Today's Locked On Ole Miss Podcast discusses Ole Miss figuring a very important thing out in the 27-3 rout of South Carolina. Even though this is a Lane Kiffin

COLUMBIA, S.C − The ground was laid for Ole Miss football's decisive win against South Carolina early last Sunday morning. Specifically, at 2 a.m. around a firepit. "We couldn't sleep," quarterback Jaxson Dart said. "We just had tough conversations.

The Gamecocks were lined up offsides four times — all by different people and all on third down. They were called for offensive pass interference twice. And, in the third quarter, freshman edge Dylan Stewart was flagged for taunting after standing over Ole Miss QB Jaxon Dart and shooting him with an imaginary gun.

The Ole Miss Rebels responded to last week's loss in a big way on Saturday, taking down the South Carolina Gamecocks 27-3 on the road and rising to No. 9 in the AP Poll as a result. A big reason that Ole Miss had so much success this week was thanks to its defense.

Those losses created room for Ole Miss, which entered the week at No. 11 in the US LBM coaches poll and No. 12 in the AP poll, to move up. The Rebels jumped to No. 8 in the coaches poll and to No. 9 in the AP Top 25.

No. 11 Ole Miss had two takeaways and six sacks in a dominating defensive effort to beat South Carolina 27-3 on Saturday.

The Ole Miss Rebels will have a chance to keep pace in the College Football Playoff hunt following a win over the Gamecocks.

Jaxson Dart and Ole Miss handled their business against South Carolina on Saturday easily coasting to a 27-3 victory of over the Gamecocks. Although Dart himself had a rather quiet day by his standards,