Mississippi defensive back Tony Conner, left, breaks up a pass intended for Georgia Tech wide receiver DeAndre Smelter (15) during the Music City Bowl on Monday in Nashville.NASHVILLE – Both Georgia Tech and Ole Miss arrived at LP Field for the Music City Bowl wanting to make amends for losing to bitter in-state rivals in the final games of their regular-season schedules.
But for Ole Miss junior quarterback Bo Wallace, who had committed three turnovers in an overtime loss to Mississippi State on Thanksgiving weekend, it was more personal.
“I wanted to get that taste out of my mouth,” he said. “I didn’t want to go through the winter like that.”
And so he didn’t, his two rushing touchdowns and one touchdown pass more than enough to offset his one interception in a 25-17 Rebels win that now has Ole Miss owning the nation’s longest bowl winning streak at six.
Either fellow Southeastern Conference member Auburn or Florida State will tie the Rebels with a win in the BCS title game next Monday night.