ESPN has confirmed that its long-running College Gameday programme will visit the LSU-Ole Miss matchup as its week three destination for the upcoming college football season, ending speculation over where the show would broadcast from. The announcement matters because Gameday's location choices are seen as a marker of which fixtures carry the most national attention early in the season, and LSU's game will kick off Lane Kiffin's high-profile first year as head coach under considerable scrutiny.

The show, hosted by figures including Pat McAfee and Lee Corso, is entering its 40th season this autumn as college football returns to campuses across the United States within days. LSU face heightened expectations given Kiffin's arrival, adding extra weight to the network's decision to stage its flagship pre-game programme at the matchup against Ole Miss.