OXFORD — Ole Miss football running back Kewan Lacy has had to set his alarm earlier this season.

Because of injuries, he's been a regular on the midweek SEC injury reports. His weeks starring beside quarterback Trinidad Chambliss in the Ole Miss backfield have been filled with getting treatment to ensure he can suit up on game day.

"You get up early," Lacy said. "Long nights, long days. But, you know, if you really love football then you're going to make time."

No. 10 Ole Miss beat No. 13 Missouri 31-3 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Lacy was a key part of the dominating performance.

Lacy was limited with an injury, but neither it nor the Tigers defense kept him down. Despite a suffering what the SEC Network TV broadcast said was a lower-body injury and missing much of the second quarter, Lacy rushed for 122 yards on 16 carries.

Lacy rotated between the medical tent and the exercise bike on the Ole Miss sideline in the second quarter. Ole Miss coach Pete Golding did not give specifics, but said it was a different injury than the left shoulder injury Lacy entered the game with. That injury prevented him from playing in Week 4 vs Florida and, after an open week, limited his availability in Week 6 vs Vanderbilt.

How is Lacy holding up?

"I'm doing good," Lacy said after the game.

Lacy's toughness has been established. He led the nation in carries in 2025 and got offseason surgery on his left shoulder. That same shoulder kept getting banged up, and the new lower-body pain he got courtesy of the Missouri game isn't enough to keep him out.

It was Ole Miss coach Pete Golding who decided to start leaning on backup running back Makhi Frazier in the fourth quarter.

"Kewan wants to play," Golding said. "He's put a lot into this. He's super competitive. I looked up and it was the fourth and said, 'Get Kewan's ass out of the game.' But that's him, 'Coach, put me in.'"

Lacy has been less than 100% since a Week 1 win against Louisville. Lacy has rushed for 352 yards and five touchdowns. He is averaging 5.7 yards per carry.

Chambliss said Lacy has been a regular visitor to the training room.

"He's extremely tough," Chambliss said. "I don't think all year he's been healthy throughout the year. He's pushing through. Being a running back, that's tough. You're going to hit a lot. His toughness is wild. It's insane."

Golding said no injuries from the Missouri game are expected to be permanent disruptions to the season. Lacy will continue on his treatment plan before Ole Miss' next game at No. 6 Texas (4-2, 1-2 SEC) on Oct. 24 (6:30 p.m., ABC).

"It's part of the game, nicks and bruises," Lacy said. "You've just got to attack whatever you're doing. Rehab, practice, whatever you're doing."