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The Ole Miss Rebels may have had their best season in program history, but it still hasn’t been a success for Kewan Lacy.
“I rate it on that basis: The ultimate prize has not been won,” the star running back told PK Press Club Digital in a recent interview.
Either way, though, the Rebels were able to overcome the distraction and fiasco of Lane Kiffin leaving Oxford to join LSU right before the start of the playoffs. At no point during the playoffs did the team have any idea which assistants would be on the sidelines, as many of them joined Kiffin at LSU.
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Kewan Lacy of the Mississippi Rebels attempts to pass Cale Williams of the Citadel Bulldogs during the first quarter at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi on November 8, 2025. (Jason Clark/Getty Images)
“We failed again this season. The main goal is to get that national title. But we never really let the outside noise get to us. We just tried to focus game by game,” Lacy added.
“It’s part of football now. There’s a business side to it so everyone has to do what they have to do. But I feel like we just have to go out there and do what we had 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 any other circumstance, 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 We came there to compete.”
Hoping for a national title, Lacy will wear the Q-Collar, the first and only FDA-approved 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 gentle pressure to help limit brain movement during football-related head movements.
Old Miss running back Kewan Lacy will wear the Q-Collar this season. (Q Necklace)
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Moms know best, because it was Lacy’s mother who found the Q-Collar and recommended it to Lacy.
“She found it, she saw other players playing with it, and she brought it to my attention and did some research and research, and she thought it would just be beneficial for me and my brother to wear it,” Lacy said. “It’s helped me a lot, just trying to find different ways to protect myself, be as accurate as possible on the field and maximize my playing time or the time I have on the field.
“I feel like there’s so much more we can do to better help us as athletes protect our bodies. Equipment like the Q-Collar is the start of finding different ways to be safer and play longer in the game.”
Already an All-American, Lacy now gets a little extra protection to gain a few extra yards in the trenches. With the return of “special talent” Trinidad Chambliss, as well as numerous returning players, expectations are high for Lacy and the Rebels.
“Going into this year, with our new team and all the new pieces we have, I feel like we have to take it game by game, and this year I feel like we can go even further,” he said.
Ole Miss’ Kewan Lacy carries the ball for a touchdown against Miami in the second quarter during the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the VRBO Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on January 8, 2026. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
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“We can close the deal. I can’t wait.”
