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College Football Week 3: Finally, It's Time for Kiffin's Return to Mississippi for Top-10 Showdown
ESPN's College GameDay is coming as Oxford braces for Lane Kiffin’s first trip back since leaving Ole Miss for LSU.
- LSU head coach Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford this Saturday, September 19, 2026, to face the Ole Miss Rebels in a top-10 matchup at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
- After six years in Oxford, Kiffin turned his back on the Rebels on November 30, 2025, departing 20 days before the team's first College Football Playoff appearance to accept the LSU job.
- Ole Miss fan Jamie Cox described the departure as "harsh," noting that "if he would have went about it a little better," the fanbase would feel more at ease.
- Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry joked this week that the National Guard might be necessary to protect the visiting head coach, citing reports of beefed-up security at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
- With playoff implications on the line, the contest marks the first top-10 meeting between Ole Miss and LSU since 1962, with December playoff seeding and selections at stake.
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College football Week 3: Finally, it's time for Kiffin's return to Mississippi for top-10 showdown
The nearly 10-month wait for Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford is almost over. No. 7 LSU at No. 8 Mississippi would be the game of the week under normal circumstances. It's the first top-10 matchup between the teams since 1962.…
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USA TodayOxford, MS, residents' thoughts on Lane Kiffin's return after 'throwing the middle finger up'
Oxford, MS, has had 10 months to think about Lane Kiffin's departure. Here's what they said about his return for Ole Miss vs LSU
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