The buzz for the consensus top five signing class starts here with the nation’s top recruit, Robert Nkemdiche. The brother of Denzel Nkemdiche is listed at 6-5 and 270 and has been compared to South Carolina start Jadeveon Clowney, who…
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After Spring: Defensive Tackles
A year ago I looked at this position and wondered what the Rebels could accomplish here. There wasn’t much production returning. Uriah Grant had played through some injuries, and conditioning had been an issue for Gilbert Pena. Now looking back…
Tagged with: Gilbert Pena, Herbert Moore, Hugh Freeze, Isaac Gross, Lavon Hooks, ole miss, SEC, Uriah Grant
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Posted in Football
Three more Ole Miss players sign FA contracts
Ole Miss seniors EJ Epperson (Kansas City), Wesley Pendleton (Tampa Bay) and Ferbia Allen (Miami) have signed NFL free agent contracts the school reports. Still no word on Randall Mackey. Three Ole Miss seniors (Uriah Grant, AJ Hawkins and Gilbert…
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After Spring: Linebackers
The defensive position where depth is strongest is linebacker. That’s somewhat of a tricky statement, though. There are only two linebackers on the field as compared to five safeties. It’s easier to build depth with just two. That being said,…
Tagged with: D.T. Shackelford, Dave Wommack, Denzel Nkemdiche, Hugh Freeze, linebackers, ole miss, SEC
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Wednesday Morning Update
Spanning the globe on a Wednesday morning … Ole Miss men’s tennis will host an NCAA Regional This from media relations For the 11th time in the history of the program and the second year in a row, the Ole…
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After Spring: Safeties
The defensive position where you most heard the word depth was the safeties. Throw the Huskie in here. Ole Miss defensive coordinator Dave Wommack will employ a 4-3 package at times, but the base remains the 4-2-5, the fifth defensive…
Tagged with: Antonio Conner, Chief Brown, Cody Prewitt, Dehendret Collins, Hugh Freeze, Mike Hilton, ole miss, SEC
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Tuesday Morning Update
Spanning the globe on a Tuesday morning … Here’s Yahoo’s take on Murphy Holloway’s signing with the Ravens. Here’s a Columbia, S.C., TV station with a Q-And-A with Holloway. … From AL.com, Mike Slive’s comments seem to question the long-term…
Holloway eager for Ravens’ opportunity
Murphy Holloway is glad to be part of the Baltimore Ravens. He leaves for Baltimore this Thursday but only for a long weekend. He will go through graduation ceremonies at Ole Miss in a couple of weeks and will leave…
After Spring: Cornerbacks
The most intriguing name in this group is Nick Brassell, the “NFL corner.” That’s a label Hugh Freeze applied to Brassell in the spring of 2012 before Brassell flunked out and spent his sophomore season at East Mississippi Community College.…
NFL Draft Recap
Ole Miss did not have a player selected in the NFL draft for the first time since 1999 but was quick to see players sign free agent contracts, including basketball standout Murphy Holloway with Baltimore. The defending Super Bowl champions…
Cotton Bowl rises
Ole Miss has a rich history with the Cotton Bowl. In the modern era that history includes playing in the final game at the original Cotton Bowl stadium at the Texas state fair grounds as well as the first game…
Managing Expectations
More from the Rebel Road Trip stop in Tupelo. One of the themes for Ross Bjork and Hugh Freeze has been to manage expectations for all of athletics but primarily football. Not their own expectations but fan expectations. The Rebels…
Tupelo stop on Rebel Road Trip
Some notes from Hugh Freeze and Ross Bjork from today’s Tupelo stop on the Rebel Road Trip. The group was in Philadelphia before Tupelo, and weather conditions had them late in arriving. It was roughly noon when the RV pulled…
Tagged with: Hugh Freeze, ole miss, Rebel Road Trip, Ross Bjork, SEC
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