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January 21, 2025
Oxford, Mississippi – Ole Miss faithful were euphoric on Monday night as their beloved Rebels were crowned 2024 Hypothetical National Champions after a thrilling CFP finale between Ohio State and Notre Dame.
“I’m just so proud of these guys, they worked hard all year long for a chance to say they would have beaten any one of the teams who actually made the playoff, and now they can say, they would have been #1,” head coach Lane Kiffin said during the CFP post-game conference via Microsoft Teams video conference.
Ole Miss All-SEC quarterback Jaxson Dart would have thrown for 386 yards and 4 touchdowns against Ohio State or 291 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception against Notre Dame, who has a little tougher passing defense. He would have added 42 yards on the ground against Ohio State or 57 rushing yards and a score against Notre Dame.
The hypothetical national championship games conclude a four-game win-streak Ole Miss theoretically would have gone on to blaze a trail through the first-ever 12-team college football playoff which would have included victories over Texas, Boise State and Penn State.
A parade is planned for Saturday in Oxford, Mississippi followed by a hypothetical banner-hanging thereafter.
