Georgia Southern (2-2) found the end zone on a 12-yard touchdown pass from running back O.J. Anderson to Derwin Burgess and added field goals of 42 and 33 yards by Gavin Stewart. Eagles quarterback JC French completed 20 of 28 passes for 109 yards, with Georgia Southern managing just 194 total yards in the game.

Helton and Kiffin share the distinction of both having been head coaches at Southern Cal who were fired in-season and Helton, now at Georgia Southern, recruited Dart, now the Ole Miss quarterback and a Heisman Trophy candidate, to USC.

After the game, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, wide receiver Tre Harris, linebacker Chris “Pooh” Paul and quarterback Jaxson Dart spoke with media. For Georgia Southern, head coach Clay Helton, QB JC French and linebacker Marques Watson-Trent met with media postgame.

Ole Miss comes into Saturday's matchup against Georgia Southern with another opportunity to make a statement. The Rebels completely bottled up Wake Forest but struggled with 11 penalties, two turnovers,