OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — No. 6 Mississippi is quick to brush off any references to last season’s 24-17 loss at Florida that cost the Rebels a spot in the College Football Playoff.

“We’re a whole new team from last year and it’s a whole new season,” Ole Miss offensive tackle Diego Pounds said.

Asked if revenge might be a factor, Pounds said: “I don’t think so.”

Ole Miss (9-1, 5-1 SEC, No. 7 CFP) rebounded from last year’s playoff snub to finish No. 11 in the final AP Top 25 poll with a lopsided 52-20 win over Duke in the Gator Bowl.

And this season has unfolded in opposite directions for each team.

Florida (3-6, 2-4), after a 4-0 finish in 2024 that built preseason optimism, has lost of six of eight, leading to the firing of coach Billy Napier on Oct. 19. The Gators have lost 19 stra

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