Southern Illinois has a D-challenged Ole Miss on UPSET ALERT
The FCS Salukis led Ole Miss by three at the half.
Ole Miss opened up the college football season with a convincing 47-27 win over Texas Tech last week in Houston. This week, they’re struggling at home against the Southern Illinois Salukis, down 38-35 at halftime.
Sam Straub has been picking apart the Ole Miss defense, completing 19 of his 25 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns in the first half. He’s also got one score on the ground. Ole Miss QB Jordan Ta’amu has three touchdown passes of his own for 290 yards, while RB Scottie Phillips has 88 yards and two touchdowns.
The last time Ole Miss was upset by an FCS school, it was in 2010 — a 49-48 overtime thriller against Jacksonville State.
The first half itself was historic:
There have been 481 games in which a BCS/P5 team played an FCS team in the past decade.
— A David Hale joint (@DavidHaleESPN) September 8, 2018
Only 14 times has the FCS team scored 38 points or more in a full game.
Southern Illinois has 38 vs. Ole Miss at halftime.