Down 21 points, badly outplayed on both sides of the ball, and showing almost no signs of life, Ole Miss was given a great break -- an interception that gave them a chance to get off the field without giving up any more points. Instead, the Rebels decided that it would be a good idea to start firing passes from their own two yard line.
On first down, Ole Miss QB Bo Wallace was almost sacked and just barely avoided a safety. You would think that would have been a warning to Ole Miss to shelve the passing game until everyone could regroup in the locker room. But you would be wrong.
On second down, Ole Miss tried ANOTHER pass from its own 2 yard line. This time, Wallace found himself surrounded eight yards deep in the end zone by what appeared to be the entire Texas Christian defense. Desperately trying to throw an incomplete pass, he pitched the ball away -- but it went straight into the hands of James McFarland, a defensive end from West Monroe H.S. in West Monroe, La. Since McFarland was already two yards inside the Ole Miss end zone, he had one of the easiest pick-sixes you will ever see.
So this game is over. Ole Miss isn't nearly as good as Texas Christian, and would have struggled to keep things close under any circumstances. But Texas Christian's anger over being left out of the playoff, some really dumb decisions by Bo Wallace and the Ole Miss coaching staff, and a determination by Texas Christian to teach the rest of the country a lesson, are turning this game into an epic blowout.
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