Florida Gators vs. Ole Miss Rebels: How to watch, channel, streaming

Both teams playing inside The Swamp on Saturday afternoon will be highly motivated. The Florida Gators are fighting for bowl eligibility. The No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels are fighting for a playoff spot.

It will be intense on the field. And, it will be loud in the stands (it’s a sellout).

Florida, 5-5 overall and 3-4 in the SEC, beat LSU 27-16 last weekend behind the play of quarterback DJ Lagway — and a strong defense that sacked the Tigers seven times and had 11 tackles for loss. That game also was at The Swamp, which was loud from start to finish, something that made life difficult for the Tigers.

Lagway was 13-of-26 passing for 226 yards and one touchdown in the win. He missed the previous Florida game with a hamstring injury and the Gators lost to Texas 49-17 on the road.

Meanwhile, Ole Miss is 8-2, 4-2 in the SEC. The Rebels were off last weekend and they are rested and healthy for this game. Ole Miss beat Georgia 28-10 at home in its most recent game and the Rebels feature both a high-powered offense and a rock-solid defense. And, of course, their coach Lane Kiffin, is one of the most recognizable names in college sports.

It should be an entertaining one.

How to watch the Florida Gators vs the Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, Nov. 23
Time: Noon, ET
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548), Gainesville, Florida
TV: ABC — Channel (Cox): 7 / 1007 [HD] — Channel (DirecTV): 8 [HD]
Stream: ABC, fuboTV
Radio: SiriusXM Channel: 106 / 190
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On The Call

Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen
Analyst: Greg McElroy
Reporter: Molly McGrath

Betting Lines

Spread: Florida +10.5, Ole Miss -10.5 
Over/Under: 55.5 points
Money Line: Florida +310, Ole Miss -400

Florida-Ole Miss Game Notes

-The all-time series is tied 12-12-1. And Ole Miss actually leads the Gators in games played in Gainesville, 6-4-1. In the first nine overall meetings between the programs, Florida went only 1-7-1.
-Florida quarterback DJ Lagway is 69 of 118 for 1,297 yards, 7 touchdowns and 5 interceptions this year. Overall, Lagway has completed 58.5 percent of his passes. But that number is at 49.2 percent over his previous four games. He is 3-1 as the starter. In Florida’s only loss with Lagway as QB1, the Gators led Georgia 10-3 when Lagway was injured late in the first half.
-Ole Miss ranks 5th nationally in scoring defense (12.90), 16th in total defense (309.2) and second in rush defense (79.9). The Rebels are only 82nd in passing defense (229.3) but are No. 1 in both team sacks (4.60) and tackles for loss (10.3).
-Gators transfer Princely Umanmielen, an end, is second on the Ole Miss team with 9.5 sacks.
-Florida ranks 25th nationally in sacks (2.70). The Gators sacked LSU seven times last week. The Tigers had allowed only six sacks all season entering the game.
-The Gators are No. 80 in scoring defense (26.40); Ole Miss is No. 1 in scoring offense (40.7).
-The Gators have won three consecutive games in The Swamp by double-digits, outscoring opponents by 50 combined points.
-This is the first meeting between Florida coach Billy Napier and Ole Miss‘ Kiffin as head coaches. They were assistants together under Nick Saban at Alabama from 2014-16.
-Florida started a true freshman QB (Lagway) and running back (Jadan Baugh) against LSU. That was the second time this season and second-time in program history that’s happened. The Gators won both games.
-Lagway leads all FBS quarterbacks with a 99.4 passing grade on deep throws (20-plus yards) this season.
-Florida is one of only three teams in the country with two qualified receivers averaging 19.0 yards per catch in Elijhah Badger (second, 23.0) and Chimere Dike (25th, 19.0). Ole Miss and East Carolina are the others.
-Rebels QB Jaxson Dart is third nationally in passing yards per game at 340.90.