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Ole Miss enters bye week at 3-1 after loss to Florida

Ole Miss enters its bye week at 3-1 after losing to Florida, with players focusing on evaluation, tackling and fundamentals before Vanderbilt.

Ole Miss has one of the SEC’s top offenses but allows more points than any other conference school, with the league’s last-ranked rushing defense.

Ole Miss’ defense was criticized for missed tackles and secondary assignments after games against Louisville and Florida.

No. 4 Ole Miss, 3-0 and 1-0 in the SEC, will visit No. 21 Florida on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Gainesville.

Pete Golding is the first coach ever to win four ranked games in his first six career games, according to Blake Levine Sports Reporter.

Ole Miss has won 13 straight home games and is 21-3 over its last 24, while Pete Golding is listed at 5-1 with four ranked wins.

Pete Golding is 5-1 in five games against ranked teams, including three against top-10 opponents, according to a sports report.

Pete Golding was named National Coach of the Week after Ole Miss defeated No. 7 LSU 32-24 and improved to 3-0 under his leadership.

No. 8 Ole Miss hosts No. 7 LSU in Oxford for a top-10 matchup that is the teams’ 115th all-time meeting.

A post questions whether an unnamed LSU figure is acting as the governor or athletic director and comments on Lane Kiffin and Pete Golding.