No. 9 Ole Miss is set for a Saturday night return to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, with Charlotte coming to Oxford for a 6:45 p.m.
CT kickoff on Sep. 12, 2026.
The Rebels will be back in front of their home crowd in a game listed on ESPN2, with the school directing fans to OleMissGameday.com for stadium policies and gameday information. The dress code for the night: red.
Tickets are nearly gone, and Ole Miss is directing fans to buy now or use Seat Geek to secure seats. The athletic department also noted that this season’s mobile tickets use NFC-enabled “Tap and Go” entry. Screenshots and ticket forwards will not work for gameday, and fans are being told to use the ticket transfer feature instead.
The day around the stadium starts early. Parking operations and the reserved North Plaza tailgate both open at 7 a.m., while Coca-Cola FanFest begins at 3:45 p.m.
The Walk of Champions presented by Mid-South Ford Dealers is set for 4:35 p.m., followed by the pre-game radio show in front of Faser Hall at 4:45 p.m. Gates also open at 4:45 p.m.
The rest of the pregame timeline rolls from there: the Pride of the South Grove Show at 5:30 p.m., the Pride of the South Pregame Show at 6:27 p.m., the national anthem at 6:33 p.m., Hotty Toddy at 6:42 p.m. and Lock the Vaught at 6:43 p.m. Kickoff arrives two minutes later.
There are also changes fans need to know about around The Grove. On Friday, registered student organizations and university departments may set up from 2-3 p.m., vendors will set up customer tents from 3-4:30 p.m., The Grove closes at 5:30 p.m. and opens to the general public at 6 p.m.
Traffic flow has been altered because of construction at Jones Hall. Parts of Grove Loop will be closed to thru traffic on gamedays, and vehicles entering campus on University Avenue will not be able to turn right onto Grove Loop.
For pickups and dropoffs on the north side of The Grove, fans are supposed to enter via Jackson Ave., travel down Sorority Row, turn left into the pickup/dropoff zone along Grove Loop and then turn left onto Alumni Drive to exit via Gertrude Ford Blvd. The school said that zone will run like an airport: brief stops only, no waiting for passengers, no unattended vehicles and towing for violators.
University Avenue can still be used as a dropoff spot until the road closes about four hours before kickoff because of pedestrian traffic. Loading and unloading there is limited to 15 minutes.
FanFest will be part of the Saturday scene as well, with giveaways, food, refreshments, merch, prizes and more for fans beginning three hours before kickoff.
Ole Miss also reiterated that field rushes are prohibited. The school said stronger measures are in place to stop them from happening at Vaught-Hemingway, and anyone entering the field can be arrested.
Violators could also lose ticket privileges for the current and next season, including student, season and single-game tickets. Stadium cameras will be used to help identify violators.
Fans who can’t attend are being encouraged to transfer tickets to someone else or sell them through SeatGeek, which Ole Miss lists as its official fan-to-fan ticket marketplace. For students, the athletic department has partnered with SeatStock.com for secondary ticket sales, with the platform guaranteeing purchases and offering refunds for gameday issues.
Ole Miss is also pushing its updated sports app, presented by Renasant Bank, as a central spot for ticketing, parking, schedules and official merchandise. The department additionally promoted its Pledge Per Win campaign for the 2026 season, and pointed fans to The Sip newsletter.
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