Lane Kiffin's return to Ole Miss as the LSU coach will come on Sept. 19 in what figures to be one of the most charged and raucous environments of the 2026 college football season. The game's date was revealed Thursday as the SEC announced its 2026 schedule, which will feature nine league contests for each team.

Few will be more anticipated than Ole Miss hosting LSU and Kiffin, who left the Rebels before their 2025 College Football Playoff run to accept the Tigers' head coaching job. While Kiffin elevated Ole Miss to historic levels during his six-year run, his untidy exit for a conference rival relegated him to pariah status in the state of Mississippi.

If his return is anything like his exit, Kiffin be on the recipient of intense vitriol at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, which has

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