SEC football: Grading Auburn, rest of league’s non-conference scheduling
By Rob Maxwell
Ole Miss
It’s probably a good thing that Ole Miss doesn’t have any in-over-its-head Power 5 opponents in future schedules. Matt Luke needs time to get things moving in the direction he wants. Plus, the Rebels have it tough enough in the SEC West.
Future non-conference opponents
2018: Texas Tech (Houston), Southern Illinois, Kent State, Louisiana-Monroe
2019: at Memphis, Southeastern Louisiana, California, New Mexico State
2020: Baylor (Houston), Southeast Missouri, Middle Tennessee, Georgia Southern
2021: Louisville (Atlanta), Austin Peay, Tulane, Liberty
2022: Troy, Central Arkansas, at Georgia Tech, Tulsa
2023: Mercer, at Tulane, Georgia Tech
2024: Furman, at Wake Forest
2025: The Citadel, Wake Forest, Tulane
FlyWarEagle analysis: The Rebels have a wide range of Power 5 opponents in the coming years — Cal, Baylor, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest — and it feels about right for what Ole Miss should be doing schedule-wise. Ole Miss will continue feeling the loss of Hugh Freeze but regrouped pretty well as last season progressed. A marquee home-and-home series is missing here, for now. Grade: B-