The steep climb back into the CFP hunt begins Saturday in Norman against an Oklahoma team just coming off a dominant road win over the same Florida team that trounced the Rebels.
After running the ESPN Playoff Predictor model, if Ole Miss wins out, they predict a 51% chance to sneak into the playoffs. As they stand, its a 25% chance, so ya know….. crazy things have happened all season long. The Sooners have lost their previous two home games to current No. 11 Kentucky and No. 17 South Carolina.
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Ole Miss is offense is battered and bruised. The offensive line and running backs struggled against the blitz in the Georgia loss, and the blitz never stopped coming. The Sooners are 4th in the country in sack rate at 10.98%.
The positive for Ole Miss is that OU is 111th in the nation in rushing offense. Kam Franklin is still banged up but now the team will be without Keaton Thomas on the second level. The run defense will have to look more like the Missouri game and less like the units in the three losses.
The Sooners are 8th in passing defense and 35th in rushing defense. Ole Miss needs Shekai Mills-Knight to be a real threat going forward to avoid the offense becoming fully one dimensional. But the truth is, the offensive game planning has to be better or none of it matters.
Win and keep slim hopes alive. Lose and 2026 is essentially over.
How to Watch: Ole Miss at Oklahoma
Date: Saturday, November 14
Time: 3:15pm CT
Location: Norman, OK
Site: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
TV: SECNetwork
Live Stream: ESPN App
