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How to watch Florida Gators vs. Ole Miss SEC football opener on TV, live stream

Dan Rorabaugh
Gator Sports

The Florida Gators 2020 college football season is finally set to begin. UF travels to Oxford, Mississippi, on Saturday to face Ole Miss to kick off an SEC-only season.

The game is scheduled to start at noon.

The Gators are coming off an 11-2 season that ended with a 36-28 win over Virginia in the Orange Bowl. Florida, ranked No. 6 in the Amway Coaches Poll, is coached by Dan Mullen, who is 21-5 after two seasons at The Swamp.

The Rebels went 4-8 last season in their third season under Matt Luke. This season, Ole Miss is being led by Lane Kiffin, who went 27-13 in three seasons at Florida Atlantic after stops at Southern Cal and Tennessee.

How to watch Florida vs. Ole Miss

Game time: Noon Saturday, Sept. 26

TV: ESPN (Channel 206 on DirecTV, Channel 140 on Dish)

Online: WatchESPN and ESPN+, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV

Online radio: TuneIn

Programming note: Is UCF really on ABC? Yes, the UCF-East Carolina game will be on the national network.

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Will there be fans?

Mississippi will allow 25% capacity (about 16,000 fans) at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for the 2020 season. Gov. Tate Reeves had announced all pregame gatherings would be prohibited.

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