LSU football vs Ole Miss: Date revealed for Kiffin's Oxford return

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The 2026 SEC football schedule was released on Thursday night and so was the date for one of the most anticipated games of the season. LSU football will travel to Oxford to face Ole Miss on Sept. 19, marking LSU head coach Lane Kiffin's return to his former school.

The game is a Week 3 matchup and serves as LSU's SEC opener. It's hard to imagine a more tantalizing start to LSU's conference slate. This game will be the center of the college football universe for a week, thanks to Kiffin's dramatic exit from Ole Miss earlier this year.

Kiffin's move was unprecedented. The coaching carousel intersected with Ole Miss's College Football Playoff bid and Kiffin was forced to choose between the LSU job or staying to coach Ole Miss in the playoff. Kiffin wanted both — to coach Ole Miss, then leave for LSU. Ole Miss AD Keith Carter made it clear that wasn't an option. The result was a messy exit after a historic six years at Ole Miss.

LSU will travel to Oxford for a second-straight year, which is a rarity in conference schedules but the SEC had no choice as the conference hit the scheduling reset button to transition to nine games.

This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU football vs Ole Miss: Date revealed for Kiffin's Oxford return

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