Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin reminded his team this week that they still have a lot left to play for.

It didn't take long for No. 6 Ole Miss' College Football Playoff hopes to hit a major bump in the road. Lane Kiffin's preseason darlings fell, 20-17, at home against unranked Kentucky-- the same jekyll-and-hyde Kentucky team that lost 31-6 to South Carolina and then hung tough with Georgia-- in the Rebels' SEC opener.

After Ole Miss football lost to Kentucky, Lane Kiffin discusses the Bob Stoops decision that was "out of character."

Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss came up short in their SEC opener against Kentucky, falling 20-17 on Saturday after a late comeback attempt fizzled out. Heisman-hopeful quarterback Jaxson Dart and the Rebels were on the move late. But some bad decision-making led to a 48-yard game-tying field goal attempt hooking wide.

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin explained why snap counts impacted Rebels receiver Juice Wells and tight end Caden Prieskorn against Kentucky

For the first time this season, Lane Kiffin and Co. tasted a crushing defeat. While the dejected Rebels fans hung their heads low, another fanbase was quietly doing a happy dance-- the Florida Gators.

Kentucky football shocked the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday as they came into Oxford and won 20-17. The Wildcats had just taken Georgia down to the wire two short weeks ago in a 13-12 loss to Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs.