December football has arrived in Oxford, Mississippi, and with it comes a rematch that looks nothing like the one we saw in September. No. 6 Ole Miss hosts No. 11 Tulane on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the College Football Playoff, turning Vaught-Hemingway Stadium into a charged and unfamiliar stage.
Lane Kiffin, the architect of the Rebels’ rise, is no longer on the sideline, leaving Ole Miss to navigate its biggest moment under new leadership and a cloud of uncertainty. With Pete Golding making his debut as coach and a fan base packing Oxford for the most significant home game in program history, the atmosphere figures to be equal parts electric and anxious.
The Rebels dominated the Green Wave 45-10 earlier this season, but both programs enter this showdown amid major transition. Jon Sumrall has been splitting time between Tulane and his next gig at Florida, creating an unavoidable question about focus on the Green Wave sideline.
Keep it locked here as CBS Sports provides you with live updates, highlights and analysis as Ole Miss battles with Tulane in a first-round College Football Playoff game.