Overview
- Kickoff is Friday at 12 p.m. ET from Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, with ABC carrying the game and streaming available via the ESPN app and Fubo.
- Ole Miss enters 10-1 (6-1 SEC) needing a win to bolster an at-large College Football Playoff bid, while Mississippi State is 5-6 (1-6 SEC) and a victory would secure bowl eligibility.
- A win would move Ole Miss to 11-1, tying the program’s single-season wins mark and delivering its first 11-win regular season, and running back Kewan Lacy is a Walter Camp Award finalist, the first in school history.
- Ole Miss AD Keith Carter said Kiffin’s final decision on his future will come Saturday, with reports noting interest from Florida and LSU as pregame attention intensifies off the field.
- Betting markets lean toward the Rebels, including a CBS Sports/SportsLine pick of Ole Miss -6.5, and secondary-market prices surged as social media calls for a Rebel “takeover” of Davis Wade gained traction.