Ole Miss plans to "Stripe Out" its stadium for the Kentucky game

Kentucky fans traveling to Oxford in a few weeks will encounter a carefully choreographed theme game when the Wildcats play at Ole Miss. The Rebels plan to “Stripe The Vaught” on Saturday, September 28th, when Ole Miss hosts Kentucky at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The stripe-out calls for Ole Miss fans to alternate red and powder blue sections around the stadium. There’s even a map to help coordinate. It’s a whole thing.

SEC football is returning to the Vaught soon, and so are the stripes! Click below to see what to wear on Sept. 28 for Stripe the Vaught vs. Kentucky. 🔴🔵

— Ole Miss Athletics (@OleMissSports) September 11, 2024

If the concept sounds familiar, it may be because Kentucky played in the first-ever “Stripe The Vaught” game. In 2022, Ole Miss fans rotated red and navy around Vaught-Hemingway for the Rebels’ 22-19 win on homecoming, a heartbreaker for the Wildcats.

You remember. An illegal motion penalty nullified Kentucky’s potential game-winning touchdown, and then Will Levis fumbled on the next play, costing Kentucky a road win against the 14th-ranked team in the country in the first “Stripe The Vaught” game. Here’s the view from my seat that day:

Last season, Ole Miss won another close “Stripe The Vaught” game, narrowly beating Arkansas with a fourth-quarter comeback.

Kentucky at No. 6 Ole Miss

• Saturday, September 28
• 12:00 p.m. ET (11 a.m. local time)
• ABC or ESPN