Ole Miss and Oklahoma Meet Again With Wind and Venue Flips in Play

Ole Miss won last year's meeting 34-26 at Oklahoma, and the rematch in Norman arrives with both teams on winning runs: Ole Miss has won four straight, Oklahoma three straight. Kickoff is set for 12:00 AM ET on Saturday, November 14 at Memorial Stadium. The forecast, 49°F with a 22 mph wind from the NNW under partly cloudy skies, is the most concrete factor that could shape how either offense operates, and the quarterbacks' recent workloads show why that matters.

Both quarterbacks have been heavily used. Trinidad Chambliss led Ole Miss in pass attempts in each of its last 3 games, including 34 attempts against Auburn Tigers on 2026-10-31. John Mateer also led Oklahoma in 3 of its last 3 and had 43 attempts against South Carolina Gamecocks that same day. Mateer's workload in the latest game was the heavier of the two, which becomes a question if a stiff crosswind makes a pass-heavy approach harder to sustain.

The backfields are both committees. Makhi Frazier has 38 carries over Ole Miss's last 3 games and Kewan Lacy has 32. Oklahoma's Lloyd Avant has 27 over the same span and Tory Blaylock has 25. Ole Miss's backs have carried more, which could matter if the wind pushes either offense toward the ground, though three games is a small sample and carry counts also reflect game flow.

Oklahoma's receiving is more concentrated. Isaiah Sategna III has 20 receptions over the last 3 games, with Manny Choice next among the team's wide receivers at 9. Ole Miss spreads the ball more evenly: Deuce Alexander has 16 and Horatio Fields 11. Oklahoma's passing game runs through one receiver more than Ole Miss's does.

The streaks add color but little weight, because the venues flip. Ole Miss's four straight wins, three straight covers and three straight unders all came at home, and this is a road game. Oklahoma's three straight wins and three straight covers were built on the road after a loss, and this one is in Norman. These runs describe what happened in different circumstances; they do not forecast anything about this game.

Neither team has a reported injury, so no absence reshapes the matchup. Last year's 34-26 final was a game in which both offenses scored freely, but this forecast includes a notable wind. With that result as the only head-to-head evidence, usage patterns that are fairly close, and streaks that do not match the setting, this is a balanced game without a clear story. The wind is the variable most likely to separate the two offenses.