The Ole Miss Rebels continue navigating a chaotic stretch in Oxford as the program works through College Football Playoff preparation, roster retention, and evaluations on players that have revealed intentions to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal across America.

But the Rebels missed the Playoff, losing that Kentucky game and two others en route to a somewhat disappointing 9-3 regular season. With so much talent from that team gone, this season was expected to be a reset. Instead, Ole Miss went 11-1, with the only loss by 8 points at Georgia in mid-October.

A majority of members from Ole Miss' player leadership council were in favor of keeping head coach Lane Kiffin through the College Football Playoff, according to The Athletic's Christopher Kamrani and Joe Rexrode.

Oxford, Mississippi, is one of the most picturesque destinations in college football. Rebels students take gameday seriously; men dress in formal trousers, women in dresses (weather permitting). And famous tailgating spot ‘The Grove’ is known for welcoming more than 100,000 revellers on gameday - wherever your allegiance lies.

As Pete Golding prepares to make his head-coaching debut for Ole Miss in a high-stakes College Football Playoff game, he’s pushing the message that the Rebels are “focused on the mission, not the man.

Ole Miss quarterbacks coach Joe Judge was complimentary of Austin Simmons for how he's handled getting benched for Trinidad Chambliss.

Ole Miss quarterbacks' coach Joe Judge explains why he chose to stay at Ole Miss and not follow the Rebels's former coach to LSU.

Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has stolen the spotlight this fall after taking control of the offense in Week 3 and never looking back as the pr