It's Game Day: LSU vs. Ole Miss At Tiger Stadium

by Staff Reporter

October 12, 20240 Comments

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No. 13 LSU (4-1, 1-0 SEC) will host No. 9 Ole Miss (5-1, 1-1 SEC) at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night.

Kickoff from Death Valley is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC. Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy will call the game, and Molly McGrath will report from the sidelines.

LSU's overall record against Ole Miss is 65-43-4. The Rebels won last year's offensive shootout in Oxford, 55-49.

Ole Miss is currently a 3.5 favorite over LSU on Saturday. The over/under is 62.5. Preview per LSU Sports:

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Not only will Saturday night will be LSU’s Homecoming game, but it will also mark the celebration of 100 Years of Tiger Stadium, one of the most iconic venues in all of sports.

“What I’m excited about, and what our players are excited about, is an SEC game in Tiger Stadium,” said head coach Brian Kelly. “The energy, the excitement – not that the other games weren’t exciting – but this is different. It all rises to a new level.”

The Tigers used to the bye week to improve in all phases after beating South Alabama, 42-10, in their most recent contest on Sept. 28. Now, with two off weeks sprinkled into a college football season, LSU will focus more on recovery the second time around before the Alabama game on Nov. 9.

“We got a chance to really work on a number of things that needed improvement within our team,” Kelly said. “Early in the season, it wasn’t really as much of a recovery week for us as much as it was shoring up some things offensively, defensively, and on special teams.”

LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier enters Saturday’s contest as the SEC leader in passing touchdowns with 15. His 330.4 yards passing per game ranks No. 2 in the league and No. 5 nationally. In five games, LSU’s QB1 has completed 138-of-198 passes for 1,652 yards, 15 touchdowns and four interceptions. Read more.