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- QB/RB: Our run defense will decide the outcome in 2 weeks.

- QB/RB: Ole Miss' much-anticipated 2026 season finally gets rolling Sunday night in Nashville's Nissan Stadium.

- Ole Miss opens the Pete Golding era Sunday night in Nashville against No. 24 Louisville after reaching last season's CFP semifinal. - The preview identifies quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and running back Kewan Lacy as Heisman Trophy candidates anchoring the Ole Miss offense. - Louisville is framed as a College Football Playoff contender under Jeff Brohm, making the neutral-site opener a meaningful early resume test for Ole Miss.

- Ole Miss entered the Louisville opener with quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kewan Lacy, and wide receiver Deuce Alexander returning as offensive known commodities. - The Rebels also returned a trio of offensive linemen and two tight ends, giving the offense multiple options up front and at tight end for the opener.

- Ole Miss was listed as a 6.5-point favorite over Louisville with a 55.5 total for the neutral-site opener in Nashville, where the forecast called for an 88-degree kickoff temperature. - Pete Golding inherits an Ole Miss offense that ranked second nationally at nearly 490 yards per game and returns quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, who threw for 3,937 yards and 22 touchdowns, plus running back Kewan Lacy after a 1,567-yard, 24-touchdown season. - Ole Miss' defense is anchored by tackle Will Echoles after five sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss, while the returning personnel described the unit as deep across positions entering its first full season under Golding as head coach.

- Florida transfer Sharif Denson is expected to hold a major safety role for Ole Miss, and he said the secondary has developed strong chemistry entering the Louisville opener. - Pete Golding used a full mock game in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium to rehearse game-day procedures and reduce first-game anxiety before the neutral-site matchup. - Ole Miss believes daily work against Kewan Lacy prepared its defense for Louisville's similarly fast and elusive running back Isaac Brown. - The Rebels are preparing for Lincoln Kienholz as a mobile quarterback within Jeff Brohm's established system despite having little college film on the new Louisville starter. - Denson described Golding's defense as complex but said its explanatory teaching has helped players understand assignments, and he views the unit as talented and deep at every position.