[Sports] Ole Miss Stuns Alabama 43-37 Victory

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Number 15 Ranked Ole Miss beats Number 2 Ranked Alabama
from SB Nation

The final showcase game of Week 3 in college football turned out to be its best, and after the smoke cleared at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night, it was No. 15 Ole Miss that claimed a 43-37 win over No. 2 Alabama â€" and, perhaps, shifted the balance of power in the SEC.

Ole Miss capitalized on Alabama turnovers to build a 17-3 lead in the first half, then got out to a 30-10 lead in the second half with the help of an absurd touchdown pass that went caroming off an Alabama defender's helmet.

But Alabama never stopped fighting, cutting the Rebels' lead to 30-23 with two six-play drives, and then responding to two more Ole Miss scoring drives with two more touchdowns of their own. When the Rebels punted with just under four minutes to play, they were giving the ball back to Alabama with a chance to complete a legendary comeback.

A duck of a pick thrown by Jacob Coker under heavy duress seemed to end the Tide's threat, but the Rebels failed on a fourth down while trying to win the game on offense; it wasn't until a final Coker pass fell incomplete that the victory was truly secured.

Ole Miss now owns back-to-back wins over the closest thing college football has to a king, and just the program's second win over the Tide in Tuscaloosa.