ESPN announces kickoff times for trio of SEC rivalry games on Black Friday
By Sydney Hunte
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ESPN on Tuesday revealed the kickoff times of three of Rivalry Week games on Black Friday — November 27 — featuring SEC teams. All three will be televised on ABC.
Ole Miss hosts Mississippi State at noon ET in the latest edition of the Egg Bowl. It will be Pete Golding‘s first taste of the long-running rivalry as the Rebels’ head coach, and he and Trinidad Chambliss will be tasked with extending their team’s three-game win streak against the Bulldogs. Jeff Lebby, the Rebels’ offensive coordinator from 2020 to 2021, led the Bulldogs to some small gains in 2025.
At 3:30 p.m., Florida visits Florida State. Jon Sumrall and the Gators hope that there’s at least some progress toward a successful season after a 4-8 mark in 2025. Meanwhile, Mike Norvell, heading into Year 7 in Tallahassee, is facing a white-hot seat after a second-straight sub.-500 season. Since going 10-3 in 2022 and 13-1 in 2023, Norvell is 7-17 (3-13 ACC) in his last two seasons combined.
Rounding out the day is Texas vs. Texas A&M at 7:30 p.m. ET. Arch Manning, in what will presumably be his final season at Texas, helped lead the Longhorns to a 27-17 win in Austin in 2025. The Aggies, behind Marcel Reed and coming off a first-ever College Football Playoff appearance, will have revenge on their minds.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
