Week 3 of the 2026 college football season brings College GameDay to Oxford, Mississippi, and the setting fits the moment. No.
8 Ole Miss is hosting No. 7 LSU in one of the biggest games on the slate, and ESPN’s pregame show is planting itself right in the middle of it.
The broadcast gets rolling at 9:00 AM ET, or 6:00 AM Pacific Time, and will air on ESPN. Fans can also watch through the ESPN App and streaming services such as FuboTv. Once the show wraps, it rolls straight into the 12:00 PM ET kickoff between North Carolina and Clemson.
This is the kind of week where the playoff picture starts to sharpen. Most teams are moving past the early non-conference tuneups and into league play across the Power 4, which means every game carries more weight.
Last weekend already delivered the first major upset of the season when Oregon fell to Oklahoma State, and the headliners included Michigan vs. Oklahoma and Texas vs.
Ohio State. Week 3 carries the same kind of energy, with several teams facing their first real pressure test and plenty of room for another surprise.
ESPN also revealed its guest picker for the week: actor and Ole Miss fan Morgan Freeman. Freeman didn’t go to Ole Miss, but he has been a visible supporter of the school’s athletics for years. In 2025, Ole Miss presented him with an Honorary Alumni Award after he grew up in Mississippi and became such a prominent fan of the Rebels.
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Lane Kiffin's Return To Oxford Got Ugly After LSU's Loss
LSUs trip to Oxford ended with a 32-24 loss to Ole Miss, but the postgame scene carried its own edge. The rivalry already had enough bite with Lane Kiffin back on the sideline in a place where he once coached, and the atmosphere inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium matched it, with a crowd large enough to set an attendance record.
As Kiffin made his way out afterward, police escorted him from the stadium following a tense encounter with former Ole Miss recruit Suntarine Perkins. It was the kind of ending that reminded everyone how personal these SEC games can get, especially when old ties, new loyalties and a loud crowd all collide in one night. [Read more 🡒]
LSU Loss Ended With An Awkward Ole Miss Moment Fans Noticed
Holly Rowe was back on the field Saturday night for the LSU-Ole Miss game, and the scene got lively quickly as No. 8 Ole Miss handed No. 7 LSU a 32-24 loss. The postgame portion of the broadcast brought the kind of raw emotion that follows a rivalry-style finish, with Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss fresh off the win and still caught in the moment during his live interview.
Chambliss wound up apologizing publicly after an expletive slipped out on the air, and he later expressed regret for how it played out. Rowe handled the exchange professionally, keeping the moment from overshadowing an already frustrating night for LSU, even if fans were left talking about the awkward ending just as much as the result itself. [Read more 🡒]
LSU Fans Were Shaken By A Frightening Scene Above Saturday's Game
The aerial shots over Saturdays Ole Miss-LSU game in Oxford had plenty of fans already locked in on the atmosphere inside the stadium, but one clip quickly shifted attention to the sky above it. A helicopter came in uncomfortably close to an ESPN camera drone capturing live views over the field, turning what should have been routine broadcast imagery into the kind of moment that made viewers stop and replay the footage.
The near-miss spread fast on social media, where LSU fans and plenty of other observers reacted with concern, and even a helicopter pilot weighed in after seeing the video. No collision occurred and the game went on without further incident, but the episode was a jarring reminder of how much is happening around a major college football broadcast before anyone ever talks about the final score. [Read more 🡒]