Ole Miss will host Kiffin and LSU on Saturday, Sept. 19, in what will be a busy SEC slate. Auburn hosts Florida that same day, while Georgia battles Arkansas in Fayetteville. Texas A&M and Kentucky are set to duel in College Station, and South Carolina welcomes Mississippi State.

While Kiffin is gone, offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. is back with the Rebels for the playoff before he, too, ultimately leaves for LSU. Former defensive coordinator Pete Golding was announced as the team's new head coach, giving some stability to the program before its playoff date.

LSU's Lane Kiffin will make his return to Ole Miss on Sept. 19, as the SEC announced the dates for its first nine-game schedule.

New LSU football coach Lane Kiffin will return to his former school, Ole Miss, when the Tigers and Rebels play next season's SEC opener against each other on Sept. 19, 2026.

Ole Miss football has rehired Kelvin Bolden after he went to LSU in July. Bolden was Ole Miss' coordinator of recruiting strategy.

New York Giants quarterback and former Ole Miss player Jaxson Dart told reporters on Wednesday that he was excited to see what Lane Kiffin accomplishes as the head coach at LSU.

Pete Golding and the Ole Miss Rebels are hiring LSU Assistant General Manager Kelvin Bolden after spending one season in Baton Rouge. Bolden made his way to Lou