Corral leads No. 12 Mississippi over Orgeron, LSU 31-17

OXFORD, Miss. -- , Lane Kiffin is not ready to proclaim No. 12 Mississippi as an elite team. Not yet, anyway. “We’re good, but not great. But we’re close,” the coach said after the Rebels defeated LSU 31-17 Saturday with 31 unanswered points that spanned the second and third periods. “We’ve got to get healthy. If we can do that and execute, then we could be a really special team," he said. Matt Corral threw for a touchdown and ran as the Rebels (6-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) defeated LSU (4-4, 2-3) and lame duck coach Ed Orgeron. The Tigers lost in their first game since it was announced Orgeron wouldn’t return next season. A former Mississippi coach, he led the Tigers to the national championship less than two years ago. Mississippi retired the No. 10 jersey of former All-America quarterback Eli Manning at halftime.