Arkansas has just announced its SEC game for 2018 in War Memorial Stadium as the Razorbacks will host Ole Miss in Little Rock. The game will mark the 16th contest between Arkansas and Ole Miss in Little Rock.

The future of Razorback football in Little Rock remains in doubt as it was recently reported War Memorial Stadium would need $10 million in renovations to continue to host football games. Despite that report, the 2018 SEC game has been on the books for some time, however, the opponent for the game has remained unknown until Wednesday.

The Razorbacks have played annually in War Memorial Stadium since 1948. Interim Athletics Director Julie Cromer Peoples released a statement announcing the news.

“We look forward to our return to Central Arkansas to take on Ole Miss at War Memorial Stadium in October 2018. I know Razorback fans will be excited and ready to cheer on our team in a key Southeastern Conference Western Division matchup. Arkansas and Ole Miss first met on the football field more than a century ago and we look forward to the next chapter in this rivalry, in a venue that has hosted so many important games in this series.”

“I am both excited and grateful that the leadership of the University of Arkansas has chosen our longtime rival Ole Miss as the game at War Memorial Stadium in 2018,” War Memorial Stadium Commission Chairman Kevin Crass said. “As we celebrate the 70th year of the stadium, we need the fans in this part of the state to support the Hogs by assuring a sellout.”