Ole Miss First-Round CFP Game: Kickoff Date, Time and TV set for Rebels vs. Tulane
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss football is ranked No. 6 in the College Football Playoff rankings released Sunday. As a result, the Rebels, who finished with an 11-1 record on the season, will host No. 11-seed Tulane at Vaught-Hemingway in first-round action on Saturday, December 20.
Spot the ball.@CFBPlayoff x #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/EpuOgAaiyI
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) December 7, 2025
Ole Miss and Tulane will kick off on the 20th at 2:30 pm. CT. The game will be broadcast on TNT and HBO Max.
2025-26 College Football Playoff Field
No. 6️⃣ Seed: Ole Miss // @OleMissFB#CFBPlayoff 🏈🏆 pic.twitter.com/9nv8guPbZE
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 7, 2025
If Ole Miss defeats the Green Wave, the Rebels will move on to the quarterfinal round where they will face SEC Champion Georgia on January 1, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. That game would be televised on ESPN.
Quarterfinals
Rose Bowl, Jan. 1: (1) Indiana vs. (8/9) Winner
Cotton Bowl, Dec. 31: (2) Ohio State vs. (7/10) Winner
Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1: (3) Georgia vs. (6/11) Winner
Orange Bowl, Jan. 1: (4) Texas Tech vs. (5/12) Winner
First round
(12) James Madison at (5) Oregon | Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m. | Winner faces (4) Texas Tech
(9) Alabama at (8) Oklahoma | Dec. 19, 8 p.m. | Winner faces (1) Indiana
(11) Tulane at (6) Ole Miss | Dec. 20, 3:30 p.m. | Winner faces (3) Georgia
(10) Miami at (7) Texas A&M | Dec. 20, Noon | Winner faces (2) Ohio State
Stay tuned for more info as it happens!
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. Email Evie at: Evie@TheRebelWalk.com
