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LSU · SEC2026 College GameDay opens with three SEC stops at LSU, Texas and Ole Miss
College GameDay will spend the first three weeks of the 2026 season inside the SEC, giving LSU, Texas and Ole Miss the opening television stage before the rest of the schedule enters the picture.
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AUG 22, 2026
AUG 22, 2026
01 · The NewsWhat Happened
College GameDay will open the 2026 season with three straight SEC visits. LSU will host the show in Week 1, Texas will host in Week 2, and Ole Miss will host in Week 3. The schedule gives the conference exclusive ownership of the program's first three stops. The announcement identifies the schools and weeks, but it doesn't include the specific games tied to each campus. It also doesn't establish whether any of the three matchups will carry playoff, rivalry or championship implications when the season arrives.
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