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LSU-Ole Miss Top-10 Clash Returns After 64-Year Gap

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC · How we work

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Lane Kiffin Returns

Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford to coach No. 7 LSU vs No. 8 Ole Miss.
The game is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m. CT at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
It marks the first top-10 LSU-Ole Miss meeting since 1962, a 64-year gap.
Kiffin said Ole Miss faces pressure, having won 13 games and returning two Heisman candidates.
Ole Miss AD Keith Carter accused Kiffin of manipulating players, while four former Rebels play for LSU.

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Jeff McCutchen Deploys

Oxford expects about 350,000 visitors for the LSU-Ole Miss weekend.
Police Chief Jeff McCutchen announced extra horse-mounted patrols from Mobile and New Orleans.
Gov. Jeff Landry joked about using an F-16 and C-130, but the National Guard will not be deployed.
LSU athletics director Verge Ausberry confirmed coordination with Louisiana State Police and Ole Miss officials on security.

History

Historical Context

After the SEC added Arkansas and South Carolina in 1992, the league reached the 12-team threshold that let it stage the first postseason conference championship—Alabama beat Florida 28-21 at Legion Field. That security-intensive model has guided every SEC title game, and it underpins today’s September 19 LSU-Ole Miss showdown featuring coach Lane Kiffin and state officials.

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Lane Kiffin Returns

Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford to coach No. 7 LSU vs No. 8 Ole Miss.
The game is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m. CT at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
It marks the first top-10 LSU-Ole Miss meeting since 1962, a 64-year gap.
Kiffin said Ole Miss faces pressure, having won 13 games and returning two Heisman candidates.
Ole Miss AD Keith Carter accused Kiffin of manipulating players, while four former Rebels play for LSU.

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