UNDATED (AP) — Mississippi has moved into the top five of the AP Top 25 college football poll with its win over LSU. The Tigers remain in the top 10, and Florida and Mississippi State joined the rankings, giving the SEC 10 teams in the latest poll. The Rebels jumped to No. 4 after defeating LSU 32-24. LSU slipped to No. 10. Texas holds the top spot for the second week, followed by Georgia, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, and Indiana. Louisville made the biggest gain, rising to No. 16. Texas A&M fell to No. 23 after losing to Kentucky.
UNDATED (AP) — Three of the top four seeds in the College Football Playoff would be from the Southeastern Conference and two Big 12 teams would be on the bracket based on The Associated Press Top 25 poll. Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame and Mississippi would be the top four seeds. Based on the AP rankings, the CFP would open with No. 9 seed BYU at No. 8 seed Alabama, No. 12 seed Boise State at No. 5 seed Indiana, No. 10 seed LSU at No. 7 seed Ohio State and No. 11 seed Texas Tech at No. 6 seed Miami.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Trinidad Chambliss was emotional after leading No. 8 Mississippi to a 32-24 win over No. 7 LSU and his former coach, Lane Kiffin. Chambliss says “it meant more than other games.” That was evident when he shouted a profanity during his postgame ESPN interview. Chambliss apologized, saying his emotions got away from him. He finished 33 of 48 for 363 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, and he ran for a tiebreaking, 14-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Kiffin coached Chambliss at Ole Miss last season before leaving to take the LSU job ahead of the College Football Playoff.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Lane Kiffin was greeted by boos as he led No. 7 LSU onto the field at Ole Miss. Kiffin was Ole Miss' coach for six years before leaving abruptly at the end of last season as the Rebels prepared for the College Football Playoff. Security was tight in and around Vaught-Hemingway Stadium as the Tigers entered to face their eighth-ranked rivals. But there were no major incidents and much of the heckling of Kiffin was humorous and good-natured. Ole Miss fan Jessica Perkins says her school is known for its “hospitality” and “is always going to win the party.” The Rebels also won the game, 32-24, dropping Kiffin to his first loss in three games at LSU.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M coach Mike Elko was blunt in his assessment of the Aggies after their 31-21 loss to Kentucky. Elko says there are “no positives” to take from Saturday's game. The ninth-ranked Aggies gave up 21 straight points after halftime to turn a tie game into a 28-7 deficit that proved too big to overcome as they dropped their Southeastern Conference opener. The announced crowd at Kyle Field was 105,186. But as the last few minutes of the fourth quarter ticked away, large swaths of the upper deck were empty as many fans left early rather than watch the Wildcats celebrate on their field.
