Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators

Sep 26, 20262:30 PM CTGainesville, FL
By JR·1 min read

TLDR: Two SEC teams open the year 3-0, both just knocked off a ranked rival, and only one leaves Gainesville still unbeaten.

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Two teams that opened 3-0 and just beat ranked SEC rivals on the same September 19 Saturday meet next in Gainesville. Ole Miss's win over LSU came at home behind Trinidad Chambliss; Florida's over Auburn came on the road behind Jadan Baugh and Aaron Philo. The game turns on which result travels better — Ole Miss's road test or Florida's home-field advantage.

Ole Miss
  • Beat No. 7 LSU 32-24 at home Sept. 19
  • Chambliss has multi-TD games in all 3 starts
  • Signature win came at home, not on the road
  • Followed an emotionally charged Kiffin revenge game
Florida
  • Won a 44-39 shootout on the road at Auburn
  • Baugh ran for 162 yards, 3 TDs vs Auburn
  • Defense allowed 39 points to Auburn on the road
  • First-year staff still building depth under Sumrall

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium hosts a game the SEC schedule doesn't often hand out this early: two 3-0 teams that just beat ranked league rivals to get there. Ole Miss held off No. 7 LSU 32-24 at home on September 19 in Lane Kiffin's first game back in Oxford since leaving for Baton Rouge; Florida answered the same day by winning a shootout at Auburn, 44-39. Saturday, September 26 decides which team carries that momentum further into the SEC season.

Trinidad Chambliss has thrown for multiple touchdowns in every game for Ole Miss this year and just did it against a top-10 defense, which is the version of this offense Florida has to game-plan for. Florida's attack has been just as live under first-year coach Jon Sumrall — Jadan Baugh ran for 162 yards and 3 touchdowns at Auburn, with Aaron Philo adding 202 yards through the air. Both rosters will spend the week nursing whatever came out of Friday's physical, high-scoring wins before this one.

Fully healthy — no injuries to report
  • QuestionableE. Singleton Jr. (WR)Singleton Jr. is nursing an ankle injury, and it is uncertain if he will play against Rebels on Saturday, September 26th.09/20
  • OutD. Groce (WR)Groce is sidelined with a back injury, and there is no timetable for his return.09/07
  • OutK. Jimenez (RB)Jimenez is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season.09/05

What separates the two results is where they happened. Ole Miss protected its own building against LSU; Florida had to go on the road and out-score an Auburn team that hung 39 points on it. Now the environment flips — the Gators get The Swamp, and Ole Miss has to prove Friday's version of itself travels.

09/19Wvs#10 LSU32-24
09/12WvsCharlotte41-9
09/06Wvs#16 Louisville41-38
01/09Lvs#6 Miami27-31
01/02W@#2 Georgia39-34
09/19W@Auburn44-39
09/12WvsCampbell52-3
09/05WvsFlorida Atlantic66-21
11/29WvsFlorida State40-21
11/23Lvs#14 Tennessee11-31

There's an emotional cost to consider too. Ole Miss's win wasn't just about beating a top-10 opponent — it was first-year coach Pete Golding's program handling Kiffin in his first game back in Oxford since bolting for Baton Rouge, the kind of night that can leave a letdown in its wake. Florida has less of that baggage; Sumrall's group just wanted a signature road win, and got exactly that at Auburn.

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