Snead picks apart UAB with 3 TDs to help Ole Miss bounce back from Bama loss

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	18	22
Total Yards	351	501
Passing	121	338
Rushing	230	163
Penalties	6-33	3-25
3rd Down Conversions	3-11	8-13
4th Down Conversions	0-0	1-2
Turnovers	1	0
Possession	32:59	27:01

Air/Ground Leaders
UAB Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Webb 9/15 89 0 1 Isabelle 3/5 32 0 0	Mississippi Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Snead 15/22 240 3 0 Stanley 6/9 98 1 0
UAB Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Webb 17 121 1 50 Brooks 7 48 0 16	Mississippi Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Scott 9 57 2 25 Bolden 12 56 0 35
UAB Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Carter 2 50 0 42 Ferrell 1 15 0 15	Mississippi Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Hodge 7 99 0 38 Summers 1 65 1 65

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				UAB	MISS
	TD	14:47	Jesse Grandy 88 Yd Kickoff Return (Joshua Shene Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				UAB	MISS
	TD	11:09	Lionel Breaux 20 Yd Pass From Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene Kick)	0	14
	TD	05:16	Rodney Scott 1 Yd Run (Pat Failed)	0	20
	TD	01:46	Rodney Scott 25 Yd Run (Joshua Shene Kick)	0	27
THIRD QUARTER				UAB	MISS
	TD	12:22	Markeith Summers 65 Yd Pass From Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene Kick)	0	34
	TD	02:39	Andy Hartmann 2 Yd Pass From Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene Kick)	0	41
FOURTH QUARTER				UAB	MISS
	TD	14:17	Joe Webb 3 Yd Run (Josh Zahn Kick)	7	41
	TD	10:16	Andrew Harris 22 Yd Pass From Nathan Stanley (Joshua Shene Kick)	7	48
	FG	07:18	Josh Zahn 43 Yd	10	48
	FG	00:00	Josh Zahn 34 Yd	13	48

OXFORD, Miss. -- Jevan Snead threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns as Mississippi defeated Alabama-Birmingham 48-13 on Saturday night.

One week after throwing four interceptions against Alabama, Snead was 15-for-22 with no interceptions for the Rebels (4-2).

Freshman Rodney Scott rushed for two second-quarter touchdowns for Ole Miss and was one of four players to score their first career touchdowns.

Freshman Jesse Grandy returned the opening kickoff 88 yards for a score and junior Lionel Breaux scored on his seventh reception of the season. Sophomore Andrew Harris caught touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.

Despite scoring 13 seconds into the game, Ole Miss struggled offensively and managed just 45 yards of total offense in the first quarter. But the Rebels came to life after that, scoring on six consecutive possessions.

Quarterback Joe Webb rushed for 121 yards, threw for 89 yards and scored the only touchdown for UAB (2-4). Playing their first game in 16 days, the Blazers didn't get on the scoreboard until they trailed 41-0.

The Rebels were looking for a breakout game after last week's loss to Alabama put a damper on many of their preseason dreams.

Mississippi got a quick shot in the arm when Grandy received the kickoff at the 12-yard line, leaped over teammate Brandon Sanders, who was blocking near the 30-yard line, and broke free down the right sideline.

"I got the ball and saw where I was going," Grandy said.

In the second and third quarters, Snead began to shake off last week's performance, throwing for all but 34 of his yards. He threw a 65-yard touchdown pass to Markeith Summers on the Rebels' first play of the second half.

Snead did not play in the fourth quarter because of the large lead.

"I'm proud of our offense," Snead said. "We came back and really got things rolling. This is what needed to happen, and we stepped up and did a good job."

Backup quarterback Nathan Stanley was 6-of-9 for 98 yards and a score.

Ole Miss gained 501 yards on offense, compared to 351 for UAB.

Scott led the Rebels on the ground with 57 yards on nine carries, and Brandon Bolden rushed for 56 yards on 12 rushes. Shay Hodge caught a team-high seven passes for 99 yards.

Thanks to Webb, the Blazers rushed for 230 yards. No Blazer caught more than two passes.

UAB's Josh Zahn kicked two fourth-quarter field goals, including one as time expired.