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Vanderbilt game represents redemption, chance to rebound

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After dropping three consecutive road games, Ole Miss football returns to Oxford on Saturday for a chance at redemption. Last season, Vanderbilt’s 38-17 victory decimated the Rebels’ chance at a bowl game. In similar fashion, this year’s 3-3 Commodores could make or break Ole Miss’ season yet again.

Since former Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin left for Penn State in 2014, the Commodores’ football program has continuously slipped. Franklin led Vanderbilt to its first back-to-back nine-win seasons in school history. Current head coach Derek Mason has not found the same success. He has failed to produce a .