In a matchup that took social media by storm, No. 5 Ole Miss (6-1, 3-1 SEC) was unable to get over the hump down the stretch in Athens after falling 43-35 again

Kiffin is 5-6 against top-10 ranked teams at Ole Miss, although he has won three of his last four such games, dating back to the Rebels' Peach Bowl win over Penn State in 2023. Moreover, he is 4-4 against top-10 opponents when the Rebels are also ranked.

Georgia rallied for a hard-fought 43-35 home victory over No. 5 Ole Miss on Saturday, as Kirby Smart and the No. 9 Bulldogs handed the Rebels their first loss of the season.

But Ole Miss Athletic Director Keith Carter is looking to avoid any head coaching drama in Oxford with the program eyeing a new deal for Kiffin. “I’d love to get something done like Indiana did with Curt Cignetti (on Thursday) before the silly season starts. We’ll see,” Carter told On3 Sports.

Though 2028 quarterback Knox Kiffin, who is the son of Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, has only seen time on the field sparingly through his time playing high school football so far, he’s already showing off the clutch gene.

Saturday, Lane Kiffin and the No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels (6-0, 3-0 SEC) take the field in Athens for an SEC showdown against No. 9 Georgia (5-1, 3-1 SEC). It is an easy argument to make that this is the biggest game in the Kiffin Era at Ole Miss.

Douglas County four-star safety Adryan Cole has narrowed his focus to 12 schools with Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels making the cut for