OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi was home to some of the best college football teams in America just two years ago.
These days the Magnolia State is the locale for unrealized expectations, frustrating losses and the bottom of the Southeastern Conference Western Division.
Now Ole Miss (3-4, 1-3 SEC) and Mississippi State (2-5, 1-3) are trying to figure out a way to salvage something from what's quickly turning into a forgettable season for both programs.
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze says his program hasn't given up despite two straight losses, including Saturday's 38-21 setback to LSU that knocked the Rebels out of the national rankings for the first time season.