The Oklahoma Sooners best offense was Xavier Robinson but they failed to get him involved in when the game was on the line.

No. 8 Ole Miss snapped a nine-game road losing streak against ranked opponents on Saturday with a dramatic 34-26 win at No. 13 Oklahoma that keeps the Rebels in prime position to reach the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history.

There were big wins and difficult losses in Week 9 of the college football season. We break down the winners and losers from Saturday.

Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin remains in headlines this week, and with a win over the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, continued trending across social me

Mateer had surgery on the throwing hand during Oklahoma’s off week, then sat out the win over Kent State. He returned for the showdown against Texas on Oct. 11, but he had the worst game of his career and threw three interceptions in a loss. He limited mistakes in a win against South Carolina last week as the running game carried the load.

Despite 109 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Xavier Robinson on just nine carries, the No. 11 Sooners were unable to keep up with No. 8 Ole Miss in a 34-26 loss on Saturday, Oct. 25 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Oklahoma (6-2) managed 342 yards of total offense and 13 downs, well below its season averages after most of the Sooners' production came on a 76-yard catch-and-run from Isaiah Setagna in the first half and Xavier Robinson's 65-yard scamper in the third quarter.

J'Koby Williams returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and took a short pass 26 yards for a score on Texas Tech's first play, jump-starting the No. 14 Red Raiders' 42-0 victory over Oklahoma State.

The SEC has three ranked matchups with playoff implications this weekend, while the Big Ten faces lopsided games and bye weeks.

No. 13-ranked Oklahoma fell 34-26 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The loss dropped Brent Venables’ team to 6-2 overall and 2-2 in SEC play, putting OU’s College Football Playoff hopes in serious peril.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys face the No. 14 Texas Tech Red Raiders, led by quarterback Behren Morton, on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Trinidad Chambliss threw for 315 yards and a touchdown and Kewan Lacy ran for two scores to help No. 8 Mississippi defeat No. 13 Oklahoma 34-26.