Kyle Shurmur – Noteworthy
Kyle Shurmur hit Kalija Lipscomb with a 5-yard touchdown pass in overtime, and the Vanderbilt Commodores edged Mississippi 36-29 Saturday night to keep their bowl hopes alive for another week. Vandy scored first, and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Lipscomb for tossing the ball in the air after his TD gave Ole Miss the ball at the 12. Three plays later, review overturned Jordan Ta’amu’s 8-yard TD pass to A.J. Brown, ruling that Brown did not maintain possession. On fourth down, Joejuan Williams helped break up the throw to DaMarkus Lodge at the left pylon. Vanderbilt (5-6, 2-5 Southeastern Conference) trailed 13-0 early in the second quarter and rallied by scoring 19 straight points to beat Ole Miss for the second time in three years. The game featured three ties in the second half, and Luke Logan’s fifth field goal from 32 yards with 40 seconds left for Ole Miss set up overtime. Now the Commodores will have a chance to earn their second bowl berth in three seasons if they can beat instate rival Tennessee in the regular-season finale. – AP College Football
