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Ole Miss humbles Georgia with 45-point outburst [photos]

Georgia running back Nick Chubb (27) attempts to run from a surging Mississippi defense during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Oxford, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Georgia running back Nick Chubb (27) attempts to run from a surging Mississippi defense during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Oxford, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Georgia running back Nick Chubb (27) attempts to run from a surging Mississippi defense during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Oxford, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

By David Paschall 4 min read

OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss has cured its inability to put away ranked teams after taking big leads.

As for Georgia, the number of problems continue to mount for first-year head football coach Kirby Smart.

After escaping Nicholls State and Missouri the past two weeks, No. 12 Georgia was overwhelmed from the start Saturday afternoon in a 45-14 loss to the No. 23 Rebels before a crowd of 65,843 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Ole Miss (2-2, 1-1 SEC) scored the first 45 points of the game, marking the first time the Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1) had allowed such an onslaught without responding since a 48-0 loss at Georgia Tech in 1943.

“We shouldn’t be able to do that,” Georgia junior safety Dominick Sanders said. “We shouldn’t be able to give up that many points. We’re better than that, and we’ve got a lot to learn.”

Ole Miss, which lost a 28-6 lead in a 45-34 loss to Florida State and lost a 24-3 lead last week in a 48-43 loss to Alabama, built an advantage that was beyond insurmountable against the Bulldogs. The Rebels raced to a 31-0 halftime lead and averaged 10.1 yards per play behind the stellar play of senior quarterback Chad Kelly, who completed 13 of 17 first-half passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns before adding a 41-yard rushing score midway through the third quarter that made it 45-0.