No. 19 Ole Miss was eliminated from College Football Playoff contention after a 24-17 loss at Oklahoma, SuperTalk Mississippi reported Nov. 15, 2026.
SuperTalk Mississippi reported that Oklahoma (6-4, 4-3 SEC) leaned on the running game and time of possession, rushing 49 times for 188 yards and two touchdowns while holding the ball for more than 36 minutes to defeat Ole Miss (6-4, 4-4).
Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer opened the scoring with an 8-yard keeper after an early Ole Miss three-and-out. A subsequent Ole Miss punt was returned for a touchdown by Oklahoma specialist Isaiah Sategna, putting the Sooners up 14-0.
Ole Miss began to rally before halftime. Running back Shekai Mills-Knight was a bright spot until he was sidelined with an ankle injury. With Mills-Knight out, Southern Utah transfer Joshua Dye scored on a 19-yard run, and the Rebels trailed 14-7 at the break, SuperTalk Mississippi reported.
In the second half, Oklahoma used a clock-consuming drive capped by a 9-yard Jonathan Hatton Jr. touchdown run to go up 21-7. Oklahoma kicker Tate Sandell missed a 39-yard field goal earlier in the half but later converted a 41-yard field goal for the Sooners, according to SuperTalk Mississippi.
Late in the fourth quarter, Ole Miss cut the deficit after quarterback Trinidad Chambliss kept a third-and-15 with a 32-yard run and two plays later threw a 26-yard touchdown to tight end Caleb Odom. A subsequent sequence ended in a turnover on downs after an on-field fourth-down catch by Deuce Alexander was overturned on review, giving Oklahoma the ball back with 3:25 remaining.
Oklahoma then missed a 51-yard field goal. Ole Miss responded with an 11-play drive and a 41-yard field goal by Lucas Carneiro, recovered an ensuing onside kick and had a chance to tie with 36 seconds left, but Chambliss’ final pass into the end zone was incomplete, ending the game 24-17, SuperTalk Mississippi reported.
Stat lines reported by SuperTalk Mississippi included: Chambliss completing 14 of 27 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown while leading Ole Miss with 84 rushing yards on 11 carries; Dye with 58 rushing yards on 11 carries; Odom with four catches for 56 yards and a touchdown. For Oklahoma, Mateer was 10 of 19 for 111 yards and led the Sooners with 70 rushing yards on 16 carries. Linebacker Kip Lewis had 14 tackles and a pass breakup for Oklahoma; Tah’j Butler had 15 tackles and 1.5 sacks for Ole Miss.
SuperTalk Mississippi also reported that Ole Miss was missing defensive end Kam Franklin and offensive guard Patrick Kutas for the game, and that Keaton Thomas was listed as banged-up.
SuperTalk Mississippi reported the teams’ third-down efficiency as a deciding factor, with Oklahoma converting nine of 16 third downs and Ole Miss converting four of 12.
SuperTalk Mississippi reported that Ole Miss will return to Oxford to host Wofford on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT on SEC Network+ and participating SuperTalk Mississippi stations.
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