Oklahoma football stumbled in the top 25 rankings after falling to Ole Miss on Saturday. Here's where the blame lies.

After the Oklahoma Sooners fell to the Ole Miss Rebels, John Mateer shouldered the responsibility for the loss.

Kendal Daniels had a strong individual game for the Sooners, but they still lost 34-26 to the Rebels to fall to 6-2.

No. 8 Ole Miss snapped a nine-game road losing streak against ranked opponents on Saturday with a dramatic 34-26 win at No. 13 Oklahoma that keeps the Rebels in prime position to reach the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history.

The Ole Miss defensive line had a strong argument as the best in the entire country, and they managed to record a staggering 52 sacks, which was the top number in all of college football. The 2025 version has not been nearly as productive in that department,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/olemiss as National Analyst Thinks Lane Kiffin Will Depart Ole Miss for Florida or LSU Job. Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin has been the talk of the town as he looks to lead the program in Oxford to its first College Football Playoff berth in 2025.

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Oklahoma Sooners vs. Ole Miss Rebels game, Saturday, Oct. 25.

Welp, the Rebels did what apparently no one thought they could do. Ole Miss has yet to lose to Oklahoma in football ever and now can boast winning one in Norman on top of it. Oklahoma’s playoff dreams likely died on Saturday as their schedule is much harder than the Rebels’ down the stretch.