In the sixth and final game in the New Years Six line-up this season, the Sugar Bowl is seeming to follow the trend of lopsided contests. Ole Miss of the SEC has been abusing Oklahoma State all throughout the first half of the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans and leads the Big 12 member 34-6 at halftime.
With first and goal inside the five-yard line and just five seconds to play following an Oklahoma State penalty in the endzone, rather than kick a short field goal Hugh Freeze opted to run one last play. It paid off. Chad Kelly faked a handoff and tossed a screen back to a wide open Laremy Tunsil -- yes, offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil -- on the left side of the field for an exclamation point score before heading to the locker room.
#OleMiss Chad Kelly to OT Laremy Tunsil for the TD to end the half https://t.co/P9jld2VR0k
— The Sports Daily (@SportsDailyBlog) January 2, 2016
Ole Miss wide receiver Laquon Treadwell has two touchdown catches and 57 yards on four catches, and he’s even completed a 45-yard pass to Jordan Wilkins. Ole Miss’ regular passer, Chad Kelly, has had a good evening so far as well with 219 passing yards and three touchdowns to move into fourth in SEC history for most passing yards in a season. In total, Ole Miss has racked up 337 yards of offense while the Rebels have allowed just 156 yards to Oklahoma State’s defense.
Oklahoma State converted just two of nine third-down attempts in the first half, but the Cowboys seemed to get its offense going on its last possession of the half, although the Cowboys had to settle for three points inside the red zone. Ole Miss did not have much time left but made every second count and ended the half with the screen pass to Tunsil.
This is already ugly, and there is still one more half to play.
