Ole Miss vs Boise State: Players of the Game

Offensively, my Player of the Game is slot receiver Cody Core, who scored touchdowns of 30 and 76 yards, and finished with 110 yards total on just four receptions. Core's is a neat story. A year ago the coaches moved him to safety because they were trying to find him some playing time. Throughout spring and August it was almost a given that former 4-star recruit Quincy Adeboyejo would be the starting slot receiver, but the coaches gave Core another chance to show what he could do as a receiver.

"Cody just went out and won it in fall camp, and that's the great thing about life, man, competition that you can thrive on and have an opportunity to compete, and he and won it," Freeze said. 

Core was one of few surprises on the depth chart when it was released last week. Thursday night we saw why he won the job. His great hands and break-away speed translated into two big touchdowns. Core's my easy choice for Offensive Player of the Game. 

Defensively, I have to give it four guys, which I know is cheating, but together Mike Hilton (8), Senquez Golson (8), Cody Prewitt (7) and Keith Lewis (7) combined for half the team's tackles. Each recorded a tackle for loss, and Golson and Prewitt each had an interception. Their hitting was lights out, too. Literally. The defensive backfield looked good Thursday night. 

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