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SEC Unveils Full 2026 Football Schedule, Locks In Nine-Game Slate and Lane Kiffin’s Week 3 Return to Ole Miss

The release formalizes a new format built on three permanent opponents plus rotating matchups across a four-year cycle.

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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 01: Lane Kiffin, (C) poses for a photo with LSU president Dr. Wade Rousse, (L) and LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry, (R) at a press conference as he is introduced as the new head football coach of the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on December 01, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The SEC released dated schedules for all 16 member schools on Dec. 11 during a league broadcast, setting the full 2026 slate.
  • LSU will visit Ole Miss on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, marking Lane Kiffin’s first game against his former program and LSU’s SEC opener.
  • Beginning in 2026, each team will play nine conference games using a model with three annual opponents and six rotating foes that complete home-and-home cycles over four years.
  • Annual opponents include LSU facing Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Arkansas, while Ole Miss lists Mississippi State, Oklahoma and LSU as permanent rivals for this cycle.
  • The schedule sets key rivalry dates such as Arkansas–LSU on Nov. 28, Georgia–Florida in Atlanta on Oct. 31, and the Egg Bowl in Oxford on Nov. 28, with kickoff times and TV assignments to come.