Just because the Florida Gators weren't playing on Saturday doesn't mean there weren't entertaining games in week nine of the college football slate. We saw Vanderbilt keep its dream season alive, Alabama roar back against South Carolina, and a slew of other games that were closer than Vegas thought.
The following three games are perhaps the most notable for Florida fans.
Ole Miss knocks off Oklahoma
Let's be honest, anything Lane Kiffin does is going to be noteworthy in the eyes of Gator fans. The rumors are so prevalent that even Oklahoma fans were trolling Kiffin before the game with Gator Chomps.
Ole Miss ended up pulling away for an eight-point victory to give itself a clear pathway to the playoffs. It's also worth noting Kiffin has his high-powered offense with a D2 QB.
After the game, there was a viral clip of Kiffin allegedly telling fans he "wasn't leaving," but there is minimal actual evidence that's what he said.
Texas A&M dominates LSU in the second half
Florida lost to both of these teams, but it is the meltdown that is happening at LSU that is noteworthy.
The Tigers had a halftime lead before the wheels fell off, and if Florida is to have any type of backdoor path to make it to the SEC title game, it needed A&M to drop this one.
But what is also noteworthy is that the LSU fanbase is officially turning on Brian Kelly, and if he were to get fired, it would open up a second premier SEC job that Florida would have to compete with in its coaching search.
Houston takes down Arizona State
If you are wondering how this game made the list, Houston's defensive coordinator is none other than former Florida DC Austin Armstrong.
It was clear during his time in Gainesville that Armstrong just wasn't ready for the job. He had some decent ideas, and he had energy to him, but he frequently got exposed on the back end.
Since Armstrong moved to Houston this year, their defense is 21st in the country in points against, and the Cougars are 7-1 and very much alive in the Big 12 to win the conference and make the playoffs.