The Rebels get their biggest emotional test early — LSU in week three — then a manageable middle before the real gauntlet: Texas, Auburn, Georgia, and Oklahoma in a five-week span. The Wofford game on November 21 is a built-in breather before the Egg Bowl. Navigate that stretch at 2-2 or better and Ole Miss is in the playoff conversation — here’s how the College Football Playoff works and how at-large selection is handled under the NCAA‘s FBS postseason structure.
The Bottom Line
New coach, old expectations. Ole Miss kept enough of its roster to open in the preseason top 10, and the schedule — seven home games plus Nashville — gives Golding’s first team every chance to prove the program is bigger than the man who left. Bookmark this page — times, networks, and results are updated throughout the season.
