4th 25 biography
4th 25 biography
4th 25 biography summary.
A Hog miracle & Rebel despair: An oral history of 4th-and-25
OXFORD — In all honesty, the play was so miraculous it’s almost a shame it goes down in the record books as only a first down.
The historical scales, however, show Arkansas’ 4th-and-25 conversion against Ole Miss last year weighs much more than that.
Not only did it impact the outcome of that contest, turning a certain Rebels win into a 53-52 overtime loss, but it was the defeat which ultimately kept Ole Miss from winning the SEC West Division and earn its first trip to Atlanta for the conference championship.
It was a play and a game that came up again this week as the 13th-ranked Rebels prepare for their meeting with No.
22 Arkansas in Fayetteville on Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN).
“Somebody asked me what was the most exciting play you ever had in your career? I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, there’s been so many of them,’” Ole Miss defensive coordinator Dave Wommack said.
“Then they said what is the most negative play in your