Ole Miss football pivoted to a different running back against Georgia with Kewan Lacy out. Looks like Pete Golding and company will need to find another lead back against Oklahoma too. Lacy still hasn't become cleared to play amid his injury.

The star running back's name showed up on the SEC injury report Wednesday ahead of facing the Sooners. Lacy hasn't handled any carries since the Oct. 24 road loss to Texas, which dropped Ole Miss from its No. 7 ranking. Lacy carried the ball 16 times but racked up 36 yards.

Lacy currently has 388 yards on 78 carries and scored five touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Saturday presents a crucial contest for Golding and Ole Miss. Last year's team rode the likes of Lacy and star quarterback Trinidad Chambliss to the College Football Playoff semifinals in taking down Tulane and Georgia. Eventual National Championship Game runner-up Miami eliminated the Rebels.

But this Ole Miss team sustained a massive blow in its lopsided rout against No. 1 Georgia. Ole Miss dipped to sixth in the SEC standings but now owns a 6-3 mark, making its chances of the CFP slimmer.

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Ole Miss now owns a 24.1% chance of reaching the 12-team playoff per ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) rankings. But got handed a 0.6% probability to win the SEC.

So the Rebels need multiple outside elements to play into their favor in reaching the SEC title game, or even appeal to the CFP committee. That'll include Texas losing at least twice while Ole Miss wins out, which can boost the latter's chances. But they must go without their 1,000-yard back once again.