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Ole Miss played the front end of a scheduled home-and-home with Wake Forest on Saturday night in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. According to coach Lane Kiffin, the second leg of the series won’t happen.
Wake Forest is scheduled to come to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Sept. 13, 2025. Kiffin said Saturday night the Demon Deacons will buy out the contract and not make the trip. A spokesperson for the athletic department confirmed to Inside the Rebels’ Brad Logan that Wake Forest had elected to buy out the game.
Ole Miss Athletic Media Relations also noted that Wake Forest will not return its trip to Oxford and elect to "buy out" of its scheduled game in the future.#OleMiss https://t.co/aU2SiLM4Ux
— Brad Logan (@BradLoganCOTE) September 15, 2024
The Rebels beat the Demon Deacons 40-6 on Saturday to move to 3-0 on the season. Quarterback Jaxson Dart threw for 377 yards and 2 scores as the Ole Miss offense rang up 650 yards.
On the other side, Wake Forest was effectively stymied. It had only 5 rushing yards in the first half and scored just 6 points. Wake finished 4-for-17 on third down as Ole Miss produced 4 sacks and shut down the run game.
Per game on paper, Ole Miss had a net success rate of plus-19% in the game. Wake had just a 34% success rate in the game.
If Wake Forest does indeed come off the schedule, the 2025 slate will feature home nonconference games against Georgia State, The Citadel, and Tulane.
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