Ole Miss did not have a seismic fall from grace in the Associated Press Top 25 after suffering its first loss of the 2025-26 season. The Rebels dropped three spots to No. 8 in the latest rankings following Saturday’s 43-35 heartbreaker between the hedges at top-10 Georgia.

Lane Kiffin’s team (6-1, 3-1 SEC) had a 35-26 lead over the Bulldogs (6-1, 4-1 SEC) with the clock dwindling in the third quarter. Facing a crucial fourth and one on his team’s side of the field, Georgia frontman Kirby Smart rolled the dice, and the risk paid off. Running back Josh McCray was met at the line of scrimmage by a slew of Rebel defenders but managed to Houdini his way around the edge to secure the first down.

That conversion was the catalyst behind a 17-0 run the Bulldogs would embark upon the rest of the w

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