Kewan Lacy, the star running back for No. 4 Ole Miss, will not play against No. 21 Florida on Saturday due to his left shoulder injury, it was announced.
Coach Pete Golding had told ESPN's Pete Thamel earlier Saturday that Lacy wasn't expected to play, but "we still have another chapel session, so I'm not giving up yet."
Lacy, who is widely regarded as one of the top running backs in college football, later was downgraded to out on the SEC availability injury report Saturday. He suffered the injury against LSU last week. He had X-rays after the game and then an MRI on Sunday.
JT Lindsey, a former LSU transfer, and Makhi Frazier, who transferred from Michigan State, are expected to split carries for the No. 4 Rebels with Lacy out.
Lacy, a junior, has 39 carries this season for 191 yards and four touchdowns. He suffered a thigh bruise that knocked him out of Ole Miss' season-opening win over Louisville, but he returned the following week and rushed for a pair of touchdowns against Charlotte.
He was an All-America pick and Doak Walker Award finalist last season when he set single-season program records for rushing attempts (306), yards (1,567) and touchdowns (24).
Lindsey, a sophomore, has rushed for 48 yards on 12 attempts this season, while Frazier, a junior, has 38 yards on nine carries.
For Florida, wide receiver Eric Singleton Jr. is active and will make his debut for the Gators after having not yet played this season due to a sprained left ankle.
Singleton, who spent one season at Auburn after two years at Georgia Tech, caught 58 passes for 534 yards and three touchdowns for the Tigers in 2025.
