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OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – NOVEMBER 09: Fans sit atop the field goal after the game between the Mississippi Rebels and the Georgia Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss defeated Georgia 28-10. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)
Well, that was interesting.
Though the biggest game of the day in Week 11 ultimately didn’t live up to the hype, with Alabama demolishing LSU in its own stadium with College GameDay in town, we saw a pair of results that will certainly shake up the College Football Playoff race in the weeks to come.
Miami suffered its first loss of the year on the road against Georgia Tech, reopening the door for several other ACC teams, while Georgia took its first loss to an opponent not named Alabama since 2020 as it fell on the road against Ole Miss in a game that wasn’t particularly close.
We’re about to enter Week 12, and the competition to earn a spot in the inaugural 12-team CFP field is on. There’s a lot that’s still left to be determined, but in the meantime, here are the winners and losers from Week 11.
Winner: Lane Kiffin gets his signature win at Ole Miss
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – NOVEMBER 09: Ulysses Bentley IV #24 of the Mississippi Rebels celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Georgia Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)
Lane Kiffin has hit pretty much every benchmark that Ole Miss could have possibly hoped for when hiring him ahead of the 2020 season. He’s won 10 games twice in his first four seasons, including the first 11-win season in program history last fall.
But the only thing that had been missing for Kiffin before Saturday was a signature win to hang his hat on. Now, he’s got one as his team knocked off the Georgia Bulldogs to remain in…
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Publish date : 2024-11-11 23:37:06
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