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Trinidad Chambliss knows that there's one game on the Ole Miss Rebels' 2026 schedule that even the most casual of college football fans will be tuning in for.
That game is on Sept.
19, when former Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin and many of the folks he took with him to Baton Rouge will come to town with the LSU Tigers.
Kiffin ditched Ole Miss for LSU right before the College Football Playoff last season, and along with him went several players as well as offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr.
Oxford is never a friendly place for LSU.
That's just life in the SEC.
The Ole Miss fan base is going to be heated to see Kiffin back at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, though.
For his part, Chambliss is not shying away from that heat, either.
Rather than play politician and talk about all the love he has for his former teammates and coaches, the Ole Miss quarterback is leaning into the start of what could be a very intense rivalry.
"Lane Kiffin is at LSU now, (Charlie) Weis is at LSU now, and some of our former players that were on the team last year are at LSU.
Its starting to be a pretty heated rivalry now," Chambliss recently told Wilson Alexander of On3.
NEW: Ole Miss Trinidad Chambliss to @whalexander_ on the one game hes looking forward to most On3 (@On3) July 2, 2026 "Louisiana State University." Chambliss added: "Lane Kiffin is at LSU now, Weis is at LSU now, and some of our former players that were on the team last year are at LSU.
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pic.twitter.com/hMsk7qLLUp It's worth noting that outside of new Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding, perhaps no one has the power that Chambliss has to take Kiffin and LSU down a notch early on in the season.
Last year, with Kiffin serving as his head coach, Chambliss threw for 3,937 yards and 22 touchdowns compared to just three interceptions.
He also rushed for 527 yards and eight touchdowns.
After being granted one final year of eligibility, Chambliss enters the 2026 season as one of the favorites to land in New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony.
Beating his old coach, whom many consider to be an offensive mastermind and perhaps the reason for Chambliss' incredible 2025 season, would be a huge notch on the Heisman belt for the sixth-year quarterback.
Clearly, it would also personally feel pretty good for Chambliss and Ole Miss to beat LSU, so look for the Rebels to come out hot in that one.
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