Ole Miss is 6-2, ranked, and — for the first time this season — inside the College Football Playoff’s own top 10, with No. 2 Georgia headed to Oxford on Saturday. The stakes are simple: host, not host, or miss it entirely. Here’s everything worth reading on the Rebels today. Hotty Toddy.
Football
Ole Miss Cracks the Top 10 in the First CFP Rankings
Tue., Nov. 3 · last 24 hours. The College Football Playoff committee’s debut rankings landed the Rebels at No. 10, a notch above their AP spot and squarely in the at-large hunt at 6-2. Pete Golding and his players insist they aren’t watching the poll — but the number frames everything about Saturday. (Sports Illustrated)
Kirby Smart Calls Trinidad Chambliss ‘Probably the Best Quarterback in the Country’
Tue., Nov. 3 · last 24 hours. Georgia’s head coach didn’t hedge, praising Chambliss’s accuracy, decision-making and pocket presence and warning that his game runs far beyond scrambling. It’s a striking endorsement from the man charged with stopping him in Oxford, and a reminder of how far the quarterback has risen. (The Rebel Walk)
Pete Golding Delivers a Discouraging Update on Kewan Lacy
Mon., Nov. 2 · last 48 hours. Lacy will miss a second straight game with the left shoulder dislocation suffered at Texas, and Golding said the rest of his regular season is in doubt. The staff won’t rush its lead back, leaning on Shekai Mills-Knight and a committee against Georgia’s front. (Sports Illustrated)
Pete Golding Lays Out the Keys to Beating No. 2 Georgia
Mon., Nov. 2 · last 48 hours. Stop the run, win up front, stay disciplined at the second level and surrender nothing explosive — that’s Golding’s blueprint. He stressed ball security and making Georgia earn every yard the length of the field, pointing back to what worked in the Sugar Bowl rematch. (The Rebel Walk)
Transfer Linebacker Tony Mitchell Is No Longer With the Rebels
Mon., Nov. 2 · last 48 hours. Ole Miss removed Mitchell from the roster back in late September, and Golding has now confirmed it followed repeated team-rules breaches across the spring and summer. Both sides agreed it was best to part ways, closing the book on the transfer addition’s short Oxford stint. (Sports Illustrated)
Patrick Kutas Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week
Mon., Nov. 2 · last 48 hours. The right guard earned the league’s weekly honor for the second time in three weeks after grading out at 93 percent with 10 knockdowns in the Auburn win. Ole Miss piled up 487 yards behind a line that’s quietly become one of the SEC’s best. (The Rebel Walk)
Ole Miss Made Auburn Look Easy — Georgia Will Demand Much More
Sun., Nov. 1. The 45-15 final flattered a slow start; the Rebels led just 14-9 at the half before pulling away. Against the Bulldogs, that opening sluggishness won’t survive, the piece argues — Mills-Knight has to carry the ground game early and Chambliss must threaten with his legs. (Sports Illustrated)
Trinidad Chambliss Is One Game From an Ole Miss Record
Sun., Nov. 1. Chambliss has thrown a touchdown pass in 21 consecutive games, one shy of Chad Kelly’s program record. A scoring strike against Georgia would tie the mark — a milestone that would have seemed improbable for the former Ferris State transfer a year ago. (Sports Illustrated)
Men’s Basketball
Transcript: Everything Chris Beard Said After the 99-58 Opener
Tue., Nov. 3 · last 24 hours. Beard broke down the full-court pressure that keyed the season-opening rout of Alcorn State, calling it a deliberate plan to force turnovers before shots. He singled out Budd Clark’s leadership and Santiago Trouet’s all-around night, and urged Patton Pinkins to keep letting it fly from deep. (The Rebel Walk)
Women’s Sports
Women’s Basketball Opens With an 80-38 Rout of Alcorn State
Mon., Nov. 2 · last 48 hours. The Rebels set the tone on defense in their opener on Kids Day at the SJB Pavilion. Jaida Civil poured in 17 points in her Ole Miss debut, while Doneelah Washington anchored the paint with seven blocks in a lopsided, confidence-building start to the season. (The Rebel Walk)
Volleyball Drops Another SEC Battle at LSU
Mon., Nov. 2 · last 48 hours. A late third-set push wasn’t enough as the Rebels fell to LSU, undone again by slow starts they couldn’t overcome. The loss pushed Ole Miss to 2-9 in conference play, extending a rough SEC stretch despite flashes of improved offense. (Hotty Toddy)
Soccer Closes a Winless SEC Season
Mon., Nov. 2 · last 48 hours. Ole Miss led early on Katie Ramsden’s first-half goal before Texas A&M pulled away for a 5-1 finale. The Rebels wrapped at 7-11 overall and 0-10 in the SEC, a difficult league campaign that sends the program into the offseason searching for answers. (Hotty Toddy)
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