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Tennessee football unchanged in Week 11 SEC Power Rankings

By Caleb Calhoun

Missouri defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine (14) is taken down by Tennessee defensive back William Wright (36) and wide receiver Jimmy Holiday (6) during an NCAA college football game against Missouri on Saturday, November 12, 2022 in Knoxville, Tenn.Ut Vs Missouri
Missouri defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine (14) is taken down by Tennessee defensive back William Wright (36) and wide receiver Jimmy Holiday (6) during an NCAA college football game against Missouri on Saturday, November 12, 2022 in Knoxville, Tenn.Ut Vs Missouri /
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Nov 12, 2022; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; The Ole Miss Rebels sideline celebrates during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Alabama won 30-24. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2022; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; The Ole Miss Rebels sideline celebrates during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Alabama won 30-24. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports /

Previous: . Rebels . 5. team. 841. . 8-2 (4-2)

Lost to Alabama Crimson Tide 30-24

Well, give Lane Kiffin’s team some credit. Conventional wisdom was that Ole Miss was overrated and playing way over their heads before last week, but they put up a fight against Alabama, even if they didn’t win. Losing clinched the SEC West for LSU, but it also proved that Ole Miss will stay in the running with Kiffin for as long as he’s there.

Although Tennessee football fans don’t miss him anymore with Josh Heupel there, it’s clear Kiffin can coach. Among ranked teams in the SEC, though, they belong at the bottom. Ole Miss is the only one of this group not to beat another member of the group, a huge deal.

As a result, they likely won’t be going to any New Year’s Six bowl game. Four is probably the max number of teams that could go to that, and losing to Alabama at home off a bye kills any credibility for the Rebels. That means this year is somewhat of a downgrade. However, a quarterback change makes it somewhat understandable.

For now, Ole Miss needs to focus on closing out the season right. They have a trip to Arkansas Saturday in a matchup that will be brutal given the Hogs’ desperation to reach a bowl game, and then they host a dangerous Mississippi State team in the Egg Bowl to close out the year.

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