As the shockwaves from LSU’s aggressive pursuit of Lane Kiffin rolled across college football, many wondered how the shakeup might affect Ole Miss’ College Football Playoff hopes. Yet when the latest CFP rankings were released Tuesday night , the Rebels didn’t fall, they actually climbed to No. 6.

CFP committee chair Hunter Yurachek spoke to the reporters and acknowledged that the uncertainty around Kiffin’s departure was discussed inside the room.

To illustrate why Ole Miss wasn’t penalized, Yurachek brought up a now-famous case — Florida State’s exclusion from the 2023 four-team CFP after quarterback Jordan Travis suffered a season-ending injury. That year, the committee had multiple games of film without Travis to evaluate. This year, no such comparative data exists for Ole M

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