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The University of Mississippi Athletics
GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt
9/20/2008 | Football
| 09.20.2008 | 6 p.m. CT | Oxford, Miss. (Vaught-Hemingway Stadium) | |||||||||||
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OleMissSports.com is also offering a live blog from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium during the game as well as a recap and photo gallery at the conclusion. Please return here at game time for an inside look at the action. 9:14 p.m.: Snead's last-second heave falls into the hands of Ryan Hamilton for Snead's fourth interception of the game. Vanderbilt wins 23-17. Visit RebelVision to watch Houston Nutt's postgame press conference. 9:01 p.m.: McCluster fumbles at the Vanderbilt three, Commodores recover for a touchback with 2:40 on the clock. Play was reviewed and upheld, while the crowd voiced their displeasure. 8:38 p.m.: DE Greg Hardy announces his return to the field with a huge sack of Mackenzi Adams on third down. 8:36 p.m.: Tonight's attendance: 51,281 8:33 p.m.: Shene's attempt misses wide left, his first miss of the year. 8:31 p.m.: Vanderbilt takes a timeout to ice Shene. Ole Miss' field goal attempt will be for 47 yards, equaling his longest attempt of the year. 8:22 p.m.: Vanderbilt pushes ahead 20-17 with a 31-yard field goal. First points by either team since the first half. Neither team has a touchdown since the first quarter. 8:20 p.m.: A scoreless third quarter comes to a close with Vanderbilt knocking on the door. 'Dores have the ball at the 13, 3rd and goal. 8:06 p.m.: Ole Miss averts a dangerous situation after Marshay Green fumbled on a punt return and the Commodores recovered inside the 50, but the Rebel defense holds serve and forces a punt. 8:04 p.m.: Photo gallery of the first half just posted! Click the link above to see the awesome pics, including one from Mike Wallace's 98-yard kickoff return. 7:56 p.m.: Eason gains 50 yards on the Ole Miss drive, but fails to convert on 3rd and 4th down from the 1. Vanderbilt takes over with 99 yards of bring green field turf in front of them. 7:54 p.m.: Officials have stopped the game to review a call on the field twice on this drive and at least four times during the game. This one results in a 26-yard gain by Eason to the VU 9. 7:47 p.m.: Nice 18-yard run for Eason. Hurdles a Commodore defender before being brought down. 7:43 p.m.: Ole Miss is set to receive the second-half kickoff. 7:31 p.m.: 17-17 all knotted up at the half. Some key numbers: Ole Miss has 147 total yards on offense to 98 for Vanderbilt. The Commodores have intercepted Snead twice, one for a touchdown and one that resulted in a field goal. Vanderbilt has fumbled three times, losing possession twice. Ole Miss is out-rushing VU 98-55, while Nickson is 5-for-6 passing for 43 yards and a TD. Both teams have struggled on third downs. 'Dores are 2-for-6, Rebels are 1-for-6. 7:19 p.m.: The Commodores capitalize on the Snead interception, making good on a 34-yard field goal to tie the score at 17 apiece. 1:48 left in the half. 7:11 p.m.: Not much happening in the middle of the second quarter after there were 24 points scored in a 53-second span in the first quarter, including three non-offensive touchdowns in a row within a 37-second span. 6:50 p.m.: A 48-minute first quarter reluctantly comes to an end. The game's first period saw 31 total points, three turnovers, two defensive touchdowns (Ole Miss fumble return, Vanderbilt interception return) and a kickoff return for a TD. Everyone here is just trying to catch their breath. 6:45 p.m.: Wow, the scoring won't stop. Nickson tosses a 9-yard dump off pass to Jared Hawkins for a Vanderbilt TD. 17-14 Ole Miss now. 6:40 p.m.: A crazy first quarter continues just seconds later as Mike Wallace returns the Vandy kickoff 98 yards for a Rebel TD with 4:17 on the clock. It was his second career kickoff return for a touchdown and the fifth-longest KO return in school history. Ole Mis leads 17-7. 6:36 p.m.: Just like that, Vanderbilt's Ryan Hamilton intercepts Jevan Snead for a 79-yard touchdown return. 10-7 at the 4:32 mark in a high-scoring, defense-dominated first quarter. 6:34 p.m.: A second straight Vandy fumble, this time forced by Jamarca Sanford, results in a second straight possession change. The Ole Miss fans have worked into an early frenzy as the Rebels again approach the red zone on offense. 6:28 p.m.: Chris Nickson fumbles inside the Vanderbilt 20, forced by Ted Laurent's inside rush, and an alert Peria Jerry picks it up and rumbles in from 13 yards. After review, the play is confirmed, 10-0 Ole Miss at the 4:54 mark. 6:22 p.m.: Ole Miss moves the ball methodically on its first drive, but three penalties for 35 total yards keep the Rebels out of the endzone. Joshua Shene kicks a 20-yard field goal for a 3-0 Rebel lead at the 5:10 mark of the first quarter. 5:58 p.m.: The men's glee club performed a rousing rendition of the national anthem, followed by Jim Nance of CBS Sports doing the "Hotty Toddy". Vanderbilt won the toss and will receive the first kickoff. 5:40 p.m.: Most fans are wearing rain gear, but the sun is currently peaking out and shining onto the east stands. Forecast says 30% chance of rain with isolated thunderstorms in the area. 5:23 p.m.: The Rebels have stretched and are now warming up on the field, donning their home blue jerseys this evening under cloudy skies inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. | |||||||||||||||||||
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