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QB Nick Fitzgerald Ole Miss’ focus in containing Mississippi State

Mississippi State’s big-bodied, mobile quarterback is once again proving to be a handful. Dak Prescott left his mark as the best quarterback in school history ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Thursday, November 24, 2016 11:54 pm

Ole Miss Sports

Ole Miss men’s basketball gets Thanksgiving win over Montana

The Ole Miss men’s basketball program’s first-ever Thanksgiving game was a success. Deandre Burnett, Cullen Neal and Sebastian Saiz paced the Rebels in an 86-81 ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Thursday, November 24, 2016 5:55 pm

Ole Miss Sports

Count on a race for the Golden Egg

Ole Miss and Mississippi State could make history Saturday — and not really the kind you want to be remembered for. The state’s biggest rivals ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Thursday, November 24, 2016 6:00 am

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Ole Miss’ Matt Luke nominated for Broyles Award

Ole Miss offensive line coach Matt Luke is one of 40 nominees for the Broyles Award, the award’s foundation announced Wednesday. The award, named after ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Wednesday, November 23, 2016 2:27 pm

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Ole Miss’ out-of-state players learn, embrace significance of Egg Bowl

Fadol Brown thought through the most memorable moments of his Ole Miss career, recalling his first trip to Texas A&M in 2014 and being a ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Wednesday, November 23, 2016 6:00 am

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Recurring miscues ’embarrassing’ for Ole Miss’ defense

The repetitive mistakes by Ole Miss’ defense have gotten to the point where it’s almost making Dave Wommack sick. The Rebels’ defensive coordinator said he ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Wednesday, November 23, 2016 5:58 am

Sports

College Football Playoff rankings: Alabama stays atop same top 4

For now, the College Football Playoff rankings remain the same at the top. Alabama stayed at No. 1 in the latest rankings released Tuesday and ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 6:38 pm

Blogs

Watch some of Ole Miss’ Mississippi seniors talk significance of Egg Bowl

You won’t find anybody in Ole Miss’ camp downplaying the importance of the annual Egg Bowl, but the Rebels’ game against Mississippi State means a ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 1:38 pm

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3 takeaways from Ole Miss men’s basketball’s Paradise Jam games

Ole Miss didn’t end the Paradise Jam the way it wanted to Monday as the Rebels fell victim to Creighton’s hot shooting and a late scoring ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, November 21, 2016 11:30 pm

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Ole Miss men’s basketball falls to Creighton in Paradise Jam final

Ole Miss’ men’s basketball team went blow for blow with the nation’s 12th-ranked team Monday in the Paradise Jam championship game, but a late scoring ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, November 21, 2016 9:46 pm

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Evan Engram a Senior Bowl participant, not a Mackey Award finalist

Evan Engram got some good and puzzling news Monday. Ole Miss’ tight end received and accepted an invitation to play alongside some of the nation’s ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, November 21, 2016 5:26 pm

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Sebastian Saiz named SEC Player of the Week

Ole Miss senior forward Sebastian Saiz has been named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week in men’s basketball, the league announced Monday. Saiz averaged ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, November 21, 2016 3:07 pm

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‘I have no idea who all is behind it’: Hugh Freeze brushes aside Mississippi State’s alleged involvement in NCAA probe

The Egg Bowl has never been mistaken for a friendly rivalry, and the heightened success Ole Miss and Mississippi State have experienced in recent years has only added to ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, November 21, 2016 1:39 pm

Blogs

Watch Hugh Freeze talk Egg Bowl

Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze held his weekly press conference Monday in advance of the Rebels’ annual rivalry game against Mississippi State on Saturday at ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, November 21, 2016 12:19 pm

Ole Miss Sports

Sebastian Saiz’s career night leads Ole Miss men’s basketball past St. Joe’s, into Paradise Jam final

Sebastian Saiz led four Rebels in double figures with a career-high 26 points, and the Ole Miss men’s basketball team advanced to the Paradise Jam championship ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Sunday, November 20, 2016 7:11 pm

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Vying for bowl eligibility, Ole Miss shifts focus to Egg Bowl in ‘most important game of the season’

Vanderbilt handed Ole Miss its most lopsided loss of the season in an ugly showing by the Rebels on Saturday, and nothing can change that. ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Sunday, November 20, 2016 1:57 pm

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Hugh Freeze has decisions to make about his defense

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ole Miss’ offense was bad Saturday night. The Rebels went up 10-0 on Vanderbilt in the first quarter then went flat, going ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Sunday, November 20, 2016 1:26 am

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Shea Patterson ‘a little antsy’ in historic start

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A freshman quarterback had never started multiple games in a season for Ole Miss. Not until Saturday night. Shea Patterson made history ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Sunday, November 20, 2016 12:04 am

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How did former Ole Miss star Patrick Willis lose millions? Magazine details ex-business partner’s con

Patrick Willis made millions of dollars during a successful eight-year NFL career, but the former Ole Miss All-American is fighting to get some of them ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Friday, November 18, 2016 4:09 pm

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Ole Miss’ Grove Bowl returning in April

The Grove Bowl, Ole Miss’ annual spring football game, will return in April. The game will be played at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on April 8, 2017 ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Friday, November 18, 2016 2:51 pm

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Ole Miss’ defense looks to continue turnaround at Vanderbilt

Ole Miss’ defense has been on the receiving end of many jokes and a lot of criticism this season. But a pair of second-half turnarounds ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Friday, November 18, 2016 5:58 am

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Ole Miss women’s basketball pulls away, beats Jacksonville State

Matt Insell isn’t about to apologize for the kind of win his Ole Miss women’s basketball team got Thursday. It wasn’t easy for Ole Miss to ... Read more