No. 13 Arkansas shall be intriguing pressed to remain in the Top 15 after consecutive street losses.
UP NEXT
Arkansas: The Razorbacks return home to face No. 18 Auburn.
Ole Leave out: The Rebels visit Tennessee on Saturday.
