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Blogs

Watch Ole Miss safety Tony Conner talk coming back from injury, teammates

Ole Miss safety Tony Conner talked about recovering from the knee injury that kept him out seven games last season, getting back on the field ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 12:10 pm

Blogs

Watch Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze hit on scrimmage, injuries and some morbid motivation

Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze met with the media Tuesday morning, updating his team’s progress two weeks into fall camp, injuries, a Sunday scrimmage ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 12:03 pm

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Transfers Rommel Mageo, Detric Bing-Dukes playing catch-up in Ole Miss’ defense

DeMarquis Gates is prepared to play in the middle this season, but Ole Miss defensive coordinator Dave Wommack would like to move his most versatile ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, August 22, 2016 8:06 pm

Newsletter

Ole Miss offense working to become ‘great’

The question was posed to offensive coordinator Dan Werner over the weekend: what area among the group needs the most work? Werner instead looked at ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, August 22, 2016 8:03 pm

Ole Miss athletics

AP top 25 poll: Ole Miss ranked 11th, Alabama No. 1 in preseason poll

Ole Miss came in at No. 11 in the Associated Press preseason top 25 released Sunday. The Rebels tallied 718 total points from the panel of voters, ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Sunday, August 21, 2016 9:56 am

Ole Miss athletics

‘Next man up’ for Ole Miss at running back

Ole Miss would like to have its full cast of running backs this fall, but that won’t happen after the school announced Jordan Wilkins is academically ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Saturday, August 20, 2016 3:35 pm

Oxford Chargers

Oxford rallies for win in Chris Cutcliffe’s head coaching debut

SOUTHAVEN — Chris Cutcliffe absorbed the initial shock of the water cooler bath and then smiled as he hugged some of his players. With the moisture still ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Saturday, August 20, 2016 2:18 am

Newsletter

Ole Miss’ Jordan Wilkins academically ineligible for season

Jordan Wilkins spent the first week and a half of fall camp competing to be Ole Miss’ primary running back. Turns out Wilkins won’t get ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Friday, August 19, 2016 6:03 am

Newsletter

Ole Miss’ Van Jefferson ready to contribute after redshirt year

Van Jefferson is where he wants to be, even if it is a year later than he expected. Ole Miss’ freshman wideout used a strong ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Friday, August 19, 2016 6:02 am

Ole Miss athletics

Ole Miss RB Wilkins academically ineligible for 2016 season

Ole Miss running back Jordan Wilkins will miss the 2016 season after not making enough progress toward his degree, according to a statement released by ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Thursday, August 18, 2016 10:26 am

Newsletter

Oxford wants to clean it up in opener

The transition from preseason camp to game week brings with it a heightened level of anticipation and a renewed sense of optimism for high school ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Thursday, August 18, 2016 6:04 am

Newsletter

Ole Miss football notebook: C.J. Moore out; victims’ children visit practice

Ole Miss is down a safety. C.J. Moore had surgery Monday on a torn pectoral muscle and is out indefinitely, Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Wednesday, August 17, 2016 6:02 am

2016 Rio Olympics

POTTER: Sports have their place in real life

I really like sports. It’s why I played them competitively all the way through some of my college years, and it’s why I switched my major ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Tuesday, August 16, 2016 6:02 am

Ole Miss athletics

Breeland Speaks expects to pick up where Robert Nkemdiche left off on Ole Miss’ defensive front

Breeland Speaks has been preparing for this. Robert Nkemdiche’s early declaration for the NFL left a void in the middle of Ole Miss’ defensive line, ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Tuesday, August 16, 2016 6:01 am

News Main

CHANGING IT UP: Ole Miss’ Haynes wears motivation on his chest

Marquis Haynes wants to become a more complete player. Ole Miss’ defensive end said he’s emphasizing two areas of his game heading into his junior ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, August 15, 2016 6:05 am

News Main

Jamboree loss features some good, bad for Chargers

Some of it was expected. Some wasn’t. With a first-year head coach, a host of fresh contributors and even some new uniforms, Oxford put its new look ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Sunday, August 14, 2016 6:08 am

Oxford Chargers

Oxford falls to Charleston in jamboree

Some of it was expected. Some wasn’t. With a first-year head coach, a host of fresh contributors and even some new uniforms, Oxford put its new look ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Friday, August 12, 2016 11:06 pm

Newsletter

Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze: Rebel newcomers could be ‘best class’

The crop of talent brought to Ole Miss three years ago was unlike anything the football program had ever seen. Yet it’s this year’s group ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Friday, August 12, 2016 6:03 am

News Main

NCAA cloud not stealing ‘joy’ of Ole Miss’ progress

Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze spent nearly 22 minutes talking about this year’s team during his first press conference of the season Monday, but he’s ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 6:04 am

Ole Miss athletics

Ole Miss football report: Charles Wiley practices

Fall camp has started for Ole Miss, and the Rebels held their first practice open to the media Monday. The part of practice media members ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, August 8, 2016 4:23 pm

Newsletter

Some old, new among Ole Miss’ special teams

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last of a 10-part series breaking down each position on Ole Miss’ football team entering fall camp. A different position ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Monday, August 8, 2016 6:02 am

News Main

Competition stiff on Ole Miss’ defensive back end

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the ninth in a 10-part series breaking down each position on Ole Miss’ football team entering fall camp. A different position ... Read more

by Davis Potter, Sunday, August 7, 2016 6:03 am

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