Lane Kiffin reacts to Ole Miss ranked behind Alabama, out of CFP Dec. 3, 2024, 8:53 p.m. The Tide had the 16th toughest schedule and went 3-1 against teams in the top 25. SMU’s numbers: 60th in strength of schedule and 0-2 against the top 25.

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin made his point clear about why the Rebels should get a CFP look first before Alabama and South Carolina.

The 2024 election cycle might be over but the politicking is only getting started in college football. Head coaches and administrators on the College

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For Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer, who has had a wild first season in Tuscaloosa, that all makes some sense. But, appearing on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Tuesday, DeBoer declined the opportunity to right back at Kiffin, instead saying that rather than a Kiffin-esque campaign, he is simply going to let the record speak for itself.

It's politicking season, as coaches try to lay out their team's case to make the 12-team College Football Playoff field. In the spirit of argument, Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin took to social media over the weekend and posted a photo that compared the Rebels' résumé to those of Alabama and South Carolina,

Coach Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss football team is coming off an Egg Bowl win and an open week. Here's where the Rebels rank in the polls.

Ole Miss football is not in the College Football Playoff. Here's where coach Lane Kiffin's team ended in the CFP rankings, and where the Rebels ranked

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin sent a classy message to Georgia football after the Bulldogs won the SEC Championship against No. 3 Texas. Kirby Smart’s team is now set up to get the two-seed in the twelve-team College Football Playoff.