Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin has expressed frustration after Wake Forest canceled their scheduled 2025 matchup, opting to pay a $1 million cancellation fee. Kiffin felt this decision violated an 'unwritten rule' in college football scheduling, emphasizing the difficulty in finding a replacement opponent at this late stage. The cancellation, announced just before Ole Miss's 40-6 victory over Wake Forest, leaves the Rebels scrambling to meet the Southeastern Conference's requirement for a non-conference game against a Power Four opponent. This move has left Kiffin and the Ole Miss program at a disadvantage and seeking alternatives, including potentially requesting a waiver from the SEC. The cancellation follows a previous cancellation of a series with USC, compounding the scheduling issue for Ole Miss in 2025.