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Ole Miss Overcomes Nightmare Start to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
Rebels had about worst start possible to its game against Georgia, but bounced back to win 28-10 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
OXFORD, Miss. – No. 16 Ole Miss couldn’t have had a worse start to its game against No. 3 Georgia. Quarterback Jaxson Dart was sacked then threw an interception the Bulldogs took and scored a touchdown. Dart also suffered an injury to his left foot, causing him to miss the Rebels’ second possession and playing the rest of the game with noticeable pain.
It was the kind of start that makes fans say “here we go again” but Saturday was different.
Freshman quarterback Austin Simmons came into the game for Ole Miss’s second possession and led the Rebels to their first points of the game. Dart would miss just the one possession and lead the Rebels to a 28-10 win.
LET THE PARTY BEGIN. pic.twitter.com/9n92ZmP9Rm
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) November 10, 2024
The Rebels’ defense held Georgia to just 233 yards of offense, including only 70 rushing yards and forced three Bulldog turnovers. The nation’s leader in tackles for a loss added four more to its resume. Princely Umanmielen had two sacks and Jared Ivey and Suntarine Perkins each had one sack.
Offensively, the Rebels ran for 133 yards and Dart and Simmons combined to throw for 263 yards. Dart’s interception on the game’s opening series was the Ole Miss turnover in the game.
Most importantly, the Rebels’ hopes of making the College Football Playoff are still alive. Ole Miss couldn’t afford another loss with two losses, but now Georgia joins the long list of SEC teams with only two losses.
Saturday’s win against Georgia, though, is just the first of three must-win games if Ole Miss wants to compete for a national championship. The Rebels will need to win its final two games of the season against Florida on Nov. 23 and then against Mississippi State six days later.
The odds will be in the Rebels’ favor, but nothing is guaranteed in college football.
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Ole Miss to learn plenty with CFP rankings: Rebel Roundup
Your daily briefing on what’s going on with Ole Miss Athletics.
Ole Miss football will get a lot of its questions answered tonight.
The College Football Playoff Committee will release its third edition of its rankings at 6 p.m. tonight on ESPN. The Rebels figure to be included in the committee’s rankings, but where they’re ranked – and more importantly where other teams are ranked – will be telling to how clear the Rebels’ path to a playoff berth is.
The SEC has five teams with two losses and how the committee ranks those teams will determine who just needs to win out and who needs help.
For the Rebels, what will be important to know is where does the committee rank Georgia? How far does Tennessee fall after losing to the Bulldogs? Is LSU fall out of the top 25? How far does South Carolina rise after beating Missouri? Is Ole Miss ranked ahead of BYU (who lost to unranked Kansas, but still in contention for the Big 12 championship)? Where does the highest-ranked Group of 5 team rank?
How the committee answers those questions will go a long way in determining in if Ole Miss simply needs to just win its final two games or needs to rack up style points in those wins?
Of course, a loss will put the Rebels in the same boat as LSU. Out of the playoffs.
Yesterday’s Ole Miss Results
Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss 76, Jackson State 44
Today’s Ole Miss Schedule
Women’s Tennis: NCAA Individual Championship, Waco, Texas
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Ole Miss coach Yolet McPhee-McCuin won her 200th career game, and 106th at Ole Miss, with the Rebels dispatching Jackson Stte 76-44 at SJB Pavillion on Kids Day.
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What Josh Pate thought about where Ole Miss ranked in AP poll
The Ole Miss Reels were ranked No. 9 by the media in Sunday’s poll and Josh Pate released his reaction
OXFORD, Miss. — The Ole Miss Reels were ranked No. 9 by the media in Sunday’s poll and Josh Pate released his reaction on YouTube on Monday.
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With a clear path to the playoff, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin talks to reporters
The Rebels’ head coach spoke with reporters about a variety of issues.
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and his players came into the 2024 season with the loftiest goals and highest expectations an Ole Miss team has had since a Manning played quarterback.
Despite a shocking home loss to Kentucky and overtime loss to LSU, the Rebels are still in position to accomplish most of those goals. An conference championship isn’t likely, but a spot in the new 12-team playoff is and the Rebels’ path is crystal clear.
Beat Florida. Beat Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.
If Ole Miss can win those two games, it should be in the playoff.
With that in mind, Kiffin started the week off with his weekly Monday press conference with reporters and talked about the playoffs and much more.
WATCH:
“He’s now become the rat poison.”
-Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin on Nick Saban being complimentary of his team this season. pic.twitter.com/PziIml0m3d
— Brad Logan (@BradLoganCOTE) November 18, 2024
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