The College Football Playoff is not quite here, but every game will feel like a must-win matchup for an Ole Miss team looking to return to the national title conversation. And a test awaits the No. 10 Rebels, as No. 2 Georgia is rolling into Oxford for what is expected to be a heavyweight battle.
No stranger to one another, Ole Miss (6-2, 4-2 SEC) and Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC) have become a thorn in each respective program’s side in the past few seasons. The Rebels ousted the Bulldogs at home in 2024. Kirby Smart’s Georgia team returned the favor in 2025, handing Ole Miss its only loss of the regular season. But Pete Golding and his Rebels got the last laugh on New Year’s Day, as they defeated the Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl.
Golding and Smart, both of whom served as defensive coordinators under the legendary Nick Saban’s leadership at Alabama, will have something to prove when Ole Miss and Georgia kick off on Saturday.
For Golding, a victory will likely move Ole Miss up in the playoff rankings. With the schedule easing up after the battle against the Bulldogs, Ole Miss will also have cleared a major hurdle in its path to competing for a national title. For Georgia, a win would solidify the Bulldogs as one of the top SEC teams and would be a resume booster for the playoff committee to consider.
Kickoff time
Ole Miss and Georgia will kick off on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. CT.
Location
Ole Miss and Georgia will play at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.
Radio information
Like all Rebel games, Ole Miss versus Georgia will air on participating SuperTalk Mississippi stations.
To find a station in your area, click here. You can also listen on the SuperTalk app, available on both Apple’s App Store and Google Play.
TV information
ABC will broadcast Ole Miss versus Georgia.
Injury report
Georgia’s injury report is mostly clean, with outside linebacker Amaris Williams being the only Bulldog listed as out for the game. Ole Miss, on the other hand, will be without a couple of key pieces. Star running back Kewan Lacy will miss action for the second straight game after suffering a shoulder injury at Texas on Oct. 24. The Rebels will also be without secondary piece Edwin Joseph for a fourth game in a row.
Ole Miss linebacker Keaton Thomas and defensive end Kam Franklin are listed as questionable, but are expected to play on Saturday.
Closer look
- Ole Miss is 25-1 since Golding joined the coaching staff in 2023. The record includes a home win versus Georgia in 2024.
- Georgia has not won a game in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium with Smart as head coach.
- Georgia boasts the No. 9 rushing defense in the FBS and only allows 86 yards per game.
- Ole Miss boasts a top-20 passing offense, averaging 282.1 yards in the air per game.
- Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has passed for 2,189 yards and 18 touchdowns so far this season.
- Ole Miss defensive end Blake Purchase has 4.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles this season.
- Georgia has three running backs who have a combined 942 yards and 9 touchdowns
- Georgia running back Dwight Phillips Jr. is averaging 7.5 yards per carry.
