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SEC Heavyweight Showdown Ranked No. 1 ‘Revenge Game’ for 2026 Season

CFB-HQ On SI·Matt De Lima·18 days ago
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The 2026 college football schedule is loaded with payback storylines after ESPN released kickoff times and TV slots for more than two dozen marquee games on Tuesday. Alabama, Texas and Ohio State all landed on the list, but one matchup separated itself from the field. On3's J.D. PicKell joined the Crain & Cone show to rank the top five revenge games of the upcoming season. The crew settled on a unanimous choice at the top. LSU at Ole Miss on Sept. 19 was their pick, and the conversation never really considered an alternative. Why Lane Kiffin's return to Oxford lands at No. 1 The pick boils down to one man and the way he left town. Kiffin coached the Rebels to an 11-1 regular season in 2025 before bolting for LSU as the program prepared for its first College Football Playoff appearance. Pete Golding then guided Ole Miss to a 13-2 finish and a CFP semifinal berth before taking over the program full-time. PicKell summed up the temperature on the podcast.…

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