Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss established themselves as a 2025 College Football Playoff team with its Week 9 upset win over Oklahoma

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/olemiss as Three Observations From Ole Miss Football's Week 9 Win Over The Oklahoma Sooners. No. 8 Ole Miss (7-1, 4-1 SEC) kept the program's College Football Playoff hopes alive on Saturday after earning a statement victory in Norman over the Oklahoma Sooners.

Oklahoma is hosting Ole Miss for the first time ever on Saturday, as the No. 13 Sooners welcome the No. 8 Rebels to Memorial Stadium for a critical battle between one-loss SEC teams. After taking a 43-35 loss at Georgia last week, this marks the end of a brutally tough two-game road swing for Ole Miss.

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin addressed the several big-time programs that parted ways with their head coaches.

Following OU's 34-26 loss to Ole Miss on Saturday, Sooners beat writer Colton Sulley and columnist Jenni Carlson break down the game and John Mateer's day.

OU football dropped its second game of the season in a home game against No. 8-ranked Ole Miss. OU (6-2) dropped seven spots in the US LBM Coaches Poll following the 34-26 loss. The Sooners will visit No.

On "The Pat McAfee Show," Lane Kiffin admitted that his trash talking has been a reason why players have transferred to Ole Miss.