NASHVILLE – Jeff Scott was the smallest player on the field Thursday night at Vanderbilt Stadium.
He was also the fastest.
The 5-foot-7, 162-pound tailback took a run around left end and cut across the field for a 75-yard scoring scamper that propelled Ole Miss to a riveting 39-35 win over Vanderbilt before a sellout crowd of 40,350. Scott rushed for 138 yards on 12 carries as the Rebels racked up 489 yards overall.
Scott’s score countered a 34-yard touchdown pass from Austyn Carta-Samuels to tight end Steven Scheu with 1:30 remaining that put the Commodores up 35-32. The score followed a 42-yard completion from Carta-Samuels to Jordan Matthews on fourth-and-18.
Matthews finished with 178 yards on 10 receptions for the Commodores, who saw their seven-game winning streak dating back to last season come to an end.