Kewan Lacy Downgraded To Doubtful Hours Before Florida Kickoff | Ole Miss Pregame

Kewan Lacy was downgraded to doubtful Friday night, and he is the absence that actually matters. Ole Miss is likely walking into The Swamp without the back who has carried it 39 times for 191 yards this season. The availability report around him is long, but it is depth — not the starting lineup — and that distinction is the whole story going into Gainesville. Steven Willis and Mike Huesmann go live at kickoff minus two hours to sort out who actually carries the football. Kickoff is today, Saturday, September 26, at 3:30 PM ET from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on ABC. Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Katie George have the call. It is the 28th meeting between two programs whose all-time series is dead even at 13-13-1, and Ole Miss has not won in The Swamp since 2008. This is a live show and the final availability report drops while we are on the air. Bring your questions, your arguments, and your final score. 📌 THREE THINGS 1. Kewan Lacy is doubtful. He hurt the shoulder against LSU, the MRI came back better than feared and no surgery is needed, but he was held out of contact all week and got downgraded Friday night. If he cannot go it is Makhi Frazier, upgraded Thursday after a practice injury, and JT Lindsey, who had five touches and a two-point conversion against LSU. Together they have 86 rushing yards on 21 carries. Golding on the rotation: "He had minimized reps throughout the week, so JT got a lot of those banged reps. He was the most ready to play." 2. The secondary is intact where it counts. Sharif Denson and Antonio Kite were back against LSU and the difference was immediate — Denson put up eight tackles, seven solo, with a tackle for loss, and Jaylon Braxton ended that game with a red-zone interception. Jalyn Crawford is playing through turf toe, and Pete Golding was blunt about what that means: "If you can't run and you play corner, you're kind of a liability." The front line is available. The margin behind it is not, and one in-game injury changes that math fast. 3. This is an offensive line game. Florida sacked Auburn's quarterback seven times three weeks ago — Emmanuel Oyebadejo two and a half, Jayden Woods two and a half — and Jon Sumrall called his pass rush the bright spot of that defense, not the secondary everybody has spent the week talking about. Ole Miss leads the SEC at 330.7 passing yards a game and runs the conference's second-fastest offense at 23.1 seconds per play, but tempo only works when the quarterback is upright. Pete Golding is the first FBS head coach to beat four AP-ranked opponents in his first six career games and sits 4-1 against ranked teams. FanDuel has Florida -3.5 with a total of 58.5. 🔴 ON TODAY'S SHOW • Kewan Lacy is doubtful. Who carries it? • Mike Huesmann joins for the full half hour • Sharif Denson goes home. The final number 🎙️ CO-HOST: Mike Huesmann 🦈 EVERYDAYER CLUB — ad-free episodes plus members-only Discord, 7-day free trial: https://lockedonolemiss.supercast.com 💬 FREE LOOM PRIVATE DISCORD: / discord 🌐 EVERYTHING ELSE: https://olemisshub.com 🎧 EVERY PLATFORM: https://link.chtbl.com/LOOleMiss?sid=... 📈 KALSHI — download Kalshi and use code LOCKEDON, two words, to get $25 when you trade $25. Kalshi, trade what's next. 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. See kalshi.com/regulatory. 🎯 FANDUEL — play College Football Pick 'Em free on FanDuel: fanduel.com Locked On Ole Miss is part of the Locked On Podcast Network — your team, every day. #OleMiss #HottyToddy #OleMissFootball #KewanLacy #Gators #TheSwamp #SEC #CollegeFootball FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)