This upcoming fall, the Ole Miss Rebels have the fifth toughest schedule amongst top CFP contenders with six ranked opponents in its post-spring top 25 and calling out Georgia, LSU, Louisville, Texas, and Oklahoma. Three out of these five ranked games are on the road.

For Rebels fans this might seem like a bad thing until you remember Ole Miss is the No. 11 ranked squad in post-spring rankings. The danger zone is late October through mid-November: at Texas, Auburn, Georgia, at Oklahoma in four straight games.

Vanderbilt - Week 5

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) runs past Tennessee defenders during the third quarter at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. | Mark Zaleski / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

By no means is this a walk-in-the-park game for Ole Miss . In 2025, led by quarterback Diego Pavia, the Commodores won 10 games for the first time in program history.…