T he Ole Miss Rebels offense is going to to look quite a bit different in 2025. Lane Kiffin will be without Jaxson Dart for the first time in 40 games as Austin Simmons is set to

Editor’s note: This is a guest column from former writer and columnist Dave Jones, who retired from PennLive last May after 33 years covering Penn State. Jones, who will be recognized with the Football Writers Association of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Jan. 17 in Atlanta, offers his thoughts on the current playoff format.

The Ole Miss Rebels fell short of the College Football Playoff this year, but they did make some program history.

Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin gave a special shoutout to athletic director Keith Carter on Thursday.

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Entering the season, Freeman was essentially nowhere to be found on national lists. What a change he has made for both the Irish and himself.

The Ole Miss Rebels and head coach Lane Kiffin are coming off a relatively successful season. Overall, they went 10-3, 5-3 in SEC games and finished the year on a good note, beating the Duke Blue Devils 52-20 in the Gator Bowl.

Former Ole Miss lineman Mana Taimani is reportedly heading west to play for Deion Sanders and Colorado next fall.

The No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns and the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes are facing off on Friday night in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, which also serves as the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.

This season, the Nittany Lions lost single-possession games to three such teams — Ohio State, Oregon and Notre Dame. Franklin's 34-8 over the last four seasons and has six double-digit win seasons at Penn State since taking over, but being one of the Big Ten's most reliable quality teams is rarely mentioned.

Steve Sarkisian is doing an incredible job with Texas, but there's certainly a world in which he bolts for a gig in the NFL.