While the talk about Ole Miss in recent weeks has not revolved around the football team or its accomplishments, the Rebels are one win away from making history.

Amid all of the drama surrounding head coach Lane Kiffin’s future with the program, or potential lack thereof, Ole Miss (10-1, 6-1 SEC) remains in the driver’s seat to make the program’s first-ever College Football Playoff. The Rebels, who did not play a game this past weekend, were bumped by Oregon and moved to No. 7 in the latest playoff poll.

If the postseason began today, the Rebels would host No. 10 Alabama in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Action for the 12-team field is scheduled to kick off with one game on Friday, Dec. 19, and three other contests occur the next day. The top four teams will earn a first-round bye.

While Ole

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