Missouri and Ole Miss are getting plenty of attention for all the wrong reasons on Saturday.
The No. 13 Tigers and No.
9 Rebels were assigned to SEC Network, making their showdown the first regular-season SEC game between teams ranked inside the top 13 to miss out on an ABC broadcast since the “SEC on ABC” deal started in 2024. That’s according to St.
Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Eli Hoff, who noted that there had been 12 such SEC matchups before this one, and every single one landed on ABC.
No. 13 #Mizzou and No. 9 Ole Miss have the right to feel snubbed that they'll be playing on SEC Network on Saturday.
Since the SEC on ABC deal began in 2024, there have been 12 reg season SEC-SEC games b/t teams ranked inside the top 13. All have been on ABC - until this one. pic.twitter.com/WpknlDw0B1
- Eli Hoff (@byEliHoff) October 11, 2026
That decision didn’t sit well with Missouri fans, who immediately took it as another slight. A few, though, embraced the snub with the same energy the Tigers have carried much of the season.
Love the disrespect.🐯
- Shannon✨Stargazer (@1776Whispers) October 11, 2026
It's fine. This is what we want. Keep the disrespect flowing.
- Ben Truetken (@bentruetken) October 11, 2026
Brand rankings matter more than AP rankings.
- 小丑 (@TheMan0fTheMole) October 11, 2026
The Tigers and Rebels will kick at 3:30 p.m. ET, the same window as Alabama-Tennessee and Auburn-Georgia. That puts Missouri-Ole Miss in a crowded timeslot, and on paper it’s hard to argue the game isn’t being treated like the odd one out.
There’s no embarrassment in being behind those two matchups on the broadcast list, but the Missouri-Ole Miss game carries serious College Football Playoff weight. It may also end up meaning more than Alabama-Tennessee, where Tennessee is still trying to sort out the quarterback position.
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