ESPN confirms LSU-Ole Miss as College Gameday's week three destination amid speculation

Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford as LSU's coach for the Magnolia Bowl, with College Gameday confirmed and available tickets starting in the $600 range.

The Week 3 tilt will be Kiffin’s first game back in Oxford after he left Ole Miss for LSU ahead of last season’s CFP run.

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One year after there were just six Power 4 coaching changes, the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC combined for 17 coaching changes in the 2025-26 cycle. Blueblood jobs such as LSU, Florida, Penn State and Michigan all enter 2026 with new leadership.The carousel began Sept. 14, when Virginia Tech fired Brent Pry and UCLA fi