The 2026 college football season hasn’t started yet, but we know the destination for ESPN’s College GameDay when Week 3 of the season rolls around.
The popular pre-game show announced on Friday that it will be heading to Oxford for the anticipated showdown between LSU and Ole Miss.
The game will feature Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford after he left Ole Miss for LSU during the offseason.
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Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss tenure
Kiffin led the Rebels to an 11-1 record and a spot in the College Football Playoff during the 2025 regular season. He then left to take the Tigers’ job and didn’t coach the Rebels in the CFP.
Kiffin was the head coach of the Rebels for the previous six seasons, compiling a 55-19 overall record. He won 10+ games in four of his six seasons at the helm.
He’ll now be tasked with turning around a Tigers program that only won seven games during the 2025 season.
Pete Golding takes over
Meanwhile, the Rebels will be led by Pete Golding this year after he did a great job with them in the CFP. He’ll have star quarterback Trinidad Chambliss back for another season as the Rebels try to make an even deeper run.
The Rebels and Tigers will play on Sept. 19 with a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff. The game will be televised by ABC.
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