The Ole Miss Rebels had perhaps their best season in program history, but it still was not a success for Kewan Lacy."I grade it based off of that - that the ultimate prize wasn't won," the star running back told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.In any case, though, the Rebels were able to get through the distraction and fiasco that was Lane Kiffin leaving Oxford to join LSU just before the playoffs started.At any point during the postseason, the team had no idea which assistants would be on the sidelines, as many of them joined Kiffin at LSU.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMKewan Lacy of the Mississippi Rebels tries to run past Cale Williams of the Citadel Bulldogs during the first quarter at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, on Nov.
8, 2025.(Jason Clark/Getty Images)"We still came up short in the season.
The main goal is to get to that national title.But we never really let the outside noise get to us.
We just tried to focus on game by game," Lacy added."It’s a part of football now.There's a business aspect of it so everybody has to do what they have to do.
But I feel like we just have to go out there and do what we needed to do, because at the end of the day we're on the field and playing football, whether our coaches are there or not, or under any other circumstances, you still have to go out there and play football.So, at the end of the day, I feel like we just took that mindset and came out there to compete."In hopes of a national title, Lacy will be sporting the Q-Collar, the first and only FDA-cleared sports equipment proven to help protect the brain from the effects of repetitive head impacts.
The Q-Collar is worn around the neck and applies light pressure to help limit brain movement during football-related head movements.Old Miss running back Kewan Lacy will be sporting the Q-Collar this season.(Q-Collar)SENATE ADVANCES LANDMARK PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT, IGNORING SEC AND BIG TEN OPPOSITION WITH CLOCK TICKINGM...