Oxford Resident Wright Thompson Tells Nation about Mississippi Football

BY Jack Lawton

Last weekend, was a true first for the state of Mississippi with both teams being ranked Nos. 1 and 3 in the nation when ESPN’s College GameDay moved from Oxford to Starkville in one week.
ESPN senior writer and Oxford resident Wright Thompson has done a number of pieces over the season about Grove cups and his family’s season tickets in Vaught-Hemingway, but last week, he revealed a beautiful piece about the strength of sports in Mississippi as a whole, whether they’re Bulldogs or Rebels.
Here is the video that College GameDay showed:

“Mississippi” College GameDay ~ Wright Thompson from Bluefoot Entertainment on Vimeo.
Video courtesy of ESPN

2026 Rebels Football

Sun, Sept. 6vs Louisville, NashvilleW 41-38
Sat, Sep 12vs CharlotteW 41-9
Sat, Sep 19LSUW 32-24
Sat, Sep 26@ FloridaL, 52-28
Sat, Oct 10@ VanderbiltTBD
Sat, Oct 17MissouriTBD
Sat, Oct 24@ TexasTBD
Sat, Oct 31vs AuburnTBD
Sat, Nov 7vs GeorgiaTBD
Sat, Nov 14@ OklahomaTBD
Sat, Nov 21vs WoffordTBD
Sat, Nov 27vs Mississippi State11:00 AM, ABC

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