LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Louisville football will open the 2026 season with a neutral-site matchup against the Ole Miss, the schools announced Wednesday.

The game, set for Sept. 5 or Sept. 6, will be played at Nissan Stadium in Nashville and be televised nationally on ESPN.

This announcement comes the same day Louisville and Georgia canceled their home-and-home series , which was set to start in 2026.

It will mark the second all-time meeting between the Cardinals and Rebels, both played at neutral sites. The programs last squared off in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where Ole Miss earned a 43–24 victory.

Louisville also has history at Nissan Stadium, having faced Western Kentucky there in a neutral-site game during the 2019 season.

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