CFP Moves Ole Miss to No. 6 After Lane Kiffin Exit, Citing Lack of Evidence to Penalize

Overview

• Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss for LSU as the Rebels elevated defensive coordinator Pete Golding to interim head coach and confirmed Charlie Weis Jr. will call plays through the playoff.
• Committee chair Hunter Yurachek said Ole Miss was not downgraded because there is no game film showing the team without Kiffin.
• Yurachek referenced Florida State’s 2023 case as a contrast since that committee evaluated multiple games without Jordan Travis.
• The committee discussed staff moves at several programs yet made no ranking adjustments due to a lack of comparable data points.
• ESPN’s Joe Fortenbaugh relayed that some bettors are seeking odds on an Ole Miss snub and that lines could shift by up to four points, while major sportsbooks were not posting such markets and Dan Orlovsky argued against penalizing the players.