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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 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. 

February 1, 2012
Despite rankings, Freeze touts first recruiting class

In less than two months after being introduced as the new head football coach, Hugh Freeze put together a 19-player recruiting class, including 13 who signed their National Letters of Intent yesterday. He held together much of this year’s class despite the coaching change and made a splash with the additions of Aberdeen defensive end Channing Ward and East Mississippi Community College quarterback Bo Wallace, who signed during the junior college transfer signing period. All things considered, Freeze was pleased with his first recruiting class and is looking forward to the future.

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 26, 2012
Recruiting Update: Remaining targets for Ole Miss

With signing day less than a week away, The Daily Mississippian’s Bennett Hipp gives a few of the prospects that are still being pursued by Ole Miss. This isn’t an inclusive list, and names are listed alphabetically.

With signing day less than a week away, The Daily Mississippian’s Bennett Hipp gives a few of the prospects that are still being pursued by Ole Miss. This isn’t an inclusive list, and names are listed alphabetically.

Richie Brown

Linebacker

Long Beach

Scout.com: 3 Stars

Rivals.com: 4 Stars

Vitals: 6’2,” 228 pounds

January 26, 2012
Rivals.com analyst Keith Niebuhr breaks down Ole Miss recruiting

Austin Miller: What are your overall thoughts on this year’s Ole Miss recruiting class?

Keith Niebuhr: It’s always difficult when you have a new staff come in and have that kind of turnover. They lost some crucial time from when it was known that Nutt wasn’t going to be back, to the time the new staff was put into place. This group did a good job, first and foremost, of securing the recruits they already had. That’s the key. So you’re almost starting from scratch. Then they went out and have gotten a few more guys. It’s not huge in numbers, but it’s high in quality. And now they land Channing Ward, which was huge. That’s a big prize in Mississippi, so that’s significant.

Austin Miller: What are your overall thoughts on this year’s Ole Miss recruiting class?

January 24, 2012
Crown Jewel: Ward talks about his recruitment and Ole Miss commitment

Surrounded by his family and coaches, Aberdeen defensive end Channing Ward was set to make his college choice during a timeout in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 5. Hats representing Alabama, Ole Miss and Mississippi State sat on a table on the sidelines of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. When he picked up the Ole Miss hat to indicate his verbal commitment to join the Rebels next season, it was a huge win for new head coach Hugh Freeze and his staff.

Surrounded by his family and coaches, Aberdeen defensive end Channing Ward was set to make his college choice during a timeout in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 5. Hats representing Alabama, Ole Miss and Mississippi State sat on a table on the sidelines of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. When he picked up the Ole Miss hat to indicate his verbal commitment to join the Rebels next season, it was a huge win for new head coach Hugh Freeze and his staff.

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 20, 2011
Women’s hoops puts South Alabama late in 54-45 win

The Ole Miss women’s basketball team improved to 2-1 with a 54-45 win over South Alabama Friday afternoon. It was a poor shooting performance from both teams.

The Ole Miss women’s basketball team improved to 2-1 with a 54-45 win over South Alabama Friday afternoon. It was a poor shooting performance from both teams.

However, the Rebels dominated on the boards, grabbing 58 total rebounds. The Rebels also outscored South Alabama 23-9 on second-chance points. The Ole Miss also forced 17 turnovers, including 10 steals.

November 16, 2011
Football Notebook: Preparations for No. 1 LSU

Lee, Rebels’ offense prepares for LSU

Ole Miss offensive coordinator David Lee had to change course on Tuesday with the announcement that junior starting quarterback Randall Mackey would be suspended for Saturday’s game against No. 1 LSU and possibly next week’s Egg Bowl at Mississippi State.

Lee, Rebels’ offense prepares for LSU

Ole Miss offensive coordinator David Lee had to change course on Tuesday with the announcement that junior starting quarterback Randall Mackey would be suspended for Saturday’s game against No. 1 LSU and possibly next week’s Egg Bowl at Mississippi State.

November 15, 2011
End in sight for Lockett and Bolden

When the Ole Miss Rebels tangle with the top-ranked LSU Tigers on Saturday, it will not only be the last home game in the Houston Nutt era, but it will also be Senior Night for the team’s 13 seniors.
For two of those seniors, they will be going out playing against their hometown team. Running back Brandon Bolden calls Baton Rouge, La., home and defensive end Kentrell Lockett hails from nearby Hahnville, La.
Both players have seen the ups and downs of the Ole Miss football program in Nutt’s tenure, and both have played instrumental roles in some big wins.

November 9, 2011
Players react to coaching change

Monday’s news of Ole Miss letting go of head football coach Houston Nutt affected more than just the families of everyone on the coaching staff. It also affected each one of the young men who give their best effort every Saturday: the players.

 

Monday’s news of Ole Miss letting go of head football coach Houston Nutt affected more than just the families of everyone on the coaching staff. It also affected each one of the young men who give their best effort every Saturday: the players.

As expected, the players took the news pretty tough, but once they got back to the practice fields, all they were thinking about was playing football.

November 1, 2011
Lockett hitting his stride after 'his best game of the year'

“I felt like myself again.”

That’s what senior defensive end Kentrell Lockett said on Monday about his performance against Auburn, which head coach Houston Nutt called “his best game of the year.”

 

“I felt like myself again.”

That’s what senior defensive end Kentrell Lockett said on Monday about his performance against Auburn, which head coach Houston Nutt called “his best game of the year.”

In Saturday’s 41-23 loss to the Tigers, Lockett recorded six tackles and one tackle for a loss, and he recovered a fumble. He also showed an explosion and burst that both the coaches and he hadn’t seen yet this year, as he missed most of this past season with a torn ACL.

October 20, 2011
Hipp's Tips: Arkansas

 

Repeat the quick start

This past week against Alabama, Ole Miss jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, thanks to a big pass play from Randall Mackey to Nick Brassell, followed by a short touchdown run from Jeff Scott. The Rebels must do the same this week against Arkansas, which has shown a propensity to come out sluggish and fall behind early in a few games. If Ole Miss wants to keep this game close, an early lead is a must.

Younger players must step up on defense

October 19, 2011
Ole Miss football midseason review: Defense

 

Defensive line:

The Rebels’ defensive line has been solid so far in 2011 against the pass but has struggled to stop the run. Ole Miss is now faced with the task of replacing senior defensive end Wayne Dorsey, who broke his right arm against Alabama this past weekend. Dorsey was in the middle of an impressive senior season, leading the Rebels in sacks with three and racking up 22 tackles. 

October 17, 2011
Rebels look to replace injured Temple and Dorsey on defense

 

A very subpar 2011 season has continued to get worse for Ole Miss, as the Rebels defense lost two of its senior defensive leaders for the season in defensive end Wayne Dorsey and defensive back Marcus Temple. 

Both were injured during Saturday’s 52-7 blowout loss to Alabama. Temple suffered a broken right ankle in the first quarter, and Dorsey broke his right arm in the fourth quarter.

October 16, 2011
Alabama rolls Ole Miss 52-7; Temple and Dorsey out for the season

Going into Saturday’s game between Ole Miss and No. 2 Alabama, the headlines centered around the Crimson Tide’s prolific defense and Heisman Trophy candidate junior running back Trent Richardson. Unfortunately for the Rebels, they didn’t disappoint.

 

Going into Saturday’s game between Ole Miss and No. 2 Alabama, the headlines centered around the Crimson Tide’s prolific defense and Heisman Trophy candidate junior running back Trent Richardson. Unfortunately for the Rebels, they didn’t disappoint.

September 14, 2011
Dorsey takes charge

 

When defensive end Wayne Dorsey arrived at Ole Miss, he was thought to be a quick fix for a position in need of depth, but the 2010 season didn’t go as well as he had hoped.

But one year later, Dorsey is not only becoming a force on the Rebel defensive line, he is becoming something that is much needed on this young team – a leader.

September 14, 2011
SEC Football Power Poll: Week 3

1. LSU (2-0, 0-0 SEC, 1st last week): The Tigers rolled to a 49-3 victory over in-state FCS opponent Northwestern State last Saturday. The defense was dominant, holding the Demons to negative yards rushing and only 95 yards total. Sophomore running backs Michael Ford and Spencer Ware combined for four rushing touchdowns, while both senior Jarrett Lee and sophomore Zach Mettenberger took snaps at quarterback. The Tigers have defeated the Bulldogs of Mississippi State 11 straight times and 18 of the last 19.

September 12, 2011
Football Notebook: Early look at Vanderbilt

 

Nutt impressed with Vanderbilt’s 2-0 start

“Vanderbilt is a very good football team,” Nutt said. “They play extremely hard. We always catch them early when they are healthy, fast and confident.”

An improved defense for the Commodores

“Their defense is relentless and fast,” Nutt said. 

September 11, 2011
Scott, Rebels hang on for first victory of the season

 

Ole Miss sophomore running back Jeff Scott had three touchdowns in the first quarter of what looked to be the start of a blowout win for the Rebels.

September 10, 2011
Rebels earn first victory behind Scott’s four touchdowns

Ole Miss sophomore running back Jeff Scott had three touchdowns in the first quarter of what looked to be the start of a blowout win for the Rebels. In the end, Ole Miss hung on to secure a 42-24 win over the Southern Illinois Salukis that saw relapses of last week’s fourth quarter collapse.

 

Ole Miss sophomore running back Jeff Scott had three touchdowns in the first quarter of what looked to be the start of a blowout win for the Rebels.

In the end, Ole Miss hung on to secure a 42-24 win over the Southern Illinois Salukis, bringing back relapses of last week’s fourth quarter collapse.

September 1, 2011
Fins up: Lockett ready to hit the field again

 

The past year for Ole Miss defensive end Kentrell Lockett has been a rollercoaster to say the least, but as the 2011 season approaches, he is ready to get back out in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for another year of SEC football.

 

The past year for Ole Miss defensive end Kentrell Lockett has been a rollercoaster to say the least, but as the 2011 season approaches, he is ready to get back out in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for another year of SEC football.

August 31, 2011
Ole Miss 2012 Football Recruiting Update

With the prospects in the 2012 recruiting class having completed summer camp season and starting their senior year, it’s time to take a look at how Ole Miss is doing so far for those 2012 prospects. Bennett Hipp, [email protected], recaps the Rebels’ ten commitments so far. Remember, these prospects cannot sign until February 2012.

Ben Still
Offensive Lineman
Memphis University School
Scout.com:  3 Stars
Rivals.com: 3 Stars
Vitals: 6’4,” 270 pounds
Still was the first commitment the Rebels received for the 2012 class as he committed April 21. At his current size, he projects to play at guard at the next level and should be a good one. In addition to Ole Miss, Still claims offers from Tulane and Memphis.

August 17, 2011
Lockett impresses in return, Golson’s decision looms

 

The Rebels defense performed well, scoring a defensive touchdown and keeping pressure on the quarterbacks.

Defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix said he was pleased with what he saw.