Florida football’s matchup with the Ole Miss Rebels was ranked seventh in The Athletic’s top 10 college football games in Week 13.
The Gators, fresh off a big win against the LSU Tigers, are looking to clinch bowl eligibility and play spoiler against the Rebels on Saturday. Ole Miss, led by quarterback Jaxson Dart, is fighting for a chance at the College Football Playoff.
As both teams fight to end their seasons strong, this matchup could significantly shake up the CFP landscape if Florida can pull off the upset.
Justin Williams, a sports writer for The Athletic, made his top 10 list of college football games in Week 13. Here is what he had to say about the Florida-Ole Miss matchup.
What The Athletic said about the game
“The Rebels’ chances of reaching the SEC championship are minuscule, but Ole Miss is sitting pretty in the CFP standings and is in line for an at-large bid if it can avoid a third loss over the next two weeks,” Williams wrote. “Quarterback Jaxson Dart is 373 yards shy of eclipsing Eli Manning as Ole Miss’s career passing leader and could set the record with a big day against the Gators.
“But Florida is fresh off a nice upset of LSU despite being out-possessed by the Tigers 41:43 to 18:17. After suffering weeks of Billy Napier hot-seat drama, the Gators are one win away from reaching bowl eligibility and can shake up the Playoff race with another upset on Saturday.”
Week 13’s top 10 college football games
10. Colorado State at Fresno State
9. No. 13 SMU at Virginia
8. No. 4 Penn State at Minnesota
7. No. 9 Ole Miss at Florida
4. No. 16 Colorado at Kansas
3. No. 19 Army vs. No. 6 Notre Dame
2. No. 14 BYU at No. 21 Arizona State
1. No. 5 Indiana at No. 2 Ohio State
How to watch Florida-Ole Miss
The Gators play their final home game of the season against the Rebels on Saturday, Nov. 23. Kickoff is set for noon ET and will be broadcast on ABC.
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