

The Green Wave earned their first-ever preseason AP Top 25 ranking after finishing 12-2 last season, winning the American Athletic Conference title and beating Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams in the Cotton Bowl. Tulane limited South Alabama to 265 yards of offense and forced five Jaguar turnovers. Senior wideouts Jha’Quan Jackson and Lawrence Keys III both played a key role in the season opener, combining for 202 receiving yards and three TDs. Pratt has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 35 of his 36 career games. Last Saturday, Tulane tallied 436 total yards of offense, including the 294 through the air. Last year, Horton came off the bench to rally Tulane to a 27-24 overtime victory against Houston with three touchdown passes.“ “ If Pratt can’t play, Tulane is expected to start Kai Horton, a redshirt sophomore with some experience in big games. He’ll warm up and then a decision will be made. Pratt injured his knee late in the win over South Alabama. Sources: Tulane star quarterback Michael Pratt is expected to be a game-time against Ole Miss. The star QB was noticeably limping after the win over South Alabama. News came out Saturday morning that Pratt will be a “game-time decision” for the Green Wave. South Alabama won 10 games last season, making it an impressive season-opening win for Tulane. He finished 14 of 15 for 294 yards and four touchdowns, with three of his scoring passes coming on deep throws. Tulane got off to a hot start last week with its blowout win over South Alabama, as quarterback Michael Pratt had just one incompletion in the game. Ole Miss has won eight consecutive games in September under Coach Kiffin. While the head coach of Ole Miss, Kiffin owns 21 games during his tenure in Oxford with at least 600 yards of total offense, as opposed to just 16 times total from the beginning of the Ole Miss football program in 1893 until Kiffin’s arrival in 2020. Watkins ran back a punt for a touchdown and was named SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts. Wide receivers Tre Harris and Jordan Watkins both went over 100 receiving yards in the win over the Bears with Harris setting a school record with four touchdown receptions in the game. After a fantastic freshman year, Judkins looks to repeat a season in which he had over 1,500 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns. In the Kiffin era, Ole Miss is 20-5 when scoring first.Īgainst Tulane, Ole Miss will look to also rely on sophomore preseason All-American running back Quinshon Judkins, who against Mercer added 13 carries for 60 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 4.6 yards per carry. The 51-second scoring drive was the fastest to open a season for Ole Miss since 2018, and the 28 first quarter points ranks as the most in available records since at least 1967. Ole Miss is currently clipping off a play every 18.3 seconds, The Rebels marched down the field in just 51 seconds against Mercer, taking an early lead after the first of three touchdown passes from Dart to Tre Harris in the first quarter alone.

Ole Miss ended the 2022 regular season tied for the FBS lead at 20.7 seconds per play, and the Rebels showed no signs of slowing down in the opening stages of 2023. The trio broke the previous record of 517 set against ULM in 2018. In addition to Dart’s yardage, the Rebels received help for the remaining 190 yards from Oklahoma State transfer Spencer Sanders (134) and LSU transfer Walker Howard (56). Ole Miss broke its all-time single-game team passing record against Mercer, taking an early FBS lead at 524 yards through the air. His performance last week also led to head coach Lane Kiffin naming him the official starter for this game.Įven with a starter named, the Rebels have a quarterback room like none other in the nation. 7 in ESPN’s Total QBR, putting him among the nation’s elite. The Rebels are led by quarterback Jaxson Dart, who threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns in last Saturday’s win. Ole Miss has won all six meetings between these teams all-time.

Last week, the Rebels opened the season with a 73-7 blowout win over Mercer, while Tulane is getting set for its second straight home game after cruising to a 37-17 win over South Alabama. 24 Tulane on the road in New Orleans? Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. 20 Ole Miss face a test today against No. Michael Pratt is not with the Tulane quarterbacks warming up pregame, which means he’s not playing against Ole Miss today. the Rebels due to an injury suffered last Saturday.
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Update at 2:00 p.m.: Tulane QB Michael Pratt was not in pregame warmups and we are told will not play vs.
