{
  "id": 9881450,
  "title": "Ole Miss Dealt Brutal Kewan Lacy Injury News Hours Before Florida Clash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/ole-miss-dealt-brutal-kewan-lacy-injury-news-hours-before-florida",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T01:49:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/ncaa/ole-miss-dealt-brutal-kewan-lacy-injury-news-hours-before-florida-clash-12492064"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ole Miss is celebrating after defeating LSU in their most recent game, reclaiming a victory from coach Lane Kiffin who had departed for LSU. However, the Rebels' celebration is short-lived. On Saturday, they are scheduled to face the SEC powerhouse Florida Gators in Gainesville. Florida enters the matchup as slight favorites with a 3.5-point advantage. The Rebels will need to rely on their full strength to match the Gators' powerful offense.\n\nIt appears Ole Miss may be without one of their top offensive players, star running back Kewan Lacy, due to a shoulder injury. According to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz, Lacy is trending towards missing the game. Lacy had an outstanding 2025 season, rushing for 1,567 yards and 24 touchdowns on 306 carries, averaging 5.1 yards per carry. He also added 177 receiving yards. Lacy was named first-team All-SEC and All-American, and was a preseason watch-list candidate for several national awards, including the Doak Walker, Maxwell, and Walter Camp Player of the Year. He was poised to deliver more in the second half of the season as competition ramped up.\n\nLacy's absence would significantly impact the Rebels, who are already in a challenging position. If Lacy misses the game, they might rely on freshman JT Lindsey, who had just four touches against LSU last weekend, and star quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, who rushed for 527 yards the previous season. Nonetheless, Lacy was the team's leading rusher, and their offensive strategy heavily relies on a robust running game. Without him, the Rebels are in a considerably more disadvantaged position.",
  "summary": "Fresh off their upset of LSU, Ole Miss could be without leading rusher Kewan Lacy for Saturday's showdown with Florida.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Ole Miss RB Kewan Lacy unlikely to play vs. Florida in Week 4",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/ole-miss-rb-kewan-lacy-unlikely-to-play-vs-florida-in-week-4",
        "published": "2026-09-26T00:41:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}