OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- For the most part, things have gone quite well for Mississippi's football program since coach Houston Nutt arrived on campus in November 2007.
There have been two top-25 finishes. Two Cotton Bowl victories. And two successful seasons to heal the wounds from the three disastrous Ed Orgeron years.
But the Nutt-era suffered its first true black eye Saturday, when the Rebels inexplicably lost to Jacksonville State 49-48 in double overtime. It's the first time Ole Miss has lost to a Football Championship Subdivision team in school history.
Afterwards, Nutt called it his worst loss ever as a coach. Now, with 11 games left, his charge is to make sure it doesn't define the season. Mississippi's next game is at Tulane.
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