LIVE UPDATES: No. 13 Arkansas at No. 17 Ole Miss

Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson (1) runs past Ole Miss defenders on his way to a five-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Oxford, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson (1) runs past Ole Miss defenders on his way to a five-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Oxford, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

1:07, 4Q: Matt Corral to Braylon Sanders for a 68-yard touchdown. Rebels up 52-45.

Ole Miss has TDs of 67, 51, 34 and 68 yards today.

1:22, 4Q: KJ Jefferson with his third rushing TD of the game, tying it at 45-45. He has rushed 20 times for 85 yards and 3 scores today. Arkansas has 345 rushing yards and 3 players with at least 85.

3:59, 4Q: Arkansas' defense forces a punt, and the Razorbacks take back over at their 35 with a chance to tie or take the lead late. Rebels lead 45-38.

5:39, 4Q: Ole Miss' defense gets a stop and forces an Arkansas punt. KJ Jefferson threw incomplete for De'Vion Warren on first down after a Raheim Sanders first-down run, then was sacked then threw incomplete on third-and-17. Rebels have possession up 45-38.

9:01, 4Q: Matt Corral missed on his first deep ball of Ole Miss' next series, but he didn't the second time. He found Braylon Sanders for 59 yards to the Arkansas 1, then Snoop Conner scored for the third time today to give the Rebels a 45-38 lead.

That is 3 straight TD drives since Ole Miss' turnover on downs.

11:12, 4Q: KJ Jefferson hit a deep ball to Warren Thompson for a gain of 46 yards, then Jefferson found Treylon Burks on a short pass that goes for a 20-yard score.

Game is tied 38-38. A weird quarter is just getting warmed up.

Thompson, by the way, has 2 catches for 53 yards today. He's been a big help in the passing game this year when targeted.

13:13, 4Q: Snoop Conner scores from 34 yards out to give Ole Miss a 38-31 lead. Conner has TD runs of 51 and 34 yards since halftime and has 99 yards rushing for the game. The Razorbacks have given up three explosive plays for scores today.

Total yards: Arkansas 451, Ole Miss 445.

End 3Q: Arkansas and Ole Miss are tied 31-31 as we head to the fourth quarter.

Matt Corral just converted a third-and-10 with his legs, picking up 13 yards to the Ole Miss 49. He has rushed 14 times for 82 yards and 2 scores today.

1:42, 3Q: KJ Jefferson had a great series throwing the ball, putting it up there for Treylon Burks a couple of times. The star receiver had 2 grabs for 74 yards on unreal plays against blanket coverage.

Jefferson then capped the scoring drive with a Superman TD run to tie things up 31-31.

3:34, 3Q: Snoop Conner scores from 51 yards out to give Ole Miss a 31-24 lead late in the third. The Rebels have scored on plays of 67 and 51 yards today.

Another big moment in the game coming up for the Razorbacks' offense.

4:24, 3Q: Razorbacks get a huge 4th-down stop at the Ole Miss 33. Arkansas can't cash in with a touchdown, but it does tie the game 24-24 with a 31-yard Cam Little field goal.

7:30, 3Q: KJ Jefferson engineers a nice scoring drive to keep the Razorbacks in this game. He finds Trey Knox for a 3-yard TD to pull Arkansas within 24-21.

It is his first TD catch since the 2019 season finale. He has 3 catches today for 19 yards after having no stats to his name this season. He caught 7 balls for 70 yards all of last season.

11:30, 3Q: Ole Miss adds a 50-yard field goal to take a 24-14 lead early in the third quarter. The Rebels have scored on 4 of their last 5 drives.

Big series upcoming for KJ Jefferson and Arkansas. Need a score of some kind to stem the momentum Ole Miss is playing with.

Half: Ole Miss leads Arkansas 21-14. KJ Jefferson's deep ball into the end zone at the end of the half was picked off. It is his first INT since Week 2 vs. Texas.

The Razorbacks outgained the Rebels 276-236 in the first half, but Ole Miss had a bit better balance. Three Arkansas players - Jefferson, Trelon Smith, Raheim Sanders – have at least 50 yards rushing.

Matt Corral has rushed for 2 touchdowns and thrown for a 67-yard score in the game. He has 134 passing yards and 58 of the team's 102 rushing yards as well.

Both offenses are having success moving the ball. They combined for 30 first downs in the first half.

Ole Miss will get the football to begin the second half after Arkansas opted to receive the game's opening kick.

:42, 2Q: Ole Miss has taken a 21-14 lead with under a minute left in the first half. Matt Corral got in from 7 yards out again to give the Rebels the lead. He has 2 rushing TDs today.

Key play on that drive with receiver John Rhys Plumlee getting behind Simeon Blair for a 26-yard gain to the Arkansas 19. Corral, on top of his day running the ball, has thrown for for 134 yards on 8 of 11 passing.

3:21, 2Q: A nice Arkansas drive stalls near the red zone and Cam Little misses his second consecutive field goal attempt wide right. KJ Jefferson was dropped for a loss of 3 yards on third-and-6.

Game remains a 14-14 tie.

7:06, 2Q: Arkansas' defense with a terrific response following the fumble by Rocket Sanders. Quick 3-and-out, forcing a punt on fourth-and-10.

Razorbacks will have possession at their 28 when play resumes. Game remains tied 14-14.

8:20, 2Q: Raheim Sanders, fighting for extra yards on a really strong run by the freshman, fumbled the ball and Ole Miss recovered. Love the effort there from Sanders despite the turnover.

9:53, 2Q: Ole Miss has tied this game 14-14. Matt Corral hit Dontario Drummond for a 67-yard TD, then Corral got in using his feet on the 2-point conversion attempt. The Rebels needed only 33 seconds to knot the score after a 9-play scoring drive by Arkansas.

The Razorbacks could really punish Ole Miss' defense with another long series.

10:32, 2Q: Trelon Smith caps another nice, long scoring drive by Arkansas with a 14-yard TD run. Razorbacks lead 14-6. Arkansas showing a lot of toughness today and running the ball exceptionally well.

It has 135 rushing yards so far and is averaging 5.4 yards per carry. Smith has 7 touches for 52 yards and the score, and KJ Jefferson has 9 for 46 to this point.

13:35, 2Q: Arkansas leads Ole Miss 7-6. The Rebels put together a 17-play, 75-yard scoring drive that was capped by a Matt Corral TD run, his seventh of the season, but the PAT missed.

Ole Miss converted all 3 of its fourth-down tries on the drive. Corral has accounted for 70 – 33 passing, 37 rushing – of the Rebels' 85 yards of offense so far.

End 1Q: Arkansas leads 7-0 after the first quarter. KJ Jefferson's 5-yard touchdown run is the difference. The Razorbacks had 105 yards of offense in the quarter – about what they had all of last week at Georgia.

Ole Miss is 2 of 2 on fourth down, and Arkansas is 1 of 1. Might not see a whole lot of punting today. Rebels at the Arkansas 13 when play resumes.

4:17, 1Q: A 15-play, 82-yard drive that took 6:55 off the clock gives Arkansas an early 7-0 lead. KJ Jefferson got into the end zone on the ground after faking a toss sweep to Raheim Sanders.

Jefferson ran 7 times for 37 yards and the score, and Sanders had 4 carries for 18 yards. Arkansas already has 105 yards of total offense.

6:59, 1Q: Arkansas is moving the ball well on its second series, primarily on the ground, and is deep in Ole Miss territory. The Razorbacks picked up a first down on fourth down thanks to a tough run by Raheim Sanders.

The Rebels had a player on the ground/injured after a punishing run by Arkansas, which has thrown the ball just once, I believe, since regaining possession.

11:12, 1Q: Really quick series for the Rebels. Matt Corral completed 1 pass for 3 yards and Henry Parrish ran once for 2 yards. Arkansas gang tackled on that drive and will have the ball back at its 17 when play resumes.

Grant Morgan had 2 tackles. Joe Foucha and Greg Brooks also came up with one stop there.

12:23, 1Q: Arkansas picked up one first down on its first drive of the game, but was forced to punt after a couple of run plays netted 3 yards and KJ Jefferson sailed a pass over De'Vion Warren's head.

Ole Miss receiver Braylon Sanders returned Reid Bauer's punt 30 yards to the Rebels' 39.

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Pregame

Arkansas comes into today's game 4-1 overall and off a 37-0 loss at No. 2 Georgia last weekend. The Razorbacks won last year's meeting 33-21 behind six interceptions defensively and a terrific one-handed touchdown catch by receiver Treylon Burks.

It appears defensive back Zach Zimos and receiver Bryce Stephens made the trip for this game, according to Tom Murphy. Linebacker Jackson Woodard and receiver Jaquayln Crawford did not travel with the team.

Our Clay Henry informed me that Ole Miss running back Jerrion Ealy is not in uniform today because of a concussion. He is the Rebels' second-leading rusher at 204 yards and a touchdown on 40 touches.

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