ESPN College GameDay Headed to Rematch Between Ole Miss and Alabama for Week 3

ESPN's College GameDay will be on-site next Saturday for the game that featured its most memorable moment of the 2014 season.

GameDay is headed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for Week 3's highly anticipated rematch between Alabama and Ole Miss, the show's Twitter account announced late Saturday night:

In case you didn't follow college football at all last season or were lodged under a rock, GameDay visited Ole Miss' home of Oxford, Mississippi, for the first time ever ahead of the Tide and the Rebels' 2014 showdown.

As GameDay's special celebrity picker, pop superstar Katy Perry commanded a ton of attention for her rather unique method of selections, including her prediction of Ole Miss to knock off Alabama:

Ole Miss would go on to win an instant classic, 23-17, and images of Perry celebrating the victory with the Rebels' faithful in Oxford went viral.

This year, Ole Miss and Alabama will both enter Bryant-Denny Stadium for their 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff on ESPN as undefeated teams. 

Alabama opened its 2015 season with a decisive neutral-site victory at AT&T Stadium over Wisconsin, which was GameDay's featured game of the season's first weekend. On Saturday, the Crimson Tide defeated Sun Belt foe Middle Tennessee State, 37-10, in their home opener behind an elite defensive performance.

Ole Miss will once again provide a fast-paced challenge for the Alabama defense. The Rebels' spread attack, now manned by new starting quarterback Chad Kelly, averaged 634.5 yards per game in massive home beatdowns over FCS program UT-Martin and Mountain West school Fresno State.

With a little help from some defensive touchdowns, Ole Miss scored at least 70 points in both contests and is at a record-breaking offensive pace.

"We know what kind of offense they have and we know what kind of playmakers they have," Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones said, per Michael Casagrande of AL.com. "I don't think we will get too overwhelmed by them or how many points they score. We just know we have to come out and be on our A-game... it's not about them. It's about us."

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A key storyline heading into this year's rematch will be Alabama head coach Nick Saban's usual excellence in so-called "revenge games."

According to Brad Crawford of Saturday Down South, Saban is 4-1 in those matchups since 2010—with the only loss coming in 2011 against LSU. The Crimson Tide would later get ultimate revenge that season by shutting out the Tigers in the BCS National Championship Game.

Ole Miss has not won in Tuscaloosa since 1988. Alabama blanked the Rebels, 25-0, in their last matchup in Tuscaloosa—a game that some current players remember all too well.

"I went there my freshman year, but I didn’t play much," Ole Miss wide receiver Quincy Adeboyejo said, per Jeffrey Wright of the Clarion-Ledger. "I’m hoping to get down there with my team and do something special. Honestly, the whole team has been looking forward to this game."

Who do you think will win in this collision of SEC West heavyweights? Vote in our poll and discuss the matchup in the comments below.

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Justin Ferguson is a college football writer at Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @JFergusonBR.