Florida Gators vs. No. 7 Ole Miss Rebels: How to watch, channel, streaming

There is no shortage of compelling storylines for Saturday’s game between the Florida Gators and the No. 7 Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Miss.

Which UF team will show up: The one that nearly beat No. 5 Georgia two weeks ago or the one that was blasted in historic fashion by unranked Kentucky last Saturday? Can UF quarterback DJ Lagway get his mojo back after his benching against the Wildcats? Will the Rebels cement their status as a championship contender and come closer to locking up a playoff spot?

And, oh yeah, you have Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin competing against the program that has made him target No. 1 in the search to find its next coach.

All of this has made Florida-Ole Miss must-watch TV on Saturday night.

“This will be a challenging matchup,” Kiffin said Wednesday. “These guys, shoot, just two weeks ago were ahead of Georgia in the fourth quarter. Anytime you’ve got great defensive players — and they’ve played excellent defense for most of the season — and have a quarterback that’s extremely talented and a phenomenal running back, that’s a recipe to know that, hey, they can beat you at any time.”

Florida heads to Oxford at just 3-6 overall, 2-4 in the SEC. Ole Miss is 9-1, 5-1.

When the teams met in 2024, the No. 9 Rebels were stunned by unranked UF in Gainesville, 24-17. That loss likely knocked Ole Miss out of the College Football Playoff. This year, there’s just as much on the line for Kiffin’s team. Meanwhile, the Gators hope to pick up of the pieces after their worst loss to a Kentucky team since 1950.

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How to watch the Florida Gators vs. Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Sat. Nov. 15
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038), Oxford, Miss.
TV: ESPN
Stream: (Cox): 7 / 1007 [HD], (DirecTV): 8 [HD]
Radio: SiriusXM Channel: 145 [Gator Network]

On The Call — ESPN

Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen
Analyst: Louis Riddick
Reporter: Kris Budden

On The Call — Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD

Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley
Analyst: Shane Matthews
Reporter: Tate Casey

Betting Lines

BetMGM, On3’s official partner, lists Florida as a 13.5-point underdog (-110 for UF). The over/under is 53.5 (-110 for UF). The money line is +375 for the Gators and -500 for Ole Miss.

Gators-Rebels game notes

*Florida is 3-6 against the spread this season.

*UF leads the all-time series with Ole Miss 13-12-1 and is 6-2 in road games. The Gators have won three straight over the Rebels and four of five. In the first 32 years of the series, Ole Miss built a 7-1-1 lead.

*Florida is undefeated (11-0) when scoring 22 or more points since the 2024 season.

*All time, UF interim coaches have a combined record of 14-11. Galen Hall (8-0 in 1984) has eight of those wins.

*Florida is facing its sixth top-10 opponent of the season, tying the program record for most top-10 games in a year (1987). The 1987 UF team, crippled by NCAA probation, still found a way to go 6-6. 

*A win Saturday would be Florida’s highest AP-ranked victory since Nov. 7, 2020 vs. No. 5 Georgia in Jacksonville (44-28). In the last four seasons, Florida has five wins vs. Top 25 teams while unranked, including three vs. the AP Top 10: 2022 vs. No. 7 Utah, 2023 vs. No. 11 Tennessee, 2024 vs. No. 21 LSU, 2024 vs. No. 9 Ole Miss, 2025 vs. No. 9 Texas.

*Kiffin is 0-3 in his career vs. Florida as a head coach; at Tennessee (0-1) and Ole Miss (0-2).