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November 7, 2011
Letter from Chancellor Jones on Athletics

 

November 7, 2011
Ole Miss Coaching Change Announced; Boone To Step Down In 2012 — Nutt To Coach Final Three Games

University of Mississippi Athletics Director Pete Boone announced today that the 2011 football season will be the last for head coach Houston Nutt.

 

Nov. 7, 2011

 

November 7, 2011
Press Conference Today: Jones and Boone at 2 p.m., followed by Nutt at 3 p.m.

A press conference has been called for today at 2 p.m. CT at the Indoor Practice Facility Team Meeting Room on campus.

October 13, 2011
ESPN.com's SEC blogger Edward Aschoff weighed in Ole Miss and Saturday's game against Alabama

The Daily Mississippian sports editor Austin Miller recently caught up with ESPN.com's SEC blogger and Oxford native Edward Aschoff, who spoke about Ole Miss' season so far and the best/worst case scenario for the rest of the season.

The Daily Mississippian sports editor Austin Miller recently caught up with ESPN.com's SEC blogger and Oxford native Edward Aschoff talks about Ole Miss' season so far, best/worst case scenario for the rest of the season and what it will take for the Rebels to pull the upset of No. 2 Alabama Saturday.

Austin Miller: What do you think the Ole Miss football season to this point?

September 22, 2011
ESPN's Pat Forde also weighs in on Ole Miss

The Daily Mississippian sports editor Austin Miller spoke with ESPN senior writer Pat Forde via e-mail about the state of the Ole Miss football program and the importance of Saturday’s Ole Miss-Georgia game for both teams and coaches. His thoughts below:

Austin Miller: What is the outside, the national perception after Ole Miss' loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday?

September 17, 2011
Live Game Blog: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn

Good Morning everyone,

Welcome to the Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt live blog. I will be providing constant updates throughout the game. We will also be answering questions as they come in. You can ask us questions through Twitter or through a comment on the blog

If you are away from a computer you can follow us on Twitter @thedm_sports

3:52 pm

August 17, 2011
Preseason Football — Veterans step up, Quarterback battle continues

 

For the second day in a row, head coach Houston Nutt was pleased with his team’s performance on the practice fields.

“We had another good one,” Nutt said of Wednesday’s practice. “We have had two really good back-to-back days. I was excited about them pushing through it today, when it got a little hotter than it has the last two days.”

Nutt said that he is happy to see some of the older players pushing the freshmen.

February 7, 2012
It's time to step up to our role as 'big brother' again

We are a family at Ole Miss. Some Mississippians would argue that the state of Mississippi is like a family too. In the wake of arguments between Ole Miss and Mississippi State fans on social media outlets about anything imaginable, I thought about some comparisons between the state universities and a family.

 

We are a family at Ole Miss. Some Mississippians would argue that the state of Mississippi is like a family too. In the wake of arguments between Ole Miss and Mississippi State fans on social media outlets about anything imaginable, I thought about some comparisons between the state universities and a family.

As Ole Miss fans, we have always considered ourselves the big brother in the family. Mississippi State is the little brother that pesters us until we give in. 

February 7, 2012
National Signing Day: a week later

 

Transition classes are always tough. In Houston Nutt’s first class at Ole Miss, he signed 31 players, many of whom never contributed or qualified.

For new Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze, his transition class is a little bit different. The Rebels signed only 13 players on signing day but added four junior college players in December and two greyshirts from last year’s class.

 

Transition classes are always tough. In Houston Nutt’s first class at Ole Miss, he signed 31 players, many of whom never contributed or qualified.

For new Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze, his transition class is a little bit different. The Rebels signed only 13 players on signing day but added four junior college players in December and two greyshirts from last year’s class.

February 7, 2012
Ole Miss football 2012 recruiting class in perspective

Now that National Signing Day has come and gone, recruiting junkies only have one thing left to do: wonder. 

 

Now that National Signing Day has come and gone, recruiting junkies only have one thing left to do: wonder. 

Those wonderers will sit around and ask themselves if Hugh Freeze’s recruiting class was good enough or if it will be something that ruins his career at Ole Miss, much like it did Houston Nutt.

February 6, 2012
Eli Manning wins 2nd Super Bowl MVP

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton’s little brother now.

 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton’s little brother now.

Spot-on from beginning to end Sunday night, Eli Manning won his second NFL championship - and second Super Bowl MVP award - for leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots.

February 3, 2012
Recruiting class grades: the defense

Defensive End

Signees: Channing Ward, Kameroon Wood (Greyshirt from last year’s class), John Youngblood

Grade: A

Ward is the jewel of Freeze’s first recruiting class. One of the best, if not the best player in Mississippi, he looks to step in and be an impact pass rusher for a defense that managed only 13 sacks this past season. As a senior at Aberdeen, he recorded 117 tackles and 16 sacks.

Wood and Youngblood are high-energy, high-motor guys that, if nothing else, provide depth at the position. This group could have been an “A+” if Ole Miss had landed North Pike’s A.J. Jefferson, who signed with Mississippi State.

Defensive Tackle

Signee: Issac Gross

Grade: B

At 6’3” and 275 pounds, Gross is undersized for a defensive tackle, but he will push for playing time at either defensive tackle or defensive end because of a great first step and high motor. 

January 31, 2012
College football recruiting is overrated

They say the college football season never really ends. When the games are over and a champion is crowned, coaching searches and recruiting take center stage in college football news. However, recruiting and the way it is currently handled by all parties involved makes it completely irrelevant.

They say the college football season never really ends. When the games are over and a champion is crowned, coaching searches and recruiting take center stage in college football news. However, recruiting and the way it is currently handled by all parties involved makes it completely irrelevant.

First off, player ratings make no sense and do not really capture a recruit’s true potential. If you don’t believe me, let’s look at past Ole Miss players as incoming recruits. Some of the Rebs’ best players were not highly rated or recruited.

January 31, 2012
Lafayette's Jeremy Liggins commits to LSU

Monday night at Irie on the Square, Lafayette High School quarterback and Oxford native Jeremy Liggins stood up and faced a capacity crowd with five helmets of college teams on the table. Those five helmets represented Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Auburn. Quickly, Liggins reached out and grabbed the LSU helmet, saying simply, “Go Tigers, baby.”

Monday night at Irie on the Square, Lafayette High School quarterback and Oxford native Jeremy Liggins stood up and faced a capacity crowd with five helmets of college teams on the table. Those five helmets represented Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Auburn. Quickly, Liggins reached out and grabbed the LSU helmet, saying simply, “Go Tigers, baby.”

For many, the thought of Liggins choosing a school other than Ole Miss on the Oxford Square seemed strange, but the 6’4,” 275-pound quarterback said that wasn’t really the case.

January 31, 2012
Ole MIss Signing Day Primer: Announcements and other notes

Signing Day Announcements

LB Richie Brown

Schools Considering: LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Tennessee

WR Brad Culp

Schools Considering: Arkansas, Ole Miss and North Carolina

DB Trae Elston

Schools Considering: LSU, Ole Miss and Oklahoma State

LB Khalid Henderson

Schools Considering: Kentucky and Ole Miss

WR Cordarrelle Patterson

Schools Considering: Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss and Tennessee

RB Justin Taylor

School Considering: Alabama, Kentucky and Ole Miss (currently committed to Alabama)

Greyshirting

A greyshirt is when a recruit delays his enrollment for a semester so his eligibility clock doesn’t start until January of the next year. The player can take less than a full load of classes and work out but can’t practice or play with the team. It is used by schools to create more room to sign players when scholarships are tight. 

January 23, 2012
ESPN's Aschoff talks Freeze, 2012 schedule and future of Ole Miss football

Football beat writer David Collier recently caught up with ESPN.com’s SEC blogger Edward Aschoff, who spoke about the Ole Miss football program and its eventful offseason.

Football beat writer David Collier recently caught up with ESPN.com’s SEC blogger Edward Aschoff, who spoke about the Ole Miss football program and its eventful offseason.

David Collier: Talk about the hiring of Hugh Freeze and what you think it does for Ole Miss to make them a legitimate contender in the SEC West.

January 23, 2012
Khayat recovering illness

Former Unviersity of Mississippi Chancellor Robert Khayat survived a scare over the holiday season.

Former Unviersity of Mississippi Chancellor Robert Khayat survived a scare over the holiday season.
Khayat was rushed to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford on Dec. 16 for what was initially treated as a life-threatening situation.
Doctors feared it was a heart problem, but then moved their diagnosis to a potential blood clot.
After a few days, doctors began treating Khayat for pneumonia and kept him in the Intensive Care Unit for observation.

January 12, 2012
Ole Miss Picks Up JUCO QB Bo Wallace

Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze continues his hot start on the recruiting trail, receiving a national letter of intent Thursday from Bo Wallace, a quarterback from East Mississippi Community College.

The 6-foot-5, 210-pounder will enroll at Ole Miss for the spring semester and begin competing in the 2012 season with three years of eligibility remaining.

Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze continues his hot start on the recruiting trail, receiving a national letter of intent Thursday from Bo Wallace, a quarterback from East Mississippi Community College.

The 6-foot-5, 210-pounder will enroll at Ole Miss for the spring semester and begin competing in the 2012 season with three years of eligibility remaining.

December 28, 2011
Ole Miss Finalizes 2012 Football Schedule

Following the SEC’s merger of Texas A&M and Missouri into the conference slate, Ole Miss has finalized its football schedule for 2012, as announced Wednesday.

Highlighting the early portion of the season is home encounters with national powers from the Lone Star State, hosting Texas on Sept. 15 and Texas A&M on Oct. 6, while traditional SEC rivals head to Oxford later in the year, including Auburn on Oct. 13, Vanderbilt on Nov. 10 and MSU on Nov. 24 for the Egg Bowl.

Following the SEC’s merger of Texas A&M and Missouri into the conference slate, Ole Miss has finalized its football schedule for 2012, as announced Wednesday.

Highlighting the early portion of the season is home encounters with national powers from the Lone Star State, hosting Texas on Sept. 15 and Texas A&M on Oct. 6, while traditional SEC rivals head to Oxford later in the year, including Auburn on Oct. 13, Vanderbilt on Nov. 10 and MSU on Nov. 24 for the Egg Bowl.

December 8, 2011
Freeze Announces First Additions To Ole Miss Staff

Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze announced on Thursday the first additions to his Rebel football staff. Dave Wommack was named the Rebels’ defensive coordinator and safeties coach, Maurice Harris will serve as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator, Tom Allen will be the linebackers coach, and Chris Kiffin was named defensive line coach.

All four assistant coaches were members of Freeze’s staff at Arkansas State.

Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze announced on Thursday the first additions to his Rebel football staff. Dave Wommack was named the Rebels’ defensive coordinator and safeties coach, Maurice Harris will serve as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator, Tom Allen will be the linebackers coach, and Chris Kiffin was named defensive line coach.

All four assistant coaches were members of Freeze’s staff at Arkansas State.

December 6, 2011
First step forward for Freeze

After arguably the worst season in school history, new head coach Hugh Freeze won the press conference and took the first step to rebuilding the football program and uniting the fan base.

 

After arguably the worst season in school history, new head coach Hugh Freeze won the press conference and took the first step to rebuilding the football program and uniting the fan base.

When reports started to surface, the reaction was mixed, but Freeze won over the capacity crowd at the Ford Center with his love and vision for Ole Miss, both delivered in a charismatic fashion.

December 5, 2011
MISSISSIPPI MAN: Freeze Tapped To Return Titles To Ole Miss

A Mississippi native, inspirational leader and one of the nation’s top rising coaches, Hugh Freeze was the first choice to return championships to Ole Miss Football and will be introduced as the Rebels’ 37th head coach today at 2 p.m. CT at the Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts on campus.

The event is open to the public and will be streamed free online at OleMissSports.com.

A Mississippi native, inspirational leader and one of the nation’s top rising coaches, Hugh Freeze was the first choice to return championships to Ole Miss Football and will be introduced as the Rebels’ 37th head coach today at 2 p.m. CT at the Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts on campus.

The event is open to the public and will be streamed free online at OleMissSports.com.

December 4, 2011
Freeze agrees to take Ole Miss job

A person familiar with the coaching search says Arkansas State's Hugh Freeze has agreed to take the Ole Miss job.

A formal announcement is expected Monday, the person told The Associated Press Sunday night on condition of anonymity because the school has not officially announced the hire.

A person familiar with the coaching search says Arkansas State's Hugh Freeze has agreed to take the Ole Miss job.

A formal announcement is expected Monday, the person told The Associated Press Sunday night on condition of anonymity because the school has not officially announced the hire.

The 42-year-old Freeze led Arkansas State to a Sun Belt Conference championship and 10-2 record in his first season as a coach at the Football Bowl Subdivision level.

November 30, 2011
Ole Miss football season in review: Defense

Defensive ends:

Ole Miss recorded only 13 sacks defensively this season, partly due to injuries at the defensive end position. At one spot, senior defensive end Kentrell Lockett returned after tearing his ACL in 2010, but was slow returning to pre-injury form. Lockett finished the season with 33 tackles, but no sacks. At the other spot, senior Wayne Dorsey started the 2011 season playing great football. In the first six games of the season, he recorded 22 tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks before breaking his arm against Alabama and missing the rest of the season. True freshman C.J. Johnson shifted down from linebacker to defensive end and played well down the stretch. He recorded nine tackles against Louisiana Tech and 10 tackles against Mississippi State. Junior Gerald Rivers finished with just 13 tackles, but also recorded 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Johnson and Rivers, along with sophomores Cameron Whigham and Carlos Thompson, among others give Ole Miss some potential next season at the position.

Defensive ends:

November 30, 2011
Ole Miss Search Committee Meets With Football Team

Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones and the football search committee met with members of the Rebel football squad Tuesday as part of a special team meeting.

Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones and the football search committee met with members of the Rebel football squad Tuesday as part of a special team meeting.

The meeting was closed to the public and media.

Led by co-chairs Archie Manning and Mike Glenn, the committee provided players background on the search process and answered any questions. Other search committee members include Richard Noble, Ronald Rychlak and Ethel Young-Minor, all of which are also members of the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee.