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Thought to be a contender in the SEC this year, the Ole Miss Rebels have had a rough go in 2016. The Rebels, to this point, are 4-5 with bowl eligibility being in question now with only a few games left in their season.
The chances of making a bowl game have thinned up a bit according ta a report from Chuck Rounsaville of Scout.com. Rounsaville is reporting that Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly is downed with a knee injury and will miss the remainder of the 2016 season.
Confirmed. QB Chad Kelly out for the year with knee injury. The hits keep coming.
— Chuck Rounsaville (@SpiritChuck) November 6, 2016
Hugh Kellenberger of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger corroborated the report later on and stated that Kelly tore his ACL and lateral meniscus.
Chad Kelly tore his ACL and lateral meniscus on Saturday. Out for the year.
— Hugh Kellenberger (@HKellenbergerCL) November 7, 2016
Hard to overstate how much that loss means.
Up to this point, Kelly had amassed 2,758 yards, 19 TD and 9 INT on the year with a completion percentage of 62.3 percent. Needless to say, this is a tough blow for both Ole Miss and Kelly, who was set to graduate and head to the NFL Draft next spring. Best of luck to him in recovery.