Georgia vs. Ole Miss live score, updates, highlights from 2026 College Football Playoff quarterfinals

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Georgia closed the season as strong as any team in the nation, dismantling Alabama to capture an SEC championship and extend its win streak to nine. Included in that streak was a win over Ole Miss, which now has a chance for revenge in the College Football Playoff on New Year's Day.

The Rebels didn’t look distracted in their first-round victory over Tulane, seamlessly transitioning from the Lane Kiffin era to Pete Golding, but the Bulldogs represent a much tougher challenge. Georgia has allowed 10 or fewer points in each of its last four games, though Ole Miss proved it could at least hang with Kirby Smart's team when it scored 35 points in Athens in October.

A Sugar Bowl win would be the most significant victory in program history for Ole Miss and represent a triumph for the players after losing their coach. For Georgia, a win would undoubtedly be worth celebrating, but it wouldn't be anything Smart isn't used to. The Bulldogs have their sights set on a third national championship under Smart, and they enter the semifinals among the favorites.

Trinidad Chambliss will attempt to keep his storybook season at Ole Miss alive as Georgia looks for its first playoff win in three years following last year's Sugar Bowl disappointment against Notre Dame.

The Sporting News is tracking live updates and highlights from the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Ole Miss on Thursday.

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Georgia vs. Ole Miss live updates, highlights from 2026 College Football Playoff

Updates will begin ahead of kickoff at 8 p.m. ET.

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Georgia vs. Ole Miss start time

• Date: Thursday, Jan. 1
• Time: 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT

The Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Ole Miss will kick off at 8 p.m. ET from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

What channel is Georgia vs. Ole Miss on today?

• TV channel: ESPN
• Live stream: Fubo 

The Sugar Bowl will be broadcast nationally on ESPN, with Sean McDonough (play-by-play) and Greg McElroy (color analyst) on the call from New Orleans.

ESPN is once again producing its annual Megacast for the College Football Playoff featuring alternate broadcasts of the game across ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and the ESPN App.

Fans looking to stream the game can turn to Fubo, which offers a free trial to new users.

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