Venue & Kickoff
Location: Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 3:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM CT
Broadcast: ABC (Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath)
Capacity: 61,000
Weather Forecast
Conditions: Partly cloudy
Temperature: ~82°F at kickoff
Wind: Light, 5–7 mph
Precipitation: ~25% chance in the morning, trending dry by kickoff
Impact: Minimal — warm, slightly humid conditions; no major weather disruptions expected
Injury Report
Ole Miss Rebels
Out: WR Caleb Cunningham, WR Traylon Ray, TE Luke Hasz
Doubtful: OL Terez Davis, WR Samari Reed
Questionable: CB Jaylon Braxton, TE Dae’Quan Wright, CB Ricky Fletcher, CB Dante Core, OL Delano Townsend
Kentucky Wildcats
Out: DL Nic Smith, WR David Washington Jr., WR Preston Bowman
Doubtful: WR DJ Miller
Questionable: RB Jamarion Wilcox, OL Aba Selm
Probable: DB DJ Waller Jr., DL M. Humphrey-Grace
Recent Form
Ole Miss: 695 yards of offense in opener; 15 players made first start for program
Kentucky: Defense held Toledo to 59 rush yards; offense leaned heavily on ground game
Key Player Matchups
QB Austin Simmons (OM) vs. QB Zach Calzada (UK)
Simmons: 20/31, 341 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT in debut
Calzada: 10/23, 85 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT; 1 rush TD
RB Kewan Lacy / Logan Diggs (OM) vs. RB Dante Dowdell / Seth McGowan (UK)
Lacy: 108 yds, 3 TD; Diggs: 91 yds, 1 TD
Dowdell: 129 yds, 1 TD; McGowan: 78 yds, 1 TD
WR Harrison Wallace III (OM) vs. CB Maxwell Hairston (UK)
Wallace: 5 rec, 130 yds, 1 TD
Hairston: All-SEC caliber cover corner
DL Zxavian Harris (OM) vs. UK Offensive Line
Harris: 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, 2 QB hurries vs. GSU
Series History
All-Time: Ole Miss leads 30–15–1
Last Meeting: Kentucky 20–17 (2024, Oxford)
Recent Trend: Last 4 meetings decided by one score; UK has covered in last two
Betting Trends
Ole Miss: 1–0 ATS in 2025; 6–4 ATS as ≥9.5-point favorite since 2023
Kentucky: 0–1 ATS in 2025; 4–0 ATS as ≥9.5-point underdog since 2023
UNDER has hit in last 2 meetings
Last 4 matchups decided by ≤7 points
Game Odds
Mississippi Rebels – 10
Kentucky Wildcats 50.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025
