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…
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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
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Football
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Football
Wednesday Morning Update
A few thoughts on an 11-1 win for Ole Miss baseball at Arkansas State last night. … It’s the most runs the Rebels have scored since getting 11 in an 11-9 win at Florida International on March 1. Auston Bousfield,…
Tagged with: Glbert Pena, Hugh Freeze, Murphy Holloway, NFL Draft, ole miss, Rebel Road Trip, Ross Bjork, SEC
Posted in Baseball, Football
Posted in Baseball, Football
Wednesday Morning Update
Spanning the globe on a Wednesday morning … Long-time NFL broadcaster Pat Summerall has died. … New Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury thinks Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel could head to the NFL after his upcoming sophomore season. Also, the…
Tagged with: Andy Kennedy, Hugh Freeze, Johnny Football, ole miss, SEC
Posted in Basketball, Football, Recruiting
Posted in Basketball, Football, Recruiting
Tuesday Morning Update
Memphis defeated Ole Miss 4-0 at AutoZone Park sweeping the two-game season series. Left-hander Michael Wills, a fifth-year senior from Germantown, went into the game with a 2-2 record, a 2.48 ERA over 29 innings. He had the number of…
Tagged with: Boston Marathon Mississippians, Hugh Freeze, ole miss, SEC
Posted in Baseball, Football
Posted in Baseball, Football
New football uniforms
If you weren’t at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium to see it on the big board Saturday, he’s the Ole Miss video production of the tweaks to the uniforms. LINK I remember having a uniforms discussion with Neal McCready when we were covering…
Morris recovering on schedule
Left guard Aaron Morris sat ou spring football recovering from shoulder surgery. That gave a lot of snaps to Justin Bell and Jared Duke, which was the silver lining. It will be a much more positive development for the Ole…
Insell Introduced
New women’s basketball coach Matt Insell was introduced this morning at the Gillom Center. He’s 30 years old and says age is just a number, not a big deal. He has grown up around women’s basketball, the son of Middle…
Core expects lots of competition
It’s been interesting this spring to hear players talk about the incoming freshmen. The returning players, many of them like Cody Core still young from a game experience standpoint, anticipate fighting to keep or earn playing time. “There’s going to…
Not thinking redshirt for most signees
Hugh Freeze didn’t sign a top 10 recruiting class just for looks. With lack of depth a constant theme around spring drills Freeze has spoken several times about the freshmen he expects to get on the field. End Robert Nkemdiche,…
Tagged with: Hugh Freeze, Laquon Treadwell, ole miss, recruiting, Robert Nkemdiche
Posted in Football
Posted in Football
Spring Football winding down
The heavy lifting is done with spring football. There’s a walk-through practice on Friday that is closed to media and fans. The Grove Bowl is Saturday at 1. It’s not a day that will count a great deal toward position…
Waiting on Ward
From the mother ship, it sounds like the ball is in Channing Ward’s court. He’s getting the coaching and the reps. Dave Wommack and the defensive staff are waiting for Ward to turn it loose.
Monday Football Notebook
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze reviewed video from Saturday’s scrimmage and felt pretty much the same way he did leaving the field. It was a better day for the offense, a bounce-back day from the Friday workout. He didn’t think…
