Jaxson Dart's time in Oxford is up. That doesn't mean Lane Kiffin won't do his best to convince the NCAA to grant him one more year of eligibility. Dart, the senior Ole Miss gunslinger best known for redefining the Kiffin era,

Lane Kiffin didn't back when discussing the College Football Playoff committee leaving Ole Miss out of the 12-team field in recent weeks. On Thursday,

With less than two minutes remaining and the Rebels up 45-14, Dart called an audible and delivered a 69-yard bomb to Jordan Watkins for a touchdown. Kiffin chewed him out after the play and added in his postgame comments that Dart changed the play.

Ole Miss standout quarterback Jaxson Dart said Friday he will declare for the NFL draft but will first play in the school's Gator Bowl contest against Duke on Jan. 2.

After declaring for the 2025 NFL draft last week, Dart went ahead and played one more game for the Rebels, passing for 404 yards and four touchdowns against zero interceptions while completing 27 of his 35 passes in the win over Duke. Ole Miss concludes its 2024 season with a 10-3 overall record along with a 5-3 slate against conference rivals.

Ole Miss was a 17 1/2-point favorite, according to BetMGM, mostly because the Blue Devils (9-4) were without quarterback Maalik Murphy and running back Star Thomas. Both entered the transfer portal after Duke’s regular-season finale.

Jaxson Dart never considered skipping Ole Miss’ bowl game JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaxson Dart never considered skipping Ole Miss’ bowl game. Not after the Rebels were eliminated from College Football Playoff contention,

Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart connects with Jordan Watkins for a short TD to give the Rebels a 45-7 lead over Duke in the fourth quarter.

But no one in 80 years of TaxSlayer Gator Bowl college football had ever matched the numbers of Jaxson Dart on Thursday night — even if that was news to Jaxson Dart himself. "Yeah, that's pretty cool.