No. 7 Ole Miss visits No. 19 Texas in Week 8 SEC clash
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The gist
No. 7 Ole Miss (5-1, 3-1 SEC) play at No. 19 Texas in Austin on Oct.
A win keeps the Rebels level with Georgia in the SEC title and playoff race.
Background
Ole Miss is the football team of the University of Mississippi, coached by Lane Kiffin, and enters this game 5-1 overall and 3-1 in SEC (Southeastern Conference) play after beating Missouri 31-3. Texas, coached by Steve Sarkisian and quarterbacked by Arch Manning, is 4-2 and 1-2 in league play after being upset at home by Florida. The game is the standout matchup of Week 8 and Ole Miss's first trip to Austin since a 2013 win; Texas leads the series 6-1.
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2026Ole Miss beat Louisville 41-38 in Nashville.
- Sep 19, 2026Ole Miss beat LSU 32-24.
- Sep 26, 2026Ole Miss lost at Florida 52-28.
- Oct 10, 2026Ole Miss won at Vanderbilt 52-17.
- Oct 17, 2026Ole Miss beat Missouri 31-3 to move to 5-1, 3-1 in the SEC.
- Oct 24, 2026Ole Miss plays at Texas at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.
- Oct 31, 2026Ole Miss hosts Auburn at 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network.
- Nov 7, 2026Ole Miss hosts Georgia, with kickoff time to be determined.
- Nov 14, 2026Ole Miss plays at Oklahoma, with kickoff time to be determined.
- Nov 27, 2026Ole Miss hosts Mississippi State at 12 p.m. on ABC.
- Dec 5, 2026The SEC Championship Game is scheduled in Atlanta.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- The Clarion Ledger's Nick Gray notes Ole Miss eased past Missouri while Texas was upset at home by Florida and has little margin for error with trips to Missouri and LSU ahead.
- Analysts
- The Rebel Walk's Evelyn Van Pelt points out Ole Miss has won two straight by a combined 83-20, while Texas dropped 12 spots in the AP poll and will be without Colin Simmons, the FBS sack leader.
- Analysts
- DAZN bills the game as the standout matchup of Week 8, pitting Arch Manning's Texas against No. 7 Ole Miss.
Still unverified
A Facebook post titled a time-change notice claims the Ole Miss home game against Texas A&M will air on SEC Network at 6:30 p.m.; the post is undated and the claim is not confirmed by the official schedule.