Ole Miss 73, Fresno State 21 In Three Things

1. Ole Miss apparently tried to establish a tone from the start with a 28-point first quarter thanks to three Chad Kelly touchdown passes and a four-yard Kelly run.

2. Fresno State tried to stay around with two second quarter touchdowns, with Shannon Edwards returning an interception 56 yards for a score, but Ole Miss responded with a 75-yard drive and another Kelly TD pass, finding Quincy Adeboyejo for a 44-yard score.

3. The Rebels poured it on in the second half. Robert Nkemdiche scored on a one yard play, the D came up with its second pick six, and they kept on rolling to 38 points.

Ole Miss

– Chad Kelly completed 20-of-25 passes for 346 yards and four touchdowns, and ran five times for 26 yards and a score

– Quincy Adeboyejo caught five passes for 120 yards and three scores

– Ole Miss outgained Fresno State 607 yards to 316

Fresno State

– Chason Virgin completed 12-of-18 passes for 140 yards and two scores with two picks. Zack Greenlee completed 3-of-4 passes for 13 yards

– Marteze Waller ran 28 times for 91 yards

– Fresno State came up with three takeaways, but the offense gave up four turnovers