Lane Kiffin Sends Message to Playoff Committee After Georgia's win
The Georgia Bulldogs won the SEC Championship Game on Saturday after defeating the Texas Longhorns 22-19 in an overtime thriller. With the Bulldogs clinching the conference, they'll be given a Top 4 seed in the College Football Playoff.
This season's postseason rankings will be officially revealed on Dec. 8 at noon Est. on ESPN. Several programs are waiting to see if they'll participate in the new 12-team playoff format, with several of them also being a part of the SEC.
The Ole Miss Rebels are one of those programs, as the team finished the season with a 9-3 record. Three losses might be too much for several programs in the country, but both the Rebels and Alabama Crimson Tide could be in the mix. However, strength of schedule is seriously being considered when the playoff committee makes its final decisions.
Head coach Lane Kiffin sent a message to the playoff committee, making his case for Ole Miss to make the postseason. Although the Rebels suffered three losses, one of their wins was against Georgia, who had just won the SEC championship. The 49-year-old head coach complimented the Bulldogs but made sure to remind everyone that Ole Miss beat them 28-10 earlier in the season.
Kiffin clearly wants Ole Miss to play in the College Football Playoff and having a win over the SEC champs should mean something. The same can be said for Alabama though, as the Crimson Tide also beat the Bulldogs earlier in the season in a 41-34 barn burner.
Heading into the SEC title game, Ole Miss was considered as 14th program and the second-team out in the projected College Football Playoff rankings. The Miami Hurricanes were ranked ahead of them at No. 13 and named the first-team out of the postseason.
Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin
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The Rebels' chances of making the postseason could rely on the outcome of the ACC championship between the No. 17 Clemson Tigers and No. 8 SMU Mustangs. Due to the rankings, SMU losing may prove to be the preferred result for Ole Miss.
Kiffin's post creates something for the playoff committee to think about. But nobody will know for sure until the College Football Playoff seeds are finalized on Sunday.
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