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No. 8 Ole Miss took down No. 13 Oklahoma 34-26 in Norman.
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Kirk Herbstreit mentioned the matchup served as an “elimination game.”
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Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer’s struggles proceed since his thumb harm.
One of the largest matchups of Week 9 within the 2025 school soccer season featured a marquee matchup between the then-No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels and then-No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma.
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The Rebels received the sport 34-26, placing themselves in competition for a attainable College Football Playoff berth. Ole Miss’s offense was spectacular, racking up 431 whole yards in opposition to a protection that ranked No. 1 in whole protection coming into the matchup. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss handed for 315 yards and one landing, whereas dashing for 53 yards at a median of 4.4 yards per carry.
On the “Nonstop” podcast, ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit mentioned the SEC video games from this previous weekend. He said that he believes Oklahoma has been eradicated from competition following its loss.
Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables earlier than the sport in opposition to the Ole Miss Rebels.© Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
“Ole Miss and Oklahoma, that was basically an elimination game,” Herbstreit. “That game was at noon, right after ‘College GameDay.'”
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Herbstreit was unclear about whether or not he believed Oklahoma had been eradicated from College Football Playoff competition or simply from SEC competition. The Sooners’ file is now 6-2; nonetheless, each SEC workforce with two losses made the playoffs final season, which suggests Oklahoma is just not essentially out of that race.
In phrases of SEC competition, although, it is a a lot harder problem for head coach Brent Venables’ workforce. The Sooners are tied for eighth within the convention, with six different groups having fewer convention losses.
Oklahoma is hoping for a robust bounce-back efficiency this weekend from its star quarterback, John Mateer. Once a favourite for the Heisman Trophy, he has not carried out on the identical stage since returning from a thumb harm on his throwing hand. In his final three video games, Mateer has averaged 191.7 passing yards per recreation, with two touchdowns and three interceptions, whereas finishing 57.9% of his passes. Additionally, he has rushed for a complete of 36 yards on 35 carries.
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In the 4 video games main as much as his harm, Mateer averaged 303.8 passing yards per recreation, throwing six touchdowns and three interceptions, whereas finishing 67.4% of his passes. Additionally, he contributed a median of 47.5 dashing yards per recreation with 5 dashing touchdowns. He might want to carry out nicely because the now-No. 18 Sooners journey to Knoxville to face the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday on ABC.
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