The first open date in Oxford came on the heels of the team's heartbreaking loss to LSU in October. That marked the Rebels' second SEC loss of the season, meaning they now essentially had to win out in order to have a shot at a College Football Playoff berth.

The College Football Playoff ranking that has Texas far ahead of Mississippi shows the evaluations by the committee needs serious rethinking.

The Rebs might be on a bye, but there are some games around the country that fans should keep their eye on Saturday that could help improve Ole Miss' CFP stock. No. 7 Tennessee at

The No. 11 Ole Miss football team currently holds the last at-large spot in the Week 12 College Football Playoff bracket projections , but

Power Four conference races have three weeks left and many permutations that can take place along the way. A break down all the tiebreaker situations.

At this stage of the season, teams will be looking to their superstars to step up. Teams will need them to make plays, score touchdowns and win games now that one loss can be the difference between making the College Football Playoff (CFP) or not.

Deion Sanders was everything wrong with the sport. Then, he was the toast of it. He was put in his place. Then, he started another victory lap. Sanders’ two seasons at Colorado have shared striking resemblances to his career as a two-sport star — in which he could be seen as underappreciated and magnetic,