D.K. Metcalf – Noteworthy
Mississippi receiver D.K. Metcalf is out for the season after suffering a neck injury against Arkansas. Coach Matt Luke said on Monday that Metcalf was hurt early in the Arkansas game on Saturday, which Ole Miss won 37-33. Luke said the injury wasn’t initially thought to be serious, but tests revealed the damage. Luke says that “long-term he’s going to be fine but I think it’s going to require surgery.” The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Metcalf currently ranks third in the Southeastern Conference with 569 yards receiving. He’s caught 26 passes, including five touchdowns, which leads the team. The explosive receiver was part of a productive Ole Miss trio that includes A.J. Brown and DaMarkus Lodge. Luke says receivers Braylon Sanders and Elijah Moore could see an expanded role in Metcalf’s absence. – AP College Football
Jordan Taamu – Noteworthy
OCT 15 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jordan Ta’amu, QB, Ole Miss,…Accounted for 528 offensive yards and three TDs in leading Ole Miss to a comeback road win over Arkansas…Engineered the game-winning, 97-yard touchdown drive over the final two minutes of the fourth quarter…Completed 26-of-35 passes for 387 yards and two TDs…Also ran for a career-high 141 yards and a score, and finished just 37 yards shy of the single-game rushing record by a Rebel QB…The 528 total yards is the second-most in school history, behind only Archie Manning’s historic 540-yard performance against Alabama in 1969. – SEC Football