Ole Miss Athletics has announced traffic changes, a student express entrance and expanded concessions for the 2026 football season at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford. Portions of Grove Loop will be closed to through traffic on gamedays while construction continues at Jones Hall.
Vehicles entering campus on University Avenue will not be able to turn right onto Grove Loop. Fans using the north side of The Grove for pickups and dropoffs should enter through Jackson Avenue, travel down Sorority Row, turn left into the Grove Loop pickup and dropoff zone, then turn left onto Alumni Drive and exit via Gertrude Ford Boulevard.
The Grove Loop zone will operate like an airport pickup area, with brief stops, no waiting for passengers and no unattended vehicles. Violators may be towed. University Avenue will remain a dropoff location until it closes about four hours before kickoff because of pedestrian traffic. Loading and unloading is limited to 15 minutes.
In partnership with Regions Bank, Ole Miss is introducing the Regions Extra Access Lane at Gate 7. Students with an Ole Miss Regions debit card can use the express entrance by presenting the physical card and an electronic student ticket.
Food options are also expanding. Ole Miss has partnered with Nothing Bundt Cakes and Crumbl, doubled the number of stadium stands selling chicken tenders, added pizza at various locations and improved Grab & Go areas. In the student section, chicken tenders will be available at N6 and pizza at N1, along with express options, additional combos and discounted items.
Limited quantities of single-game tickets remain for games against Charlotte, Missouri, Auburn, Wofford and Mississippi State. Ole Miss Athletics also identified SeatStock.com as its secondary marketplace for student tickets; the company guarantees purchases and offers refunds for gameday issues.
Fans can also participate in the 2026 Pledge Per Win campaign, earn points redeemable for prizes through Rebel Rewards and subscribe to The Sip, the official Ole Miss football newsletter.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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