An early second-half collapse by No. 8 Ole Miss erased a double-digit lead in a tough matchup at No. 13 Oklahoma, but a fourth-quarter resurgence and a fumble recovery by an unexpected hero found Lane Kiffin’s team walking 34-26 victors on the road with College Football Playoff hopes elevated.

With rumors swirling on social media that Kiffin is entertaining a prospective job offer from Florida, which fired Billy Napier last weekend, the college football world wondered how dialed in the Rebels would be and if distractions would mar a golden opportunity to win in enemy territory. Skeptics, pointing back to a back-half fall from grace when rumors of Kiffin leaving Ole Miss for Auburn arose during the Rebels’ 2022 season, were silenced on Saturday.

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