College football takeaways: Lasting impressions from Week 3 - ESPN

In the most anticipated game so far this season, Ole Miss defeated Lane Kiffin and LSU, but Rebels coach Pete Golding says his team wants more.

Another SEC team got a win, needing the last possession to get it done. Against NC State, Vanderbilt enjoyed a miracle that, perhaps, was the result of coaching malpractice.

And West Virginia got its first big win of the season as it began to make its case as a contender in the Big 12.

Our college football experts break down key takeaways from Week 3.

Ole Miss was not lacking for energy or motivation Saturday, but there's something to be said for meeting the moment, and the Rebels did just that.

With the Tigers coming into Oxford hot, and the baggage of Kiffin's dramatic exit looming over it all, the Rebels properly channeled their emotions into one of the best performances of the season so far. Their 17-0 start was a statement in its own right, and when the Tigers made their comeback and tied the game at 24 in the fourth quarter, Ole Miss did not blink.

Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss stepped in and painted the last strokes of his masterpiece, leading his team on a 13-play, 75-yard drive that he capped off with a dazzling 14-yard touchdown run. It was a Heisman-esque performance from Chambliss, who could have likely joined Kiffin in bolting for Baton Rouge but instead decided to be among the players who stayed.

«This one meant a lot more than other games,» Chambliss said. «The coaches that were here, now at LSU — and some players as well — we've just been looking forward to it. I wanted this one really bad.»

Just before midnight Saturday, once Jaylon Braxton picked off Sam Leavitt to seal the result, that decision looked as good as ever. Revenge, vindication… call it what you