ESPN’s College GameDay has officially announced its Week 3 destination for the 2026 college football season, sending the popular pregame show to the highly anticipated LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels game on Saturday, September 19.
Kiffin’s Comeback Chaos Rocks Oxford
This isn’t just a regular road game, folks. This is former Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin making his first emotional return to Oxford to face the school he “abandoned” last season during their College Football Playoff run. You know that’s going to be electric! GameDay chose this dramatic reunion over a stacked lineup of other Week 3 matchups that Saturday, including SMU at Louisville, Florida State at Alabama, Florida at Auburn, Georgia at Arkansas, and North Carolina at Clemson. They clearly smell the drama, and honestly, who can blame them? Kiffin going back to his old stomping grounds after leaving them in the lurch? That’s must-see TV, plain and simple.
SEC Takes Over, Georgia Gets Snubbed?
What this Week 3 pick really highlights is GameDay’s early season focus. This LSU at Ole Miss game will be the third straight SEC campus the show hits to start the season. Think about that: no Week 0 game, then Week 1 kicks off with Clemson at LSU, followed by Ohio State at Texas in Week 2, and now back to the SEC for Week 3. That’s two LSU games already for the GameDay crew! This heavy SEC love early on probably isn’t exactly a good sign for Georgia Bulldogs fans. They were likely hoping GameDay would be making the trip to Athens for the Oklahoma at Georgia game in Week 4. But after three straight SEC appearances, GameDay might feel like they have to spread the love and visit another conference’s campus in Week 4. It’s a brutal reality of the GameDay schedule, but someone’s gotta miss out when there’s so much good football.
So, get ready for some serious gridiron action! GameDay is skipping Week 0, but they’re coming out swinging in 2026. After that Week 1 opener with Clemson at LSU, then Ohio State at Texas in Week 2, now we know Week 3 is all about Kiffin’s dramatic return to Oxford. It’s going to be wild!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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