Ole Miss Rebels

Texas Tech to open 2018 season against Ole Miss

Published Jun. 23, 2017 1:55 p.m. ET

Louis Ojeda Jr.

Texas Tech announced on Friday it will open the 2018 season against Ole Miss in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff at NRG Stadium in Houston.

https://twitter.com/TexasTechFB/status/878270614347304960

The two teams previously met in the 2009 Cotton Bowl -- a 47-34 Rebels win over the No. 7 Red Raiders.

Ole Miss is also the last SEC team Texas Tech has played in the regular season. The Red Raiders won a 49-45 shootout in Oxford, Miss. in 2003.