All eyes swing toward Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin as he’s swimming in head-coaching rumors while also steering the Rebels straight into the CFP entering the Egg Bowl. Despite that, Oregon jumped ahead of Ole Miss following its 42-27 win against USC in the new CFP ranking. But the real headline didn’t come from the bracket at all; it came from CFP committee chair Hunter Yurachek.

If Kiffin bolts, likely to LSU or Florida, that could hit Ole Miss’s ranking, according to On3 ’s Chris Low. Now, when ESPN’s Rece Davis brought it up during the CFP rankings reveal, Yurachek chimed in. But before he got to the serious stuff, he dropped a “6–7” joke, poking fun at Ole Miss sitting at No. 7 right behind No. 6 Oregon. That awkward quip suddenly had Yurachek facing internet backlash.

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