How to Watch: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Vanderbilt Leads SEC Slate, Ole Miss on Bye

Lane Kiffin and Co. will navigate an open date on Saturday, utilize Week 6 as a recovery day for the program.

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) signals to his team during the first quarter against Utah State at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. | Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

No. 4 Ole Miss (5-0, 3-0 SEC) will remain idle on Saturday with the program navigating an open date in Week 6.

Lane Kiffin and Co. rolled into the bye week riding a five-game winning streak and an unblemished record after taking down the LSU Tigers last Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Now, the program will work through Saturday as a recovery day with a challenging stretch of Southeastern Conference matchups on the docket.

"The message is we’ve got a lot of things to work on," Kiffin said this week. "Don’t listen to the outside noise about 5-0 and the ranking and all that.

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"We’ve got a lot of things to work on. They’ve responded well. Very physical practices. We didn’t really need the bye, I didn’t feel like. We were in a good rhythm, but it is what it is.

"But I explained to them, the bye isn’t the bye week. That’s the weekend. You don’t play on the weekend. We’ve got to grind and really work. We’ve spent a lot of time not just on Washington State but Georgia. It’s been good."

Kiffin and the Rebels have remained in headlines across the last week after taking down a top-five foe at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Week 5.

From the National Championship conversation to SEC Title Game discussions, Ole Miss is at the forefront as a team to monitor come postseason play.

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But the Rebels will be able to relax on Saturday with an opportunity to evaluate multiple future opponents on the program's open date.

Which Southeastern Conference games headline the Week 6 slate?

Week 6 SEC TV Schedule

Kentucky at Georgia, 12 p.m. ET (ABC)
Vanderbilt at Alabama, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC or ESPN)
Texas at Florida, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC or ESPN)
Kent State at Oklahoma, 4:00 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
Mississippi State at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)

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No. 4 Ole Miss will return to action on Oct. 11 in Week 7 for a non-conference clash against the Washington State Cougars at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.

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