{"id":464050,"date":"2026-10-12T20:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/464050\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T20:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:48:10","slug":"ole-miss-game-time-network-details-revealed-for-showdown-with-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/464050\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Miss Game Time, Network Details Revealed for Showdown With Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\">Rolling off their 52-17 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/olemiss\/football\/ole-miss-answered-3-major-questions-against-vanderbilt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanderbilt<\/a> in Nashville, the Rebels will be brought back to earth quickly as they prepare for back-to-back ranked conference matchups. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">Ole Miss returns to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium this Saturday at 2:30 pm CT to face off against the No. 13 Missouri Tigers, led by former Rebels Austin Simmons, Cayden Lee, and Chris Graves Jr. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\">The Rebels&#8217; schedule does not get any easier after the Tigers, as they now know they will travel to Austin to play the No. 6 Texas Longhorns just one week later.  <\/p>\n<p>Under the Lights Deep in the Heart of Texas<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01m4rtnmbyn8n7wczahe.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Stadium Texas\" title=\"Memorial Stadium Texas\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"73\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sep 19, 2026; Austin, Texas, USA;  Texas Longhorns kicker Gianni Spetic (44) kicks a field goal during the first half against the UTSA Roadrunners at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.  Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">Oklahoma showed the nation this past weekend that the Longhorns aren&#8217;t invincible, defeating Texas with a field goal as time expired. Longhorn quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/olemiss\/football\/eli-manning-temporarily-dumping-ole-miss-for-texas-in-support-of-arch-manning\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arch Manning<\/a> threw a late interception, giving the Sooners one final chance to win before overtime, a chance reigning SEC Specialist of the Year and Lou Groza Award winner Tate Sandell didn&#8217;t take for granted. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">While it&#8217;s certainly a nice boost for the Rebels to see a blueprint for knocking off the Longhorns, the schedule didn&#8217;t exactly go in Ole Miss&#8217;s favor. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7j\">The Rebels will kick off in Austin at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC, the network&#8217;s primetime slot reserved for the week&#8217;s most anticipated game. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7o\">Heading to Memorial Stadium in Austin is no easy task&#8230; and playing under the lights only makes it tougher. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7t\">Texas is the only program in the SEC that can hold a candle to Ole Miss&#8217; current 14-game home winning streak, with the Longhorns winning all 12 home games since a 30-15 loss to Georgia in October 2024. Head coach Steve Sarkisian, who coached alongside Pete Golding at Alabama, has transformed the Longhorns into a perennial SEC contender. <\/p>\n<p>Rebels Part of Impressive Texas Slate<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01m4rvn3wdxj4cqd6v5p.jpg\" alt=\"Ole Miss at Texas\" title=\"Ole Miss at Texas\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"8a\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Biggest Weekend Ever Is In Texas  | COTA &#8211; Circuit of the Americas Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8g\">In what will be a massive weekend for Texas&#8217; entertainment industry, the Rebels co-headline the Austin-based events with their game against Texas and the annual Formula 1 US Grand Prix. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8l\">With both the Rebels and Longhorns dropping a conference game each through the first six weeks of the season, the showdown between the two only becomes more important in the grand scheme of the College Football Playoff picture. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8q\">This weekend, the Longhorns remain in Austin, facing the Florida Gators, who since dominating Ole Miss at home have lost consecutive games to Missouri and South Carolina respectively.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8v\">With all eyes on the Lone Star State, the Rebels have a chance on October <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/olemiss\/football\/3-bold-predictions-for-ole-miss-after-the-bye-week\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">24th to knock off one of the SEC&#8217;s top programs: the Longhorns. <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"90\">But first, Ole Miss must get through Missouri at home. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"95\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/olemiss\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our free newsletter <\/a>and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OleMissOnSI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OleMissOnSI\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a> for the latest news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] 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