Grove Primer: No. 10 Ole Miss hosts Texas A&M

OXFORD, Miss. – The No. 10 Ole Miss football team is back at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for its final Southeastern Conference home game this season, as Lane Kiffin and the Rebels are set to host Texas A&M on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT with SEC Nation broadcasting live from The Grove pregame.

The Rebels are riding a four-game SEC win streak into the weekend, having stacked wins over then-No. 12 LSU, Arkansas, at Auburn and at home last weekend against Vanderbilt. The Rebels hold a 7-1 record, including a 4-1 mark in SEC play. The Aggies, meanwhile, sit at 5-3 overall and 3-2 in league play. A&M is coming off a 30-17 home win over South Carolina, snapping a two-game skid featuring one-possession losses to Alabama and Tennessee.

Read on for info on this weekend’s game, including where to watch Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M. For full gameday information and Vaught-Hemingway Stadium policies, visit OleMissGameday.com. To see what’s new at the Vaught this season, check out our 2023 gameday enhancements and adjustments.

Tickets
Extremely limited single-game ticket options remain for Saturday’s game. Please download your tickets and parking prior to arriving to campus to ensure quick entry to campus and the stadium. For more ticket information, please visit OleMissTix.com. Gates open at 9 a.m.

Parking
The free portion of the JAC is no longer available for gameday parking. Fans without a season-long parking pass can purchase single-game parking via the Clutch App. The off-campus shuttle system has been expanded to efficiently service three off-campus gameday lots, including the addition of off-campus parking dedicated exclusively for ADA parking. Rideshare and taxi pickup and dropoff locations have been combined and expanded to four locations: JAC, Ford Center Loop, Kudzu lot (off Old Taylor Road) and Insight Park Loop. See the 2023 parking map below, and head to OleMissGameday.com for full parking policies.

SEC Nation

SEC Nation is in Oxford for this weekend, beginning with Paul Finebaum broadcasting live from The Grove on Friday afternoon from 2-6 p.m. CT. The Saturday festivities begin with Marty & McGee at 8 a.m., followed by SEC Nation starting at 9 a.m., featuring Tim Tebow, Jordan Rogers, Laura Rutledge and Roman Harper. Click here for more information on SEC Nation’s visit to Oxford.

Gameday Schedule

Paul Finebaum from The Grove – Friday, 2-6 p.m. 
Parking Operations Begin – 6 a.m.
Reserved North Plaza Tailgate Opens – 7 a.m.
Marty & McGee from The Grove – 8 a.m.
Coca-Cola FanFest opens – 8 a.m.
SEC Nation from The Grove – 9 a.m.
Hunter Covington Live from Cathead Stage in Coca-Cola Fan Fest – 9 a.m.
Pre-Game Radio Show in front of Fraser Hall – 9 a.m.
Gates Open – 9 a.m.
Walk of Champions – 9:02 a.m.
Letterman’s Lounge Guest Interview – 9:40 a.m.
SportsZone Saturday Show Live from Coca-Cola Fan Fest – 10 a.m.
Pride of the South Pregame Show – 10:14 a.m.
National Anthem – 10:50 a.m.
Lock the Vaught – 10:56 a.m.
Hotty Toddy – 10:59 a.m.
Kickoff – 11 a.m.
Grove Closes – 6:30 p.m.

How to Watch: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN App
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Audio: Rebels All-Access
Live Stats: Click Here
Digital Program: Click Here

Change in Walk of Champions/Fan Path from Grove
Due to the ongoing construction of Ole Miss’ ground-breaking Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation on All-American Drive, the walkway between Shoemaker Hall and Faser Hall will be closed for the 2023 football season. As a result, fans accustomed to using that path from The Grove to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium will need to plan an alternate way, while the Walk of Champions will also take a new route on gameday.

The team’s amended route for 2023, instead of diverting after the Grove Pavilion, will continue diagonally through The Grove before turning right between the Thad Cochran Research Center and Coulter Hall. Then, the Walk will continue back down All-American Drive, through the Lloyd Bell Tower and into the stadium. Please be advised of the new route and that fans will not be able to cross over that path while the Walk of Champions is taking place.

Mobile Parking and Traffic Updates
Fans can now text GAMEDAY to 662-291-7242 for real-time updates on parking and traffic on gamedays.

Evelyn Van Pelt

Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn’s love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.