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There is an added wrinkle to a serious SEC matchup between No. 9-ranked Ole Miss and No. 13 LSU on Saturday.
On Friday, Ole Miss launched a press release to the media concerning questions on gamers faking accidents on Friday.
“Feigned accidents has grow to be a notable subject in faculty soccer, and we notice our program has been a part of that dialogue. We have been in communication with the National Coordinator for Football Officiating and offered related medical info for his evaluation to reply questions on current accidents,” the assertion mentioned.
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“We have additionally up to date the SEC workplace, and our head coach will talk with our coaches and gamers to make sure we conduct ourselves correctly and are compliant on this matter,” the assertion continued.
The problem was seen throughout Ole Miss’s upset loss to Kentucky on Sep. 28. Cameras caught quarterback Jaxson Dart showing to movement his operating again Matt Jones to fall to the bottom and pretend an damage to get a stoppage in play.
Last week, the Rebels bounced again, beating South Carolina 27-3, however there have been quite a lot of stoppages in play because of Ole Miss gamers going to the bottom. Payton Titus of “The State” famous that there have been double-digit damage stoppages from the Rebels, together with some gamers taking place greater than as soon as.
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Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart (2) passes in opposition to the South Carolina Gamecocks within the second quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. (Jeff Blake-Imagn Images)
South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer was requested about Ole Miss’s accidents to defenders after massive performs for the Gamecocks in his postgame press convention.
“First of all, I hope all these guys are OK. . . . I bought my very own issues. We simply bought our butts kicked 27-3. But it is fascinating to me what number of accidents happen for them after the opposing offense makes a primary down or has a giant play,” Beamer mentioned.
“You return and watch the Wake Forest recreation; it occurs loads. You watch the Kentucky recreation; it occurs loads,” Beamer added.
“The timing on among the accidents — it is a actually unhealthy search for faculty soccer,” Beamer mentioned.
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Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin reacts in the course of the second half in opposition to the Georgia Southern Eagles at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Petre Thomas-Imagn Images)
LSU head coach Brian Kelly was requested about pretend accidents getting used to doubtlessly gradual the sport down.
“If there was any faking of accidents in a deliberate motion, the SEC would take motion on that,” Kelly mentioned throughout a press convention this week. “I can depart that as much as the SEC and allow them to consider that. The (recreation) officers should not be concerned in it. That’s not their purview. They bought to officiate a recreation. They cannot determine who’s injured or who isn’t injured.”
The extremely anticipated Ole Miss-LSU matchup begins at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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