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Florida State, Ole Miss to meet in 2016 opener

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November 13, 2014 at 2:01 pm.

Hugh Freeze and the Rebels will take on FSU in the 2016 opener. (Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports)

Florida State and Mississippi will open the 2016 season at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., ESPN reported Thursday.

The game is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 5, 2016.

The stadium’s $207 million reconstruction is expected to be completed this month.

Florida State and Ole Miss have met only once before, and the Rebels won that 1961 meeting 33-0.

Florida State is ranked No. 3 and Mississippi is No. 10 in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings, although whether they will both be top-10 teams entering the 2016 season is anyone’s guess.

Early-season nonconference games between high-profile opponents on a neutral field has become commonplace in college football.

Kansas City is scheduled to host a game between Missouri and BYU on Nov. 14, 2015, at Arrowhead Stadium.