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Ole Miss sues LSU transfers for $950,000 buyouts

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Ole Miss Sues Ex-Players

Ole Miss sues Devin Harper and Princewill Umanmielen for $950,000 buyouts after they transferred to LSU.
Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford for LSU's Sept. 19 game against Ole Miss.
Ole Miss (No. 8) hosts LSU (No. 7) in the first top-10 SEC meeting since 1962.
Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has 561 passing yards, five touchdowns and one interception this season.

Summary

Mississippi Deploys Troops

Mississippi will deploy its largest ever law-enforcement force with 65-70 troopers, a helicopter and a mobile command center.
Oxford police will add at least ten mounted officers and ban fans wearing opposing team colors in the student section.
ESPN cut College GameDay audio after fans’ chants and signs targeting Kiffin heightened tension.

History

Historical Context

In September 1962, Governor Ross Barnett ordered the Mississippi National Guard to block James Meredith’s enrollment at Ole Miss, sparking a riot that forced President John F. Kennedy to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy over 30,000 federal troops. The violence prompted the university to adopt permanent, large-scale security measures, so today’s Ole Miss-LSU game sees 65–70 troopers, a helicopter and mounted officers on standby.

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Ole Miss Sues Ex-Players

Ole Miss sues Devin Harper and Princewill Umanmielen for $950,000 buyouts after they transferred to LSU.
Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford for LSU's Sept. 19 game against Ole Miss.
Ole Miss (No. 8) hosts LSU (No. 7) in the first top-10 SEC meeting since 1962.
Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has 561 passing yards, five touchdowns and one interception this season.

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