Although it might end up being annoying for Ole Mademoiselle having to reschedule its game against Wake Forest to 2025 ends up saving the Rebels money. Who doesn’t like to keep a little extra greenery in their pockets, right?

The rebels will face Washington State in place of the Demon Deacons at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on October 11, 2025. According to Clarion’s Great BookOle Miss will pay $400,000 for the game to be played in Oxford.

How does this affect the school’s bank accounts? The Cougars were willing to take less money to travel from Pullman than the Demon Deacons were to make the trip in a predetermined Winston-Salem faceoff. Wake Forest informed Ole Miss days before the deadline that it would cancel its home half of the series and would owe it $750,000.

Since it will only cost Ole Miss $400,000 to play in the Pac-12 schedule, the school will pocket more than $300,000 thanks to Wake Forest’s decision. The team also picked up a 40-6 win in Week 3 on the road against the Deacs, giving them a 1-0 streak in the series.

The deal becomes even more important when considering other prices for lower competition. The Cougars, who will be the flagship of the soon-to-be-reformed Pac-12, remain in the College Football Playoff race at 7-1 heading into their Week 11 showdown with Utah State. This will also be the first time in program history that the Cougars and Rebels will face off in football.

“I don’t know much about them lately, except it seems like they’re playing really well this year,” Rebels coach Lane Kiffin said recently.

Ole Miss paid Furman $500,000 for its season opener. Middle Tennessee, which traveled to Oxford in Week 2, and Georgia Southern, which served as the final non-conference game of the 2024 season, each received $1.6 million.

Kiffin was not a fan of Wake Forest’s decision to withdraw, as it would put pressure on the team to find a common opponent that met the criteria needed for an SEC football schedule set by the NFL’s office. the league. Cost also seems to play an important role since the decision stipulates that a power conference must be included in the program with a minimum of teams made available.

“Even when you find someone, you have to pay them,” Kiffin said earlier this season. “Actually, it’s kind of an unwritten rule not to (withdraw from games).”

As a final caveat, the Rebels will not have to travel to Pullman for a rematch against the Cougars due to the current agreement. However, if either school pulls out of the deal, it will owe the opposing party $400,000 in tuition fees.

Ole Mademoiselle travels to Fayetteville this weekend to face Arkansas at Razorback Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CT.