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Lane Kiffin and Co. have emerged as a "contender" for a Penn State pledge, eyeing a flip prior to the Early Signing Period.
The Oklahoma Sooners take the biggest fall in the AP Top 25 list after their tough 34-26 Week 9 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels.
The Sooners flip the script in the third quarter to take a 26-25 lead entering the final quarter. Oklahoma outscored Ole Miss 16-3 in the quarter, aided by a turnover on downs that led to a field goal and a 66-yard touchdown run by Xavier Robinsin.
Brent Venables' Sooners fell to No. 18 in both spots in the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. The defeat marked Oklahoma's second of the season, as they fell back to 6-2 on the year and 2-2 in the Southeastern Conference, and the Sooners will have to regroup to hit the road and battle Josh Heupel's Tennessee Volunteers.
No. 8 Ole Miss improved to 7-1 and doesn't have a ranked team left on its schedule after wining 34-26 at No. 13 Oklahoma on Saturday.
OU football travels to face Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, on ABC.
Despite a 22-10 deficit at halftime, Oklahoma stormed back in the third quarter thanks in large part to timely defensive stops and running back Xavier Robinson's exciting play. The relief back graded out with a 78.6 rating on 42 snaps. Robinson only had nine carries.
Oklahoma is hosting Ole Miss for the first time ever on Saturday, as the No. 13 Sooners welcome the No. 8 Rebels to Memorial Stadium for a critical battle between one-loss SEC teams. After taking a 43-35 loss at Georgia last week, this marks the end of a brutally tough two-game road swing for Ole Miss.