Ole Miss' LSU Win Tops Decade's Most Satisfying CFB Victories — SkimNews
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- Ole Miss defeated LSU 32-24 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in a top-10 showdown, with former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin returning to Oxford less than a year after his "ugly divorce" departure for the bitter SEC rival.
- The article ranks the Ole Miss victory as the most satisfying college football win of the past decade, arguing the program Kiffin helped build proved strong enough to last without him.
- Oklahoma State's 27-24 upset of No. 10 Oklahoma in 2023 — the final Bedlam game before Oklahoma departed for the SEC — ranks #2, knocking the Sooners out of CFP contention.
- Michigan edged Ohio State 30-24 in 2023 with both teams at 11-0, extending its winning streak to three games in the rivalry amid a sign-stealing scandal that made the Wolverines college football's "preeminent villain."
- Washington State beat Washington 24-19 in 2024 on a late goal-line stand in the first Apple Cup since Washington joined the Big Ten, with the Cougars cast as the program "that got left behind."
- The list also includes LSU's 46-41 road upset of No. 2 Alabama in 2019, Tennessee's 52-49 walk-off win over No. 3 Alabama in 2022 on Chase McGrath's 40-yard field goal, and Texas's 17-7 win at Texas A&M in 2024.
Why it matters: The Ole Miss victory was already the most-anticipated game in program history due to Kiffin's bitter departure. Ranking it the decade's #1 satisfying win validates the program's standing post-Kiffin, and cross-coverage confirms Ole Miss climbed to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 poll for Week 4.
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