Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M: Score and Twitter Reaction

Maybe Bo Wallace's "Bad Bo" persona is a thing of the past.

The Ole Miss quarterback threw for 178 yards and a touchdown in addition to 50 yards and two touchdowns on the ground as the third-ranked Rebels dispatched of No. 14 Texas A&M, 35-20, Saturday night at Kyle Field in College Station.

After Ole Miss' 23-17 over then-No. 3 Alabama, Wallace took exception to those characterizing him as some sort of Jekyll and Hyde QB.

"That thing's the most annoying thing I've ever heard," he said, reports Brandon Speck of Fox Sports South.

Even after helping lead the Rebels to that historic upset over the Crimson Tide, Wallace had his fair share of doubters. ESPN's Bomani Jones pointed out that the senior signal-caller wasn't far removed from his somewhat lackluster performance in a 24-3 win over Memphis (22-37, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs):

Wallace didn't need to torch the Aggie secondary for a Heisman Trophy-level performance. As long as he limited the turnovers and didn't lean too heavily on the Ole Miss defense, the Rebels would be in a position to win.

According to NCAA.com, Texas A&M averaged 395.2 passing yards (fifth) and 188 rushing yards (47th) a game entering Saturday.

The Ole Miss defense held the Aggies to 455 total yards, including 54 on the ground. Quarterback Kenny Hill was 42-of-53 for 401 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

The Rebels made a compelling argument as to why they have the best defense in the country on the back of Saturday's win. ESPN.com's Travis Haney went so far as to say that defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche might be worthy of an invite to New York City for the Heisman presentation:

Taking an early lead helped Wallace and the Rebels offense in a big way. On the third drive of the game, Ole Miss went 69 yards in 1:25 to grab a 7-0 advantage following a four-yard touchdown run from Wallace, who was 2-of-3 for 52 yards on the drive. Those two passes set up the TD, as highlighted by Sam Khan Jr. of ESPNCFB:

The Rebels got the ball back on their own 1-yard line after Texas A&M punter Drew Kaser placed the ball right on the goal line.

Wallace needed 4:09 to go nearly the length of the field, capping the drive with his second rushing touchdown of the game. He completed all four of his passes for 52 yards on the drive.

Gabe Bock of TexAgs Radio felt that the A&M defense wasn't doing nearly enough to make things difficult for Wallace and the Ole Miss offense:

NFL.com's Bryan Fischer noted that the two scoring drives eliminated any possibility that the Rebels were still basking in the glory of their victory over Alabama:

Things got even better for Ole Miss on Texas A&M's next drive. Rebels defensive back Cody Prewitt intercepted a Hill pass and returned it 75 yards for a touchdown, giving the road team a 21-0 lead with 11:56 to go in the first half.

That was the third pick-six for the Ole Miss defense in 2014, per Ole Miss Football:

The INT also moved Prewitt into seventh place in the Rebels' record books, according to Ole Miss Football:

Texas A&M's offense continued to struggle in the second quarter. The Aggies got down to the Ole Miss 27-yard line but turned the ball over on downs after a botched fake-field-goal attempt. 

ESPN's Mike Greenberg was unlikely the only one questioning A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin's decision not to take the three points:

The Aggies dug into the Rebels' lead in the second half, with running back Trey Williams punching it in from three yards out to make it 21-7. A&M took advantage of a short field and breathed life into the Kyle Field crowd. The Aggies looked like they might mount a comeback.

Then Wallace and the Rebels offense ate a little over four minutes off the clock before regaining a 21-point lead, 28-7. Wallace threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to wideout Quincy Adeboyejo with 13 seconds left in the third quarter.

Ole Miss all but shut the door on an Aggies comeback attempt after Rebels linebacker Keith Lewis recovered a Hill fumble and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown, making it a 35-7 game with 14:48 to go in the fourth quarter.

Hill added two touchdown passes to help the Aggies save some face in the final frame.

With the win, Ole Miss made a strong case that it's the best team in the country. Of course, the Rebels will have a strong argument to the contrary coming out of their own state after Mississippi State's 38-23 win over Auburn. The two don't cross paths until Nov. 29.

Next week, the Rebels will hope to maintain their perfect record against Tennessee, which beat Chattanooga 45-10 on Saturday.

Texas A&M is winless against Top 25 teams at Kyle Field under Sumlin (0-5).

CBS Sports' Doug Gottlieb remains perplexed at how the Aggies are unable to win big home games, despite having talented teams and a raucous atmosphere behind them:

Sumlin will try to pick up the pieces after back-to-back losses, but the Aggies' losing skid could easily swell to three with Alabama on tap next Saturday.