Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss got off a clean look on a Hail Mary from the Miami 35-yard-line, hitting his top wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling in the hand. There was plenty of contact on the play in both directions, but not quite enough for the officials to justify throwing a flag for pass interference against the Hurricanes defense, securing a win for The U.
The Rebels, who lost coach Lane Kiffin to the LSU job at the end of the regular season, had an impressive run to the College Football Playoff semifinal, dominating Tulane and upsetting Georgia to reach Thursday’s Fiesta Bowl. The loss eliminates the final SEC program from the field, and with Big Ten teams Indiana and Oregon facing off in Friday’s semifinal at the Peach Bowl, it ensures that no SEC team will capture the national title for a third consecutive season.
