Ole Miss vs Louisville
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Projected score, total and win probability for Ole Miss vs Louisville, priced against the betting line — with injuries, form and the key statistical mismatches.
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A F P L N A C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L M A T C H U P R E P O R T V S Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals 2026 Season G E N E R A T E D A U G U S T 3 0 , 2 0 2 6 0 5 : 5 3 P M I N T H I S R E P O R T 01 Matchup Overview 02 Visual Analytics 03 SP Ratings 04 ELO Ratings 05 FPI Ratings 06 SRS Ratings 07 Advanced Team Stats 08 Returning Production 09 Team Talent 10 Team PPA 11 Player PPA 12 Team Season Stats 13 Adjusted Team Metrics 14 Ole Miss Rebels Injury Updates 15 Louisville Cardinals Injury Updates 16 Key Player Matchups 17 Ole Miss Rebels Roster Updates 18 Louisville Cardinals Roster Updates 19 Ole Miss Rebels Practice and Scrimmage Updates 20 Louisville Cardinals Practice and Scrimmage Updates 21 Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals Media Matchup Analysis 22 Game Conditions and Betting Context 23 Final Prediction
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01 MATCHUP OVERVIEW This section sets the stage for who these teams are, what is at stake, the series history drawn only from the supplied head-to- head block, and the listed broadcast. Ole Miss of the SEC and Louisville of the ACC open the 2026 season against each other on September 6 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, a designated home game for the Rebels that is also coded as a neutral-site contest. ABC holds the national broadcast. The only prior meeting came in Week 1 of 2021 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where Ole Miss won 43-24; the Rebels therefore hold a 1-0 series edge with no ties. Both programs enter with zero games played, so the result will be the first data point of the year for two staffs still installing identity after heavy roster turnover. The stakes are immediate and unforgiving: a season-opening measuring stick between an SEC program that returned more than half its predicted-points production and an ACC side that returned far less, particularly in the passing game. History is thin—one blowout five years ago on a different neutral field—so this meeting will be decided by the 2026 rosters, not lingering narrative. The Rebels’ higher returning production and recruiting base give them the structural edge on paper, but Louisville’s coaching continuity under Jeff Brohm and a rebuilt defensive front make it a legitimate early-season test rather than a ceremonial opener. 02 VISUAL ANALYTICS Generated directly from the CollegeFootballData feeds for this matchup. The same visuals appear on every report, so numbers can be compared like- for-like from one game to the next. GAME CONDITIONS · The forecast and the ground it will be played on: temperature, wind and precipitation beside the stadium's surface, roof, capacity and elevation. Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 2 of 12
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POWER RATING DASHBOARD · SP+, FPI and Elo side by side. SP+ and FPI are points-above-average ratings; the SP+ defensive rating counts down, so a lower bar is the better defense. EFFICIENCY PROFILE · Every advanced metric converted to a national percentile against all FBS teams, so the outer ring is always the better number regardless of which way the raw stat runs. MISMATCH MATRIX · Each offense measured directly against the defense it will face. Bars show the percentile gap; the longer the bar, the wider that specific unit-vs-unit edge. Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 3 of 12
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SEASON FORM TREND · Week-by-week predicted points added. This is where you see a team trending up or falling apart, which season averages hide. TOP INDIVIDUAL IMPACT · The players who have actually moved the needle, ranked by total PPA. Cross-reference this against the injury and roster sections. ROSTER CONTINUITY & TALENT · How much production each team returned from last season, alongside the recruiting talent composite. Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 4 of 12
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PROJECTED MARGIN BY SYSTEM · What each rating system independently projects, plus the market line and the blended consensus used as the model's anchor. WIN PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION · The consensus margin spread across the historical error distribution for college football projections. The shaded area on each side is that team's win probability. 03 SP RATINGS SP+ is a points-above-average rating that measures expected scoring margin against an average FBS opponent; a lower defensive rating is better. Ole Miss posts a 16.5 overall SP+ (offense 35.2, defense 19.4, special teams 0.7). Louisville sits at 11.1 overall (offense 30.7, defense 19.8, special teams 0.2). National averages are roughly -0.52 overall, 25.7 offense, 26.2 defense and 0.01 special teams. 1 The 5.4-point overall gap is almost entirely an offensive story. Ole Miss’s 35.2 offensive rating sits well above the national mean and 4.5 points clear of Louisville’s 30.7; that is the difference between a unit that should consistently move the chains and one that will need explosive plays to keep pace. Defensively the two sides are virtually identical (19.4 versus 19.8), both well better than the 26.2 national mark, so neither defense is a sieve and neither is a shutdown unit. Special teams slightly favor the Rebels Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 5 of 12
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(0.7 to 0.2). As the Power Rating Dashboard shows, the SP+ edge is real but not crushing; it projects a one-score game if the defenses play to their ratings. The practical implication for this matchup is that Ole Miss should be able to sustain drives more reliably, especially if Louisville’s interior is thinned by the absence of Jeffery Clark. Louisville’s offense, while competent, starts from a lower baseline and will need efficiency on early downs to avoid long-yardage situations against a comparable Rebel defense. The near-even defensive ratings mean the game is unlikely to become a track meet unless one side’s secondary or front seven underperforms the SP+ projection. 04 ELO RATINGS No data was available for this section. 05 FPI RATINGS FPI expresses expected points above average against a typical opponent and also supplies resume context. Ole Miss holds a 16.029 FPI (FPI rank 13, strength of schedule rank 6). Louisville is at 9.454 (FPI rank 28, strength of schedule rank 58). 1 The 6.6-point FPI gap is larger than the SP+ gap and implies Ole Miss is a clearer favorite once schedule strength is considered. Louisville’s remaining SOS rank of 58 versus Ole Miss’s 6 tells you the Cardinals’ path through the ACC is softer than the Rebels’ SEC gauntlet; that does not help them this week. FPI’s offense-and-defense blend is not broken out, but the overall number lines up with SP+ in identifying Ole Miss as the more complete team. Because FPI is a points-above-average metric, the 6.6-point difference plus a modest home/neutral adjustment already lives inside the statistical baseline’s 8.4-point ratings consensus. The ranking disparity (13 versus 28) also signals that the market’s 6.5-point spread is a shade conservative relative to the two independent power ratings we do have. Louisville will need its rebuilt offensive line and whatever version of the quarterback room is healthy to outperform FPI just to keep this inside a field goal. 06 SRS RATINGS No data was available for this section. 07 ADVANCED TEAM STATS No data was available for this section. 08 RETURNING PRODUCTION Returning production measures the share of last season’s predicted-points-added and snap usage that is back on the roster. Ole Miss returned 279.4 total PPA (50.3 percent), including 79.1 percent of passing PPA, 83.8 percent of rushing PPA, but only 19.4 percent of receiving PPA; overall usage is 67.9 percent. Louisville returned 92.3 total PPA (34.8 percent), zero passing PPA, 84.6 percent of rushing PPA and 18.2 percent of receiving PPA; overall usage is just 26.8 percent. 1 The disparity is lopsided. Ole Miss brings back the majority of its offensive value and nearly all of its rushing production, which should translate into schematic familiarity and fewer “who’s the hot hand” questions in Week 1. Louisville’s 34.8 percent returning PPA, and especially the complete absence of returning passing PPA, means the Cardinals are starting from scratch in the most important phase of a Brohm offense. The 26.8 percent usage figure underscores how many new bodies will be on the field. That returning-production gap is one of the cleaner edges in this matchup and is visible on the Roster Continuity & Talent chart. Ole Miss can lean on continuity in the run game and at quarterback (whatever the depth chart ultimately shows) while Louisville must generate passing production from a room that returned none of last year’s PPA. If the Cardinals’ new receivers and the quarterback who wins the job cannot create positive PPA immediately, the Rebels’ returning core should control time of possession and keep Louisville’s defense on the field. 09 TEAM TALENT The 247Sports composite talent score is a recruiting-based measure of the raw athletic inventory on the roster. Ole Miss sits at 885.72. Louisville is at 739.97. 1 Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 6 of 12
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A 146-point talent gap is the largest single structural advantage in the data set. It shows up in the trenches and at the skill positions that decide close games in September. Ole Miss has stocked the roster with four-star transfers at receiver, offensive tackle, edge and the secondary; Louisville’s incoming class is heavier on three-stars and portal depth pieces. Talent does not play the game by itself, but it raises the floor when a team is still installing and when injuries hit. The practical effect this week is that Ole Miss should have more interchangeable pieces if the right-tackle competition or the corner group that was banged up in camp needs a next-man-up answer. Louisville’s lower composite means the Cardinals have less margin for a starter sitting (Clark already will) or a freshman being thrown into a high-leverage spot. As the Roster Continuity & Talent chart illustrates, the Rebels hold both the returning-production and the recruiting-base edges; those two numbers together explain why the power ratings cluster around a one-score Ole Miss win rather than a toss-up. 10 TEAM PPA No data was available for this section. 11 PLAYER PPA No data was available for this section. 12 TEAM SEASON STATS No data was available for this section. 13 ADJUSTED TEAM METRICS No data was available for this section. 14 OLE MISS REBELS INJURY UPDATES This section covers only medical availability, presented as two separate source groups. Live web research: No data was available. Injury feed: Defensive coordinator Pete Golding described the cornerback group as the most banged-up unit over the last ten days of camp, all of it soft-tissue and none of it season-ending; those players were expected to return during Louisville week. The offensive line was the other area that required plug-and-play shuffling, but Golding said those linemen were healthy and ramping back up. 313 The right-tackle job remained an open competition between Tommy Kinsler (most consistent, flashed for 30-35 snaps in the second scrimmage) and Carius Curne (back for consecutive weeks but still chasing consistency). 13 Terez Davis was locking down left tackle, which would leave only one tackle spot unresolved. 16 Freshman wide receiver Caleb Cunningham, limited to three games last season, was fully healthy, flashing in camp and named to the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year watch list. 15 Defensive lineman Oatis was healthy and focused on pass-rush work as the team transitioned to game week. 14 Golding also indicated the staff would consider late additions only at the banged-up spots, not at tight end or defensive line. 9 The net picture is a roster that absorbed camp attrition at corner and on the offensive line but is trending toward full availability for the opener. An unsettled right tackle is the one lingering football problem; everything else Golding described as “hurt, not injured.” Cunningham’s health adds a different body type to the receiver room at a moment when Ole Miss returned only 19 percent of last year’s receiving PPA. None of the listed issues rise to the level of a high-PPA player being ruled out, which is why the injury picture does not by itself demand a large adjustment off the ratings baseline. 15 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS INJURY UPDATES This section covers only medical availability, presented as two separate source groups. Live web research: Quarterback Tyler Shough (Texas Tech transfer) was cleared for the opener after a spring shoulder injury and practiced without limitation throughout camp. 17 Wide receiver Chris Bell (Oregon transfer) is questionable with a hamstring strain suffered August 25 and had not participated in full team drills; he is a game-time decision. 18 Defensive tackle Jeffery Clark (UCLA transfer) is out after arthroscopic knee surgery on August 18 and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. 19 Running back Isaac Brown missed the final week of camp with a minor ankle sprain but was cleared and is expected to start. 20 Safety M.J. Griffin left the August 30 morning walkthrough with an apparent leg injury; the report is unofficial and unconfirmed by the team. 21 Injury feed: The stored feed mirrors the same five players and statuses: Clark out, Brown probable, Shough clear to play, Bell Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 7 of 12
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questionable, Griffin unknown. 21718192021 Clark’s absence is the only confirmed starter-level loss and it hits the interior of a defense whose SP+ rating (19.8) is already only a hair worse than Ole Miss’s. Bell’s hamstring, if it keeps him out, removes a deep threat and funnels more targets to the remaining receivers and tight ends against a Rebel secondary that was itself dealing with camp soft-tissue issues. Brown’s clearance keeps the ground game intact. The Griffin report is too low-confidence to move a projection. Collectively the Cardinals are less healthy than the Rebels heading into a game in which their returning passing PPA was already zero; that combination is the clearest injury-based reason to shade the margin slightly toward Ole Miss. 16 KEY PLAYER MATCHUPS This section isolates the individual battles most likely to decide the game, tied where possible to the available roster, injury and returning-production numbers. Ole Miss’s offensive line—Terez Davis at left tackle and the unresolved Kinsler/Curne competition at right tackle—will spend the afternoon against a Louisville front that is already missing interior starter Jeffery Clark and may be without full health from edge Ashton Gillotte. 16131978 That is a classic “can they protect long enough for the returning passing PPA to show up” matchup. Louisville’s remaining interior pieces (Demeco Kennedy, Daylen Russell after his move inside) will be asked to generate push against a Rebel line that Golding said had been “hit hard” in camp but was healthy by Louisville week. If the Rebels’ tackles hold up, Ole Miss’s 35.2 SP+ offense should find the explosives that Louisville’s 19.8 defense is not built to erase. On the other side, Louisville’s backfield (Isaac Brown cleared, Duke Watson back to full participation) runs into an Ole Miss front that returned a high share of its rushing defense and added multiple four-star edges in the portal. 2083 Brown’s ankle is behind him, but the Cardinals returned only 34.8 percent of last year’s PPA and none of the passing PPA; they cannot afford negative plays on first down. The secondary matchup is equally stark: Ole Miss’s corners were the most banged-up group in camp but were expected back, while Louisville restored Jabari Mack and D’Angelo Hutchinson via court order and may be without Griffin. 32721 Those are the two places where a single missed assignment becomes a chunk play. Because Player PPA is unavailable, these battles are inferred from availability and returning production rather than individual predicted-points numbers; they still point to Ole Miss having more answers when the first punch lands. 17 OLE MISS REBELS ROSTER UPDATES This section covers non-injury roster news only, beginning with the verified portal and then the researched items. Verified transfer_portal moves: Incoming four-stars include WR Darrell Gill Jr. (Syracuse), OT Carius Curne (LSU), QB Deuce Knight (Auburn), CB Jay Crawford (Auburn), EDGE Blake Purchase (Oregon), S Edwin Joseph (Florida State), EDGE Jordan Renaud (Alabama), DL Michai Boireau (Florida), LB Luke Ferrelli (California) and WR Horatio Fields (Auburn), plus a long list of three-star additions at skill, line and the secondary. Outgoing includes 5-star EDGE Princewill Umanmielen (LSU), 4-star QB Austin Simmons (Missouri), 4-star EDGE Da'Shawn Womack (Auburn), 4-star IOL Devin Harper (LSU), 4-star WR Winston Watkins (LSU), 4-star LB TJ Dottery (LSU), 4-star WR Cayden Lee (Missouri), and later moves of DL Zxavian Harris and TE Dae'Quan Wright to LSU in mid- August. 1 Researched news: Beat reports named sophomore Austin Simmons the starting quarterback after a three-way camp competition. 41 Junior DT Walter Nolen was moved from a projected starting role to a rotational backup in a defensive-line shuffle. 42 Rumors of a Tre Harris suspension were unconfirmed; he was seen in full practice. 43 Transfer edge Tyler Baron was cleared for immediate eligibility. 44 True freshman RB Trey Green was listed second on the depth chart behind Rashad Amos. 45 Golding said the staff would not scramble for late additions at tight end or defensive line. 9 Early enrollees Barnes, Reed and Curtis were described as already rewarding the program’s investment. 10 The portal ledger shows Ole Miss both raided and was raided: they lost a 5-star edge and a 4-star quarterback but replaced them with volume at every level of the roster. The researched starter declaration for Simmons sits in tension with the verified portal entry that lists him at Missouri; the portal is treated as ground truth for who actually moved. What remains is a roster that added four-star talent at the exact spots (receiver, tackle, edge, secondary) that the returning-production numbers said were thin. That influx, more than any single depth-chart note, is why the talent composite sits 146 points above Louisville’s. 18 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS ROSTER UPDATES This section covers non-injury roster news only, beginning with the verified portal and then the researched items. Verified transfer_portal moves: Incoming four-stars include WR Tre Richardson (Vanderbilt), WR Lawayne McCoy (Florida State) and TE Brody Foley (Tulsa); three-star additions include QB Lincoln Kienholz (Ohio State), S Koen Entringer (Iowa), IOL Eryx Daugherty (Boston College), OT Cason Henry (South Carolina), EDGE Tyler Thompson (North Carolina), RB Marquise Davis (Missouri), S TJ Banks (from Ole Miss), and a large group of three-star linemen and defensive backs. Outgoing includes 4-star RB Isaac Brown (destination unlisted), 4-star IOL Jordan Church (Texas Tech), 4-star EDGE AJ Green (unlisted), and a long list of Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 8 of 12
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three-star departures at skill, line and the secondary, plus late moves of S D'Angelo Hutchinson to Cincinnati. 1 Researched news: Safeties D’Angelo Hutchinson and corner Jabari Mack had eligibility restored via temporary restraining order and are expected to start; linebacker Kalib Perry was not included in the order and remains ineligible. 27 Lincoln Kienholz, the Ohio State transfer, was described as the expected starter against Ole Miss, Brohm’s fourth straight portal quarterback. 53 Purdue transfer DT Demeco Kennedy is expected to fill the interior run-stuffing role, and Daylen Russell has been moved from edge to interior defensive line after adding weight. 54 The portal and the court rulings pull in opposite directions. Louisville added a four-star receiver duo and a quarterback with remaining eligibility, but they also lost a 4-star running back (even if later injury reports still list Brown as active) and a veteran safety who then reappeared via TRO. The net is a roster that is still searching for a passing-game identity after returning zero passing PPA. Kienholz versus Shough remains an unresolved public narrative; both names appear in the data. The interior-line additions (Kennedy, Russell’s move) matter more this week because Clark is already out. Eligibility restorations at safety and corner help the secondary, but they do not close the 146-point talent gap. 19 OLE MISS REBELS PRACTICE AND SCRIMMAGE UPDATES This section covers practice participation, scrimmage results and camp reporting in the final week before the opener. Pete Golding said the Rebels were banged up “within reason” after camp, with corners and the offensive line the two groups that required the most plug-and-play, and that those players would be back for Louisville week. 133 Official practice reports described the transition to game week and Oatis’s focus on pass-rush work. 147274 The second scrimmage prompted Golding to say the offense needed to clean up mistakes. 73 Early-enrollee freshmen were already earning snaps. 10 Golding also made clear the staff was not hunting late roster patches at tight end or defensive line. 9 The picture that emerges is a defense that was ahead of the offense in camp, a right-tackle job still being settled, and a coaching staff that believes the soft-tissue issues will be behind them by kickoff. Multiple reports of “best week of preparation” and specific work against Louisville tempo and pressure looks suggest the Rebels treated this as a real game week rather than an exhibition. The unresolved tackle competition is the one practice note that could still show up in protection against a Cardinals front that will be desperate to generate negative plays. Everything else points to a team that used the final week to install rather than to survive injuries. 20 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS PRACTICE AND SCRIMMAGE UPDATES This section covers practice participation, scrimmage results and camp reporting in the final week before the opener. Jeff Brohm said after a closed scrimmage that true freshman Cutter Boley took the majority of first-team reps but graduate transfer Tyler Shough remained the starter; the offense was still installing red-zone packages. 77 Ashton Gillotte was limited with a minor ankle sprain mid-week but expected to be full-go. 78 The offensive staff installed a “base tite” and empty package specifically for Ole Miss pressure. 79 Linebacker T.J. Capers was held out one day with hamstring tightness and listed day-to-day. 80 The team ran extra muddle-huddle and no-huddle tempo work to try to dictate pace. 81 The final fall scrimmage produced four offensive touchdowns and two turnovers; Brohm said the defense dominated the first 20 plays. 82 Freshman RB Duke Watson was limited with a knee bruise then returned to full participation. 83 Brohm also used a scrimmage to warn that the defense still needed to tighten up. 8486 Louisville’s camp closed with the offense showing scoring punch but also the two turnovers that Brohm cannot live with against an Ole Miss defense that forces them. The quarterback hierarchy was publicly affirmed (Shough starter, Boley pushing) even as other reports named Kienholz the expected Week 1 quarterback; both versions exist in the source material. Tempo drills and specific pressure packages indicate Brohm is trying to shorten the game and protect a quarterback who may still be finding timing. Gillotte’s ankle and Capers’s hamstring are the two practice injuries that could matter if they linger; Clark’s absence is already baked in. The Cardinals look like a team that will try to control clock and avoid the explosives Ole Miss’s returning production is built to create. 21 OLE MISS REBELS VS LOUISVILLE CARDINALS MEDIA MATCHUP ANALYSIS No data was available for this section. 22 GAME CONDITIONS AND BETTING CONTEXT This section covers the forecast, the venue, what those conditions do to this matchup’s style, each team’s ATS record, and the market win probability versus the statistical baseline. The game is outdoors at Nissan Stadium (artificial turf, open air, capacity 69,143, elevation 121 m) in Nashville. The forecast is Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 9 of 12
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85.8 degrees, 50 percent humidity, wind 8.1 mph from 25 degrees, and a “Light Rain” condition with zero recorded precipitation. [game_context] Neither team has an ATS record; the season has not started. The market (Bovada, DraftKings) posts Ole Miss -6.5 with a 55.5 total and a 67.3 percent pregame win probability. The statistical baseline, a 50/50 blend of the ratings consensus and that market line, sits at a 7.44-point Ole Miss margin, a 55.2 total, and a 70.9 percent home win probability. As the Game Conditions chart shows, the stadium is not a dome, so the forecast is live. An 8-mph wind is not enough to take the deep ball away, but light rain on turf at 86 degrees with 50 percent humidity is enough to put a thumb on the scale for the better rushing attack and to shave a point or two off the total. Ole Miss returned 83.8 percent of its rushing PPA; Louisville returned 84.6 percent of its own but far less overall production. Rain that stays light should not turn this into a 17-13 game, yet it does reduce the chance that Louisville’s rebuilt passing game (zero returning passing PPA) can out- score an Ole Miss offense that lives in the 30s in SP+. Elevation is negligible. Capacity is real but this is a neutral-ish crowd, not a packed Vaught-Hemingway, so the 2.4-point home-field number in the baseline is already a conservative stand-in. The market is a point and a half tighter than the ratings consensus; that gap is the betting question the rest of this report is built to answer. 23 FINAL PREDICTION Ole Miss wins this game. The projected final score after every adjustment argued above is Ole Miss 31, Louisville 23—an 8-point margin. The statistical baseline consensus (50 percent ratings, 50 percent market) was 7.44 points and a 31-24 rounding; the one-point shade toward the Rebels is the injury and returning-production adjustment. Jeffery Clark is out for 4-6 weeks, Chris Bell is questionable, and Louisville returned zero passing PPA; those are concrete, cited reasons to move off an already modest baseline rather than to stay glued to it. 19181 Light rain on turf further trims the Cardinals’ chance to keep this a shootout. The market is Ole Miss -6.5 and 55.5. The play is Ole Miss -6.5; a projected 8-point win covers. The total play is under 55.5; 31 + 23 = 54, and the rain-plus-Clark combination is more likely to suppress Louisville’s scoring than to inflate Ole Miss’s. The decisive reasons are the ones the ratings already saw and the ones they could not. SP+ (16.5 to 11.1) and FPI (16.0 to 9.5) both say Ole Miss is the better team by a one-score margin; returning production (50 percent versus 35 percent, and 79 percent of passing PPA versus zero) and the 146-point talent gap say the Rebels have more ways to be right when the first punch lands. Louisville’s interior is already down a starter and its deep-threat receiver is in doubt; Ole Miss’s camp attrition at corner and tackle was described as soft-tissue and returning. In light rain, the team that returned its running game and its passing-game PPA should be the one that still functions when the ball is wet. That is Ole Miss, by a field goal and a bit more. THE VERDICT · The projected final score, win probability, the model's spread set against the market and the pick that comparison implies — the report's bottom line in one card. SOURCES Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 10 of 12
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1. College Football Data API (CollegeFootballData) https://collegefootballdata.com 2. College football injury feed (Injury feed) https://www.rotowire.com/cfootball/news.php 3. How healthy is Ole Miss with the season opener approaching? - HottyToddy.com - Ole Miss Sports, Oxford Entertainment, Dining & More (HottyToddy.com) https://www.hottytoddy.com/2026/08/25/pete-golding-ole-miss-injury-update/ 4. After Shoulder Surgery, Ole Miss Has a New Plan for Star Running Back Kewan Lacy - The Rebel Walk https://therebelwalk.com/2026/08/after-shoulder-surgery-ole-miss-has-a-new-plan-for- star-running-back-kewan-lacy/ 5. Injuries to Monitor For Ole Miss Entering Fall Camp https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/football/injuries-to-monitor-for-ole-miss-entering- fall-camp 6. Final Projection of Ole Miss’ Depth Chart Entering 2026 Season https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/football/final-projection-of-ole-miss-depth-chart- entering-2026-season 7. Ole Miss injury updates for Week 1 vs Georgia State: Are the Rebels healthy? https://olehottytoddy.com/ole-miss-injury-updates-for-week-1-vs-georgia-state-are- the-rebels-healthy-01k36e0zz4a0 8. 2026 Football Schedule - Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/schedule 9. Pete Golding explains Ole Miss’ stance on late roster additions - HottyToddy.com - Ole Miss Sports, Oxford Entertainment, Dining & More (HottyToddy.com) https://www.hottytoddy.com/2026/08/25/ole-miss-daequan-wright-zxavian-harris-lsu/ 10. Barnes, Reed and Curtis are rewarding Ole Miss’ early investment - HottyToddy.com - Ole Miss Sports, Oxford Entertainment, Dining & More https://www.hottytoddy.com/2026/08/27/ole-miss-early-enrollees-freshman-impact/ 11. 2026 Mississippi Rebels Football Depth Chart | Ourlads.com https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/depth-chart.aspx? id=91602&s=ole-miss 12. Louisville vs. Ole Miss (Sep 6, 2026) Live Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401856661/louisville-ole-miss 13. Pete Golding: corner and O-line banged up in camp, all healthy heading into Louisville week (The Rebel Walk) https://therebelwalk.com/2026/08/transcript-everything-pete-golding-said-monday-as- the-rebels-enter-the-final-stretch-before-louisville/ 14. Ole Miss practice report: Rebels begin transition to game week; Oatis focused on pass rush (Ole Miss Athletics via Hotty Toddy) https://olemisssports.com/news/2026/8/25/football-practice-report-rebels-begin- transition-to-game-week 15. Caleb Cunningham healthy and flashing; named to Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year watch list (HottyToddy.com) https://www.hottytoddy.com/2026/08/26/caleb-cunningham-shaun-alexander-watch- list/ 16. Terez Davis locking down left tackle; Tommie Kinsler would start at right tackle if season started today (Red Cup Rebellion) https://www.redcuprebellion.com/ole-miss-rebels-football/41407/ole-miss-football- 2026-preview-lists-trinidad-chambliss-kewan-lacy-concerns-questions 17. Shough cleared for season opener after shoulder recovery (Louisville Courier Journal) https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2026/08/28/louisville- football-tyler-shough-injury-update/ 18. Receiver Chris Bell questionable with hamstring strain (Cardinal Sports Zone) https://cardinalsportszone.com/2026/08/29/louisville-football-chris-bell-injury- questionable-ole-miss/ 19. DT Jeffery Clark out for opener after knee surgery (WDRB Louisville) https://www.wdrb.com/sports/louisville-football-jeffery-clark-out-for-ole- miss/article_2026-08-27.html 20. RB Isaac Brown cleared after ankle sprain (Louisville Athletics) https://gocards.com/news/2026/8/27/football-brohm-presser-isaac-brown-cleared.aspx 21. Safety M.J. Griffin leaves walkthrough with leg injury - status unknown (Cardinal Sports Zone (unofficial report)) https://cardinalsportszone.com/2026/08/30/mj-griffin-injury-walkthrough-ole-miss/ 22. Louisville Cardinals' QB Battle: Deuce Adams Steps Up as Miller Moss Sidelined (2026) https://lewislanebc.org/article/louisville-cardinals-qb-battle-deuce-adams-steps-up-as- miller-moss-sidelined 23. Isaac Brown Limited in Louisville Scrimmage: Cards Manage RB Depth Ahead of 2026 Season (2026) https://youmetees.com/article/isaac-brown-limited-in-louisville-scrimmage-cards- manage-rb-depth-ahead-of-2026-season 24. Louisville Cardinals' QB Battle: Deuce Adams Steps Up as Miller Moss Sidelined (2026) https://dianasonis.com/article/louisville-cardinals-qb-battle-deuce-adams-steps-up-as- miller-moss-sidelined 25. Louisville Injury Report: Cards short a few for opener vs EKU https://247sports.com/college/louisville/article/jeff-brohm-louisville-nate-kurisky-vic- cutler-out-for-eastern-kentucky-game-253180303/ 26. 3 key Louisville football players who must step up to upset No. 9 Ole Miss https://bigredlouie.com/3-key-louisville-football-players-who-must-step-up-to-upset-no- 9-ole-miss- 48. Most Glaring Concern Ole Miss Football Still Hasn't Solved https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/football/most-glaring-concern-ole-miss- football-still-hasnt-solved 49. Ole Miss football news: QB that Trinidad Chambliss replaced as starter signs with SEC rival https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/ole-miss-football-news-qb-trinidad- chambliss-replaced-starter-signs-with-sec-rival 50. One More Year? Court Ruling Opens Door for Three Former Rebels to Return to College Football - The Rebel Walk https://therebelwalk.com/2026/08/one-more-year-court-ruling-opens-door-for- three-former-rebels-to-return-to-college-football/ 51. Ole Miss Knows Most of 2026 Starters — Here's What's Still Up for Grabs - HottyToddy.com - Ole Miss Sports, Oxford Entertainment, Dining & More https://www.hottytoddy.com/2026/05/24/ole-miss-knows-most-of-2026-starters- heres-whats-still-up-for-grabs/ 52. 3 Lane Kiffin Starters At Ole Miss, And Jack Pyburn Could End Up At LSU After Ruling By Baton Rouge Judge | TigerRag.com https://www.tigerrag.com/3-lane-kiffin-starters-at-ole-miss-and-jack-pyburn- could-end-up-at-lsu-after-ruling-by-baton-rouge-judge/ 53. Lincoln Kienholz expected to be Louisville's starting quarterback vs Ole Miss (Louisville Courier Journal) https://www.courier- journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2026/08/20/louisville-football-starting- quarterbacks-acc-jeff-brohm-lincoln-kienholz-tyler-shough-miller- moss/91020504007/ 54. Louisville transfer defensive lineman Demeco Kennedy expected to fill key interior role (Fantasy Nerds) https://www.fantasynerds.com/news/story/2026/08/27/louisville-dl-clev-lubin- leads-talented-edge-rushers-interior-concerns-remain-1606753 55. Louisville Football 2026 Position Previews: Quarterbacks https://www.si.com/college/louisville/louisville-football-2026-position-previews- quarterbacks-01kzvmt9nf9t 56. UofL football, recent starting quarterbacks compare to ACC https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2026/08/20/louisville- football-starting-quarterbacks-acc-jeff-brohm-lincoln-kienholz-tyler-shough-miller- moss/91020504007/ 57. Louisville Cardinals 2026 | Offensive Breakdown and More https://thegruelingtruth.com/college-football/university-of-louisville-cardinals- 2026-football-offensive-breakdown/ 58. Louisville Cardinals: Lance Robinson Steps Up as O-Line Leader (2026) https://riadlouna.com/article/louisville-cardinals-lance-robinson-steps-up-as-o- line-leader 59. 100 Days to Kickoff: Opponent Previews - Louisville | From The Rumble Seat https://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/georgia-tech-football/37027/100-days-to- kickoff-opponent-previews-louisville 60. Kiffin: New third-down package installed for Louisville (Ole Miss Spirit) https://olemiss.rivals.com/news/kiffin-previews-louisville-week-three 61. Final fall scrimmage: Defense dominates; offense 'needs to be cleaner' (The Oxford Eagle) https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2026/08/22/rebels-wrap-up-fall-camp-with- scrimmage/ 62. Tre Harris limited with hamstring strain; Kiffin says 'day-to-day' (247Sports) https://247sports.com/college/ole-miss/Article/ole-miss-football-tre-harris-injury- update-louisville-22678945/ 63. Ole Miss left tackle rotation: Pounds and Williams to play vs. Louisville (The Commercial Appeal) https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/ole- miss/2026/08/29/ole-miss-louisville-left-tackle-rotation/73890156007/ 64. Golding: Ole Miss prepared for Louisville's tempo (Ole Miss Athletics) https://olemisssports.com/news/2026/8/29/golding-previews-louisville.aspx 65. Ulysses Bentley IV returns to full practice after load management (The Clarion Ledger) https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2026/08/29/ole- miss-ulysses-bentley-practice-update/73890234007/ 66. Rebels rework kickoff return unit, Amos to handle returns (Ole Miss Spirit) https://olemiss.rivals.com/news/special-teams-preview-louisville-week-three 67. Caden Prieskorn returns to full practice, expected to play (247Sports) https://247sports.com/college/ole-miss/Article/ole-miss-caden-prieskorn-injury- update-louisville-22692345/ 68. Weis: New screen package installed to exploit Louisville's aggressive defense (The Oxford Eagle) https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2026/08/28/weis-talks-offensive-plans-for-louisville/ 69. Dart confident in game plan, praises offensive line communication (Ole Miss Spirit) https://olemiss.rivals.com/news/dart-confident-ahead-of-louisville 70. Deantre Prince absent from practice for personal matter (Ole Miss 247) https://247sports.com/college/ole-miss/Board/594/Contents/deantre-prince- absent-22693458/ 71. Kiffin: 'Best week of preparation' before Louisville (Ole Miss Athletics) https://olemisssports.com/news/2026/8/30/kiffin-final-remarks-before- louisville.aspx Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 11 of 12
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27. UofL football's Jabari Mack and De'Angelo Hutchinson eligible for 2026 (Louisville Courier Journal / USA Today Network) https://derby.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2026/08/21/louisville- football-eligibility-deangelo-hutchinson-jabari-mack-kalib-perry-uofl-cardinals- roster/91401734007/ 28. 2026 Football Schedule - University of Louisville Athletic https://gocards.com/sports/football/schedule 29. Louisville football injury updates: Jeff Brohm reveals latest on multiple Cardinals players for Week 2 | Arizona Sports Fans Forum https://www.arizonasportsfans.com/forum/threads/louisville-football-injury-updates- jeff-brohm-reveals-latest-on-multiple-cardinals-players-for-week-2.854065/ 30. 2026 Louisville Cardinals Football Depth Chart | Ourlads.com https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/depth-chart/louisville/90958/ 31. Ole Miss and Louisville not scheduled in 2026 (FBSchedules.com) https://fbschedules.com/ole-miss-football-schedule/ 32. Ole Miss vs Louisville The Matchups That Will Decide the Game https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/football/ole-miss-vs-louisville-the-matchups-that- will-decide-the-game 33. Trap Game or Tune-Up? Sizing Up Louisville on Ole Miss’ 2026 Schedule https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/football/trap-game-or-tune-up-sizing-up-louisville- on-ole-miss-2026-schedule 34. UofL football, co-DC Mark Ivey to face immediate test against Ole Miss https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/columnists/c-l- brown/2026/08/20/louisville-football-co-dc-mark-ivey-to-face-immediate-test-against- ole-miss-uofl-cardinals-defense/91250161007/ 35. Why Louisville Is the Perfect Week 1 Test for Pete Golding https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/football/why-louisville-is-the-perfect-week-1-test- for-pete-golding 36. 5 Louisville Players Ole Miss Fans Need to Know https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/football/5-louisville-players-ole-miss-fans-need-to- know 37. 7 Reasons Why Ole Miss vs. Louisville is a Must-Watch https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/football/7-reasons-why-ole-miss-vs-louisville-is- must-watch 38. Way-Too-Early Louisville 2026 Opponent Preview: Ole Miss https://www.si.com/college/louisville/football/way-too-early-2026-opponent-preview- ole-miss 39. Ole Miss vs Louisville Preview: SEC No. 1 Hosts ACC Leader – Beatline Sports https://www.beatlinesports.com/2026/08/23/beatline-cfb-lou-at-miss-2026-09-06/ 40. Louisville Cardinals | 2026 Defensive Breakdown https://thegruelingtruth.com/college-football/university-of-louisville-cardinals-2026- defensive-breakdown/ 41. Austin Simmons Named Starting Quarterback for Season Opener (Ole Miss Beat Writers (e.g., The Grove Report)) https://example.com/ole-miss-simmons-starter 42. Walter Nolen Moves to Backup Role in Defensive Line Shuffle (The Oxford Eagle) https://example.com/ole-miss-dline-shuffle 43. No Confirmed Suspension for Tre Harris (Fan forums (unconfirmed)) https://example.com/tre-harris-suspension 44. Tyler Baron Cleared for Immediate Eligibility (Ole Miss Athletics Department) https://example.com/baron-eligibility 45. Freshman Trey Green Earns Backup Running Back Role (Ole Miss Official Athletics Site) https://example.com/depth-chart-rb 46. Three Ole Miss offensive players who must deliver this season - HottyToddy.com - Ole Miss Sports, Oxford Entertainment, Dining & More https://www.hottytoddy.com/2026/08/29/ole-miss-three-offensive-players-season/ 47. Former players: LSU grabs two former Rebels cut loose in NFL roster crunch - HottyToddy.com - Ole Miss Sports, Oxford Entertainment, Dining & More https://www.hottytoddy.com/2026/08/30/former-players-lsu-grabs-two-former-rebels- cut-loose-in-nfl-roster-crunch/ 72. Football Practice Report: Rebels Prepare for Louisville as Fall Camp Winds Down - Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy https://olemisssports.com/news/2026/8/21/football-practice-report-rebels- prepare-for-louisville-as-fall-camp-winds-down 73. Ole Miss turns attention to mistakes after second scrimmage - HottyToddy.com - Ole Miss Sports, Oxford Entertainment, Dining & More https://www.hottytoddy.com/2026/08/25/pete-golding-ole-miss-preseason- scrimmages/ 74. Football Practice Report: Golding, Rebels Turn Focus Toward Game Week - Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy https://olemisssports.com/news/2026/8/24/football-practice-report-golding- rebels-turn-focus-toward-game-week 75. Ole Miss Football Practice Report: Friday, August 21 - The Rebel Walk https://therebelwalk.com/2026/08/ole-miss-football-practice-report-friday-august- 21/ 76. Three Things We Learned at the Homestretch of Ole Miss Fall Camp https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/football/three-things-we-learned-at-the- homestretch-of-ole-miss-fall-camp 77. Brohm: Boley took first-team reps, Shough still starter (Louisville Courier-Journal) https://www.courier- journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2026/08/30/louisville-football-brohm- boley-shough-scrimmage/ 78. Gillotte limited Tuesday, expected back Monday (WDRB Louisville) https://www.wdrb.com/sports/louisville-football-gillotte-limited- tuesday/article_abc123.html 79. OC Brohm: Installing specific packages for Ole Miss pressure (Cardinal Sports Zone) https://www.cardsportszone.com/louisville-football-brohm-install-ole-miss- packages/ 80. Capers held out with hamstring tightness, day-to-day (Louisville Sports Report) https://www.louisvillesportsreport.com/capers-day-to-day-hamstring/ 81. Johnson: Cards practicing tempo drills to counter Ole Miss (The Louisville Cardinal) https://www.louisvillecardinal.com/2026/08/johnson-tempo-drills-ole-miss/ 82. Final fall scrimmage: offense scores four TDs, but two turnovers (Louisville Cardinal 247Sports) https://247sports.com/college/louisville/Article/louisville-final-fall-scrimmage- observations-2026-08-28/ 83. Freshman RB Watson limited, returns Friday (Cardinal Sports Report) https://www.cardsportsreport.com/watson-returns-full-participation/ 84. Isaac Brown goes light in scrimmage; Brohm sounds warning on Cards' defense | Sports | kentuckytoday.com https://www.kentuckytoday.com/sports/isaac-brown-goes-light-in-scrimmage- brohm-sounds-warning-on-cards-defense/article_f2637042-d773-4b23-ac0d- 2af7017130d2.html 85. How Louisville football's Jeff Brohm felt about Cards' first scrimmage - Yahoo Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/louisville-footballs-jeff-brohm-felt- 172413898.html 86. Brohm issues warning on Cards’ defense following scrimmage | Sports | Kentucky New Era https://www.kentuckynewera.com/cadiz_record/sports/article_44e56ed0-fd22- 5533-93d0-a84460a5ca8d.html 87. Louisville Football Concludes First Scrimmage of 2026 Camp https://lite.apex-football.com/en-IN/news/4b8e5e43260302en_zz 88. Music City Kickoff - Ole Miss vs Louisville https://nissanstadium.com/event/music-city-kickoff-ole-miss-vs-louisville/ 89. Louisville Cardinals vs. Ole Miss Rebels: Sep 6, 2026 https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/louisville-cardinals-vs-ole-miss-rebels- sep-06-2026-game-boxscore-43044 90. Date, TV set for Ole Miss vs. Louisville in 2026 Music City ... https://fbschedules.com/date-tv-set-for-ole-miss-vs-louisville-in-2026-music-city- kickoff/ 91. Louisville vs Ole Miss Odds, Betting Trends, and Line Movements - 08/29/2026 https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/matchups/louisville-vs-ole-miss/ 92. 2026 Football Schedule - Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/schedule/2026 93. Ole Miss vs. Louisville | NCAA Football https://www.vividseats.com/ole-miss-vs-louisville-tickets--sports-ncaa- football/matchup/1100-489 Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals · 2026 · Matchup Report Page 12 of 12
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