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Ole Miss and Louisville will open the 2026 season in Nashville at the Music City Kickoff on Sept. 6, in primetime on ABC.
The kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, helping both programs start 2026 on a national stage.
Ole Miss enters 2026 under first-year head coach Pete Golding, aiming to rebuild after offseason changes.
Louisville will travel to Nashville to face Ole Miss, continuing a series of high-profile neutral-site matchups.
Ticket sales for the Music City Kickoff are slated to begin on April 8 with further event details to follow.
Louisville and Ole Miss previously met in college football when Ole Miss defeated Louisville in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.
The 2026 schedule change is part of broader SEC-ACC shifts toward nine-game conference schedules starting in 2026.
Louisville's 2025 season featured nine wins under head coach Jeff Brohm and a bowl victory to cap the year.
The 2026 opener will feature Trinidad Chambliss as the Ole Miss quarterback after a standout 2025 season.
The Ole Miss and Louisville game is part of a broader slate with Villanova and Kentucky also on Louisville's 2026 non-conference schedule.

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The ACC announced Louisville vs. Ole Miss will play on Sunday, Sept. 6, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
Commissioner Jim Phillips says Week 1 will include five consecutive days of ACC football over Labor Day weekend.
Louisville enters the matchup after a 9-4 season, while Ole Miss was 11-1 before CFP semifinal losses and subsequent Fiesta Bowl result.
The game will be only the second meeting in history between Louisville and Ole Miss.
Other marquee openings include Clemson-LSU, Baylor-Auburn, and Notre Dame-Wisconsin.
The ACC emphasizes a strong non-conference schedule to showcase student-athletes on the largest stage.
Louisville’s season outlook includes a 9-4 record and a Boca Raton Bowl win over Toledo.
Ole Miss’ 2025 season included an 11-1 regular season and CFP semifinal wins before the Fiesta Bowl setback.
Kickoff will be at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, continuing a trend of opening-week neutral-site events.

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