Ole Miss star receiver Tre Harris departed in the second quarter of a 24-17 loss to Florida on Saturday and didn’t return due to a groin injury.
Harris fell to the ground and grabbed his hip and groin areas after being unable to hang on to a pass with just over five minutes to go in the first half in Gainesville, Fla.
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said Harris was already dealing with an injury in the area.
“Just a freak situation,” Kiffin said in his postgame press conference. “He got hit right on the same injury, exactly right where it was, and then dropped the ball because of it.”
Harris wasn’t in uniform when Ole Miss returned for the second half, and the school ruled him out a short time later.
Saturday’s game was Harris’ first since Oct. 12 against LSU. He missed three games due to injury.
Harris entered the contest as the national leader in receiving yards per game at 141. He caught a 43-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to go over 1,000 yards for the season.
It was Harris’ lone catch of the game. He has 60 receptions for 1,030 yards and seven touchdowns in eight games.
