Ranked Ole Miss and Louisville to open 2026 season in Nashville
No. 9 Ole Miss will meet No. 24 Louisville at Nissan Stadium, with the Rebels entering as a 6.5-point favourite in the latest figures cited by CBS Sports.
No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 24 Louisville will open their 2026 college football seasons at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, with kick-off scheduled for 7.30pm ET. The source package does not provide a confirmed calendar date for the fixture.
Ole Miss enters the contest after reaching last season’s College Football Playoff semi-finals. Pete Golding, promoted from defensive coordinator after Lane Kiffin moved to LSU before the play-offs, is beginning his first full season as head coach.
The Rebels retain quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and leading rusher Kewan Lacy. Louisville, which finished 9–4 under coach Jeff Brohm last season, is expected to start Ohio State transfer quarterback Lincoln Kienholz and retains leading rusher Isaac Brown.
CBS Sports cited the latest DraftKings figures listing Ole Miss as a 6.5-point favourite, with an over/under of 55.5 points. Those betting lines are time-sensitive and may change.
The SportsLine Projection Model gives Ole Miss a 57 per cent chance of covering the spread. That projection is an analysis of the fixture, rather than an established result.
