When the 2023 SEC schedule was released, most Ole Miss fans let out a shallow sigh when their eyes reached November 11th.
There, sandwiched between Texas A&M and Louisiana-Monroe, sat the Georgia Bulldogs, fresh off their second consecutive national title and on Ole Miss’ schedule for the first time since 2016*. But upon closer inspection of the schedule, a deeper sigh emerged when fans realized Ole Miss would open SEC play with Alabama and LSU in back-to-back weeks.
*It was Kirby Smart’s first year in Athens, and Ole Miss won that game 45-14.