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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,

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Spring look ahead: Safeties

This position more than any others was where the youth of the Ole Miss defense showed up. I thought Hugh Freeze and his staff got a lot of production from their first recruting class, the one that was put together

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Monday Morning Update

Spanning the globe on a Monday morning … Ole Miss players are hoping their late blitz and overtime win against Georgia will send them on a winning streak with six games left. If the Rebels are focused, they should pick

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Looking ahead

Never too early to look ahead to the next college football season, is it? A couple of interesting links from Athlon Sports here. The Rebels didn’t make the cut for Athlon’s pre-2013 Top 25 but are listed “Next In Line”

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Question Of The Day

While there’s a break in the action — and not the end of the season — before the bowl game, who’s your MVP for Hugh Freeze’s first season as Ole Miss coach? A. Bo Wallace B. Denzel Nkemdiche C. Donte

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ESPN’s Low honors Wallace, Nkemdiche

Bo Wallace was named the top college football player in Mississippi last night. That won’t resonate outside the state like this will. ESPN SEC blogger Chris Low lists Wallace – and Ole Miss linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche – among the top

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The trainer’s take

I had Thanksgiving dinner with who I would term a second-cousin-in-law down in Meridian. My wife has family in Georgia. One of her cousins married an athletic trainer who works in the Atlanta area and has worked with Denzel Nkemdiche.

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Little Rock Re-cap

Coverage from the mother ship of the Rebels’ 30-27 win over Arkansas at War Memorial Stadium. Game Story: Wallace, Rose stand tall Column: Rose, Rebels finally spelling fun W-I-N Notebook: Ole Miss coverage baffles Wilson  

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Playing for his state

Some Mississippi high school prospects prefer to play out of state. Not Issac Gross. The Ole Miss freshman defensive tackle, a former South Panola star, wears his colors with pride and feels like he’s playing for his state when he’s

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Physical Rebels

The physicality shown by the Ole Miss defense against Alabama was noticeable in several areas, none more than with linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche and safety Cody Prewitt. When you think physical you often think line of scrimmage. The Rebels were able

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