Defending national champion LSU will kick off the season at home against Mississippi State and new coach Mike Leach.
The SEC revealed the league’s Sept. 26 season-opening games on Monday afternoon.
The remainder of the 10-game, league-only schedule will be revealed Monday at 7 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.
The Tigers are ranked No. 5 in the preseason coaches poll and coming off a 15-0 season. Leach was hired in January to coach the Bulldogs after eight seasons at Washington State (2012-19) and 10 seasons at Texas Tech (2000-09).
Three other first-year SEC coaches also face daunting debut challenges. Eli Drinkwitz and Missouri will host No. 3 Alabama, while Arkansas and Sam Pittman host No. 4 Georgia. Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss will have a home game against No. 8 Florida.
The other openers pit Kentucky at No. 11 Auburn, Tennessee at South Carolina and Vanderbilt at No. 13 Texas A&M.
