There may be 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 turn into a notable matter in school soccer, and we notice our program has been a part of that dialogue. We have now been in communication with the Nationwide Coordinator for Soccer Officiating and offered related medical data for his evaluation to reply questions on latest accidents,” the assertion mentioned.
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Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin directs his workforce in opposition to the South Carolina Gamecocks within the first quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. (Jeff Blake-Imagn Pictures)
“We have now 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 working again Matt Jones to fall to the bottom and faux an harm to get a stoppage in play.
Final week, the Rebels bounced again, beating South Carolina 27-3, however there have been plenty of stoppages in play resulting from Ole Miss gamers going to the bottom. Payton Titus of “The State” famous that there have been double-digit harm stoppages from the Rebels, together with some gamers happening 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 Pictures)
South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer was requested about Ole Miss’s accidents to defenders after large performs for the Gamecocks in his postgame press convention.
“Initially, I hope all these guys are OK. . . . I acquired my very own issues. We simply acquired our butts kicked 27-3. Nevertheless it’s 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 sport; it occurs rather a lot. You watch the Kentucky sport; it occurs rather a lot,” Beamer added.
“The timing on a few of the accidents — it is a actually unhealthy search for school soccer,” Beamer mentioned.
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Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin reacts through the second half in opposition to the Georgia Southern Eagles at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Petre Thomas-Imagn Pictures)
LSU head coach Brian Kelly was requested about pretend accidents getting used to doubtlessly sluggish 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 (sport) officers should not be concerned in it. That is not their purview. They acquired to officiate a sport. They can not resolve who’s injured or who is just not injured.”
The extremely anticipated Ole Miss-LSU matchup begins at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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