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Lane Kiffin's LSU faces Ole Miss
The gist
No. 8 Ole Miss hosts No. 7 LSU on Sep 19, 2026.
The Magnolia Bowl is now a bitter homecoming.
How it unfolded
- Nov 30, 2025Lane Kiffin officially took the LSU job, two days after a win in the Egg Bowl against rival Mississippi State. That same day, angry Ole Miss fans jeered him in Oxford as he got on a plane for Baton Rouge.
- Dec 1, 2025Kiffin was introduced as LSU's new head football coach.
- Sep 15, 2026Paul Finebaum joined Mike Greenberg on Get Up to preview the LSU-Ole Miss matchup, and WDSU reported heightened security ahead of Kiffin's return to Ole Miss.