Ole Miss vs. Furman: How to watch, live stream, start time, TV channel
The 2024 season is here, officially getting start last week and on Thursday, and No. 6 Ole Miss is ready to finally hit someone other than their teammates.
Furman is that first team to lineup and let the Rebels take their preseason camp frustrations out on. The Paladins are coming to Oxford for the first time in history as they hold a 1-0 edge in the series. A 7-2 win in 1924 is what Ole Miss is looking to avenge on Saturday.
All they talking, speculating, projecting and predicting comes to an end with The Rebels finally starting their 12-game campaign towards the program’s first College Football Playoff berth with a new 12-team format.
There is also the anticipation of making a run towards a Southeastern Conference championship game appearance in Atlanta, too.
Lane Kiffin enters his fifth season in Oxford and his longest-tenured job provides the opportunity on the promise he made nearly five years ago: To not make the Rebels good, but great. This season is the first time Kiffin has been able to confidently feel like he is putting a complete roster on the field that can live up to those words.
The Paladins serve as the first test of the four-game non-conference slate — or a preseason if going off of Kiffin’s desire to live vicariously through a NFL model. The Rebels should pass this test with flying colors and get ready to host Middle Tennessee in a week without breaking much of a sweat, in theory.
Ole Miss football vs. Furman game info
Teams: No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels (0-0) vs. Furman Paladins (0-0)
Date: August 31, 2024
Location: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss.
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Television: ESPN+/SEC Network+ (Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman, Ashley Stroehlein)
Radio: 105.1 FM, 105.5 FM and 93.7 FM locally in Oxford. Full Ole Miss Radio Affiliates.
Fun Facts
— The Rebels are 95-29-5 (.756) in season openers and have taken 22 of the last 27 on the field.
— Lane Kiffin begins his fifth season with the Rebels and 13th overall as a head coach … Kiffin is 8-4 in season openers.
— The Rebels open 2024 ranked No. 6 in both the AP and Coaches preseason polls, the highest preseason slot for the Rebels since 1970 (No. 5) and their first top-10 preseason debut since 2009 (No. 8).
— The Rebels have gone 21-2 at home since the beginning of the 2021 season … The Rebels rank third among all SEC teams in total wins in that span with 29.
The Ole Miss Spirit’s Season-Opening Week Coverage:
Spirit Roundtable: No. 6 Ole Miss is primed to open the season in a big way over Furman
Things Learned About Ole Miss this Preseason Camp
Ole Miss Spirit War Room: A fresh Prince and squeeze of Juice for Furman?
Talk of Champions: Our best guess at an Ole Miss depth chart + Anchor Rebels
