On Monday, head coach Lane Kiffin was asked if he thought this open date was coming ... an opportunity to heal and return to the field on Nov. 23 when the Rebels face Florida in Gainesville. The other positive to a bye week at this point of the season ...

If Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss Rebels beat Georgia, he'll look even better to ravenous Florida fans who desire a coaching change.

The 10th-ranked Rebels then fell behind to Oklahoma at halftime. In the 10 quarters since, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t think any FBS team has played better. “Some people would say right now we’re playing as well as anybody in the country, which we are,” Kiffin said.