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ESPN personality Chris Canty shares wildly inaccurate statement about Ole Miss football on 'First Take'

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On ESPN’s 'First Take,' former NFL player Chris Canty made an inaccurate statement about Ole Miss football, claiming the program has won only two games against AP Top 10-ranked teams in the last 60 years, crediting current quarterback Trinidad Chambliss for both victories. However, this claim is factually incorrect; Ole Miss has actually defeated numerous ranked teams since the start of the century, including several wins over top-10 opponents like LSU and Georgia within recent seasons.

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On Tuesday morning's episode of ESPN's "First Take," former NFL player Chris Canty inaccurately claimed that Ole Miss football had only two wins against AP Top 10 teams in the last 60 years, both secured by quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. During a discussion about Chambliss's future prospects in professional leagues, Canty made this statement while pointing to a graphic of Chambliss. However, this assertion was misleading; Ole Miss has a much longer and more successful history against ranked opponents than Canty suggested. The program under head coach Lane Kiffin led by Chambliss notably won over LSU on Saturday and previously defeated Georgia in the College Football Playoff, highlighting Chambliss's contributions but not the entirety of Ole Miss' achievements over decades.

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ESPN Georgia LSU Ole Miss Rebels

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Ole Miss GPE · 7× Canty PERSON · 5× Chambliss PERSON · 4× Rebels ORG · 4× LSU ORG · 3× ESPN ORG · 2× Georgia GPE · 2× NFL ORG · 1× Stephen A. Smith PERSON · 1× Tigers ORG · 1×

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As Canty noted, Chambliss led Ole Miss to a win over LSU on Saturday and against Georgia in last year's College Football Playoff, giving him two wins over AP Top 10 teams, but he and the program have accomplished that feat many, many more times than two.

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🔮 'First Take' host Stephen A. Smith was joined by former NFL players Jeff Saturday and Chris Canty to discuss Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and what his future in the league could look like.

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ESPN personality Chris Canty shares wildly inaccurate statement about Ole Miss football on 'First Take' · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 3 hedged)

With Week 3's showdown between LSU and Ole Miss delivering on every single level, talking heads were still reacting to the Rebels' 32-24 win over the Tigers on Tuesday morning. asserted

heads → deliver → morning

Given that it was one of the most highly anticipated college football games in recent history, taking a few days to dissect it all is well warranted, but if you're going to do so, you have to have the most basic facts correct. asserted

facts → give → it

ESPN did not abide by that rule. asserted

ESPN → abide → rule

'First Take' host Stephen A. Smith was joined by former NFL players Jeff Saturday and Chris Canty to discuss Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and what his future in the league could look like. uncertain

future → join → league

While Canty dropped compliment after compliment about Chambliss and his abilities, one statement he made about Ole Miss' history as a program was not even close to being accurate. asserted

he → drop → program

"Ole Miss has had two wins against AP Top 10-ranked teams in the last 60 years, and that dude has both of them," Canty said while pointing to a graphic of Chambliss. asserted

Canty → have → Chambliss

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain

page → contain → partners

If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain

News → sign → wager

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted

that → create → newsroom

While we can say that Canty is being a prisoner of the moment and also understand that he was likely fed that 'statistic' about the Rebels by a producer or researcher at ESPN, we can also recognize just how far detached from reality it is. asserted

it → say → reality

he → note → two

Just last season, No. 4 LSU visited Ole Miss and Chambliss led the Rebels to a 24-19 win. asserted

Chambliss → visit → win

In 2024, Jaxson Dart pushed the Rebels past No. 3 Georgia. asserted

Dart → push → Georgia

Ten years earlier, Ole Miss beat No. 3 Alabama 23-17 and No. 4 Mississippi State six weeks later, before beating the Crimson Tide on the road the following year when Bama was the No. 2 team in the nation. asserted

Bama → beat → nation

Since the turn of the 21st century alone, Ole Miss has beaten 16 teams ranked inside the AP Top 10. asserted

Miss → beat → Top

Mistakes happen, but some are far more egregious than others, and Canty's certainly falls into that category. asserted

Canty → fall → category