College football is 92 days away, and fans of Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Southern Miss got the first wave of kickoff time announcements for the 2024 season on Thursday afternoon.
Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Southern Miss have announced a handful of start times and TV information for the 2024 college football season.
The released kickoff slots were followed by much fanfare, chiefly due to the announcement that the Egg Bowl rivalry between Ole Miss and Mississippi State will be moved from Thanksgiving Day to 2:30 p.m. on Black Friday this season.
When you find out the Egg Bowl wont be on Thanksgiving anymore pic.twitter.com/AmtQPvXAcm
— SportsTalk Mississippi (@SportsTalkMiss) May 31, 2024
Ole Miss fans, by and large, responded well to the news that the first three contests of the season against non-conference opponents will not be early starts, with the latest being a 3:15 p.m. kickoff against Middle Tennessee State in week two.
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6:00 PM vs Furman
3:15 PM vs MTSU
5:30 PM at Wake Forest
2:30 PM (Friday) vs Miss. State#ComeToTheSip pic.twitter.com/YgiClXO6gR— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) May 30, 2024
Bulldog supporters seemed to be just as happy in avoiding morning kickoff times, with Mississippi State’s earliest opener being a 5 p.m. start in the opener against Eastern Kentucky on August 31.
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀‼️
📰 » https://t.co/RSVNk5OD1M#SHOWTIME | #HailState pic.twitter.com/Bklk7Y9of4
— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) May 30, 2024
The Southern Miss football season will debut with a trio of night games, including a 6:45 p.m. kickoff against Kentucky to open the 2024 campaign.
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Three non-conference kickoff times and TV designations are in
At Kentucky – SECN at 6:45 PM
SLU – ESPN.+ at 6 PM
USF – ESPN+ at 6 PM #AIE | #SMTTT pic.twitter.com/Es9h62Hgv2— Southern Miss Football (@SouthernMissFB) May 30, 2024
The remaining start times for all three schedules will be released at a later date.
