Overview
- ESPN College GameDay will set up on The Grove at the University of Mississippi with an on-site crew that includes Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban.
- That night No. 9 Ole Miss will meet No. 11 LSU in the Magnolia Bowl and the game will air locally on 16 WAPT/ABC.
- The matchup has drawn extra attention because Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss to become LSU’s head coach after leading the Rebels to a College Football Playoff semifinal.
- ESPN plans to open its season from LSU for the Clemson game and Ole Miss will open its season on the road against Louisville in Nashville.
- A GameDay visit typically boosts national exposure, local business activity and recruiting visibility for the host campus, increasing attention on Oxford and the Magnolia Bowl.