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October 20, 2011
View from the Lawnchair: Forward Rebels, Colonel Reb and the 'Who Hates Nutt more bowl'

February 8, 2012
Drug test for those on welfare stereotypes the poor

Recently a bill was introduced in the Mississippi Legislature that would require drug tests for recipients of welfare. Instituting drug testing does not make sense financially and reinforces stereotypes of the poor. Additionally, there are more effective alternatives that can be enacted. 

 

Recently a bill was introduced in the Mississippi Legislature that would require drug tests for recipients of welfare. Instituting drug testing does not make sense financially and reinforces stereotypes of the poor. Additionally, there are more effective alternatives that can be enacted. 

February 8, 2012
Lady Rebels look for season sweep of Alabama tonight

Coming off two tough road losses at No. 7 Kentucky and Florida this past week, the Ole Miss women’s basketball team (12-12, 2-8 SEC) returns home and hosts Alabama (10-14, 0-10 SEC) tonight. 

Coming off two tough road losses at No. 7 Kentucky and Florida this past week, the Ole Miss women’s basketball team (12-12, 2-8 SEC) returns home and hosts Alabama (10-14, 0-10 SEC) tonight.

In their first meeting this season, the Lady Rebels won 69-55 in Tuscaloosa. Ole Miss had their best offensive performance of the season, shooting a season-best 66.7 percent from the field. The Lady Rebels have lost the six games since and look to snap that losing streak and get back to their winning ways. 

February 7, 2012
Godwin brings energy and confidence to Diamond Rebels

Last season was a rather dismal one for the Ole Miss baseball team. 

Yes, they were five outs away from winning the SEC West, but they didn’t. They only won 30 games, including just 13 conference wins, and missed out on the SEC and NCAA Tournaments for the first time since 2003.

In other words, last year’s squad did not live up to the kind of expectations head coach Mike Bianco has instilled in his program since he was named head coach prior to the 2001 season.

Last season was a rather dismal one for the Ole Miss baseball team. 

Yes, they were five outs away from winning the SEC West, but they didn’t. They only won 30 games, including just 13 conference wins, and missed out on the SEC and NCAA Tournaments for the first time since 2003.

In other words, last year’s squad did not live up to the kind of expectations head coach Mike Bianco has instilled in his program since he was named head coach prior to the 2001 season.

February 7, 2012
Sophomore Sensation: Vlaar builds off successful freshman season

Sophomore Vivian Vlaar became an Ole Miss Rebel Netter at the age of 17. 

Although young, her game was like that of a seasoned veteran. In her freshman season, Vlaar compiled a 25-9 overall singles record, which included a 12-match win streak from Jan. 14 to March 6. Vlaar also posted a winning record in doubles at 11-9.

Sophomore Vivian Vlaar became an Ole Miss Rebel Netter at the age of 17. 

Although young, her game was like that of a seasoned veteran. In her freshman season, Vlaar compiled a 25-9 overall singles record, which included a 12-match win streak from Jan. 14 to March 6. Vlaar also posted a winning record in doubles at 11-9.

February 5, 2012
Rebels fall to Gators Sunday

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Ole Miss women’s basketball team fell at Florida Sunday afternoon, 84-55.

With the loss, Ole Miss fell to 12-12 (2-9 SEC) while Florida improved to 15-8 (5-5 SEC).

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Ole Miss women’s basketball team fell at Florida Sunday afternoon, 84-55.

With the loss, Ole Miss fell to 12-12 (2-9 SEC) while Florida improved to 15-8 (5-5 SEC).

Valencia McFarland led Ole Miss with 11 points, six boards and four assists.  Tia Faleru finished with 10 points and seven rebounds and Danielle McCray added eight points and five rebounds.  Monique Jackson recorded a career-best seven points.

February 1, 2012
Ole Miss commitment capsules

Quintavius Burdette

Athlete

Senatobia (Senatobia HS)

Rivals.com: 2 Stars

Scout.com: 2 Stars

Vitals: 5’10,” 180 pounds

Burdette committed to Hugh Freeze at Arkansas State and switched to Ole Miss in late January. Originally a running back, he was forced to play quarterback as a senior. He rushed for over 1,200 yards as a junior at the running back position. Listed as an athlete, he could play in the defensive secondary or at running back for the Rebels.

January 29, 2012
Holloway a difference-maker against his former team

Just 48 hours after losing a heartbreaker to Florida, the Ole Miss men’s basketball team returned to the court to host the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Rebels (14-7, 4-3 SEC) led for much of the game, but the Gamecocks (9-11, 1-5 SEC) refused to go away, knocking down shot after shot to stay in the game. 

Just 48 hours after losing a heartbreaker to Florida, the Ole Miss men’s basketball team returned to the court to host the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Rebels (14-7, 4-3 SEC) led for much of the game, but the Gamecocks (9-11, 1-5 SEC) refused to go away, knocking down shot after shot to stay in the game. 

However, it was senior forward Terrance Henry who delivered the knockout blow in favor of Ole Miss. His three-pointer with 18 seconds left sealed the 66-62 win for the Rebels on Saturday night.

January 26, 2012
Missed opportunity: Rebels blow 10-point halftime lead

The start of last night’s game between the Ole Miss Rebels and 13th-ranked Florida Gators could not have gone any better for the Rebels. After Florida scored the game’s first basket, Ole Miss went on a 20-2 run to take a 16-point lead behind the hot shooting of senior Terrance Henry and junior Nick Williams. After going into halftime with a 10-point deficit, however, the Gators stormed back and outscored the Rebels 36-22 in the second half to escape with a 64-60 win.

The start of last night’s game between the Ole Miss Rebels and 13th-ranked Florida Gators could not have gone any better for the Rebels. After Florida scored the game’s first basket, Ole Miss went on a 20-2 run to take a 16-point lead behind the hot shooting of senior Terrance Henry and junior Nick Williams. After going into halftime with a 10-point deficit, however, the Gators stormed back and outscored the Rebels 36-22 in the second half to escape with a 64-60 win.

January 25, 2012
Rebels put undefeated home record on line against No. 13 Florida

The Ole Miss men’s basketball team will look to take down its second ranked opponent in two weeks, as the 13th-ranked Florida Gators visit Oxford to take on the Rebels tonight. Ole Miss (13-6, 3-2 SEC) is coming off back-to-back wins over Mississippi State and Georgia this past week. 

This season, the Rebels have defended their home court at the Tad Smith Coliseum with a perfect 8-0 record. After a 67-56 loss to Tennessee in its Southeastern Conference opener, Florida (15-4, 3-1 SEC) has rattled off three straight wins. However, the Gators are also just 1-4 on the road this season.

The Ole Miss men’s basketball team will look to take down its second ranked opponent in two weeks, as the 13th-ranked Florida Gators visit Oxford to take on the Rebels tonight. Ole Miss (13-6, 3-2 SEC) is coming off back-to-back wins over Mississippi State and Georgia this past week. 

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.

January 24, 2012
Recruiting Update: New signees and new commitments

New Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze has been busy on the recruiting trail since his hiring on Dec. 5. With one week left until National Signing Day on Feb. 1, here’s a look at what has gone on in Ole Miss recruiting since Freeze took over.

New Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze has been busy on the recruiting trail since his hiring on Dec. 5. With one week left until National Signing Day on Feb. 1, here’s a look at what has gone on in Ole Miss recruiting since Freeze took over.

Junior College Signees

Freeze signed four junior college players in the early signing period.

Darone Bailey

Offensive Guard

Coahoma C.C.

Scout.com: 2 Stars

Rivals.com: 3 Stars

January 22, 2012
Ole Miss accountancy program rises in rankings

The undergraduate accountancy program at the University of Mississippi was recently ranked No. 10 in the nation among public universities by the Public Accounting Report.

The undergraduate accountancy program at the University of Mississippi was recently ranked No. 10 in the nation among public universities by the Public Accounting Report.
The Patterson School of Accountancy was also ranked No. 11 for its master’s degree program and no. 12 its the doctoral program.
Ole Miss was not the only SEC school to slide up in the ranks, as Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee are also in the top 30; however, Ole Miss was the only one to slide into the top 10.

January 22, 2012
Winter Break Roundup: Women's Basketball

DECEMBER 10: MIAMI (FLA.) 76, OLE MISS 48

December 12, 2011
Ole Miss Falls At No. 9 Miami

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Twice midway through the second half, the Ole Miss women’s basketball team cut No. 9 Miami’s lead to under five points, but the Hurricanes used a late run to pull away, taking a 76-48 win over the Rebels Saturday night. 

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Twice midway through the second half, the Ole Miss women’s basketball team cut No. 9 Miami’s lead to under five points, but the Hurricanes used a late run to pull away, taking a 76-48 win over the Rebels Saturday night. 

With the loss, Ole Miss fell to 6-2 while No. 9 Miami improved to 8-1 and won its 29 consecutive game at home. The Rebels held the Hurricanes to below their season scoring average of 86.2 points per game.

December 1, 2011
No Occupying Ole Miss

Columbia, Harvard, Kean, Hunter, Michigan State, Berkeley, UCLA, University of Vermont, Daytona State. Each of these colleges agreed via an online pledge to participate in a nation-wide, non-violent strike that occurred last Monday as a part of Occupy Colleges, which is an extension of Occupy Wall Street. Students protested against rising tuition costs, out-of-control student loan debt and police violence against non-violent protestors, according to occupycolleges.org. A total of 68 colleges signed the pledge and held on-campus strikes.

November 30, 2011
SEC Football Power Poll: End of the regular season

1. LSU (12-0, 8-0 SEC, 1st last week): LSU all but locked up a spot in the BCS National Championship with a 41-17 trouncing of Arkansas, the Tigers’ third win over a top-three team this season. In all, LSU has beat seven top-25 teams by an average margin of victory of more than 20 points. Despite trailing 14-0 early in the second quarter, the Tigers outgained the Razorbacks 494-254, including 286-47 on the ground. Sophomore defensive back Tyrann Mathieu was the player of the game, tying the game on an electrifying 92-yard punt return for a touchdown, forcing two fumbles and recovering one of the them. LSU looks to keep its perfect season intact when they play Georgia in Saturday’s SEC Championship.

This week: vs. Georgia (10-2, 7-1 SEC), 3 p.m., CBS

November 28, 2011
Pick Six: A closer look at the Ole Miss head coaching search

LARRY FEDORA, 49, Southern Miss Head Coach

This Season: 10-2, 6-2 C-USA

Head Coaching Record: 31-19

Past Coaching Experience: Baylors WRs/TEs/RBs (1991-96), Air Force QBs/WRs (1997-98), Middle Tennessee OC (1999-2001), Florida OC (2002-04), Oklahoma State OC (2005-07), Southern Miss HC (2008-Present)

November 22, 2011
An Updated Look at 10 Potential Head Coaching Candidates (Names added and subtracted, as well as stats included)

Updated with the subtractions of Rich Rodriguez (the new head coach at Arizona) and Kevin Sumlin (head coach at Houston), the re-addition of Manny Diaz (defensive coordinator at Texas) and the new addition of Todd Moken (offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State).

Updated with the subtractions of Rich Rodriguez (the new head coach at Arizona) and Kevin Sumlin (head coach at Houston), the re-addition of Manny Diaz (defensive coordinator at Texas) and the new addition of Todd Monken (offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State).

Diaz's and Monken's bios at the top. Followed by national statistics rankings for each of the 10 potential head coach candidates with the exception of Mike Leach, who is currently not coaching.

MANNY DIAZ, 37, Texas Defensive Coordinator

November 21, 2011
Another Look at 10 Potential Head Coaching Candidates

A second look at 10 potential coaches for the Ole Miss head coach vacancy. Houston Nutt's final game at the helm will be Saturday at Mississippi State.

ART BRILES, 55, Baylor Head Coach

This Season: 7-3, 4-3 Big 12 / This Week: vs. Texas Tech (5-6, 2-6 Big 12), 6 p.m., FSN

Head Coaching Record: 56-53

Past Coaching Experience: Texas Tech RBs (2000-02), Houston HC (2003-07), Baylor HC (2007-Present)

LARRY FEDORA, 49, Southern Miss Head Coach

This Season: 9-2, 5-2 C-USA / This Week: Memphis (2-9, 1-6 C-USA), 3 p.m., CSS

Career Record: 31-19

November 17, 2011
Women's hoops returns home to face South Alabama

Coming off a loss on their first road trip of the season at Lamar Tuesday Night, the Ole Miss Lady Rebels (1-1) return home and will quickly turn their attention to South Alabama (2-0) for today’s afternoon matchup.

Coming off a loss on their first road trip of the season at Lamar Tuesday Night, the Ole Miss Lady Rebels (1-1) return home and will quickly turn their attention to South Alabama (2-0) for today’s afternoon matchup.

“South Alabama is a very good basketball team,” Ladner said. “(They are) very well coached, love to run motion offense, love man-to-man defense and they like to run.”

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 14, 2011
University smoking policy may change soon

Students may see some serious changes being made to the University of Mississippi’s tobacco policy in the semesters to come. With resolutions being worked on by the Associated Student Body and the Division of Student Affairs, students may see their campus take steps toward becoming smoke free.
In doing so, Ole Miss would join the ranks of other SEC schools that have smoke-free campuses, including the University of Kentucky, the University of Florida and the University of Arkansas.

November 13, 2011
Three Rebels Finish Top 15 At NCAA Cross Country Regional

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Ole Miss women had their best NCAA Regional performance in school history on Saturday at the NCAA South Regional, hosted by the University of Alabama at the Harry Pritchett Cross Country Course.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Ole Miss women had their best NCAA Regional performance in school history on Saturday at the NCAA South Regional, hosted by the University of Alabama at the Harry Pritchett Cross Country Course.

Led by Logan Waites and Katie Breathitt, the Rebel women finished fourth out of 27 teams in the 6K race, just behind top-five nationally ranked squads Florida State and Vanderbilt, as well as Florida. By finishing fourth, Ole Miss placed ahead of fellow SEC squads Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Auburn.

November 13, 2011
Women's hoops pulls away late from North Florida in season opener

The Ole Miss women’s basketball team (1-0) tipped off the 2011-12 season with a 68-59 win over the Ospreys of North Florida (0-1) in Friday’s opener at the Tad Smith Coliseum.

 

The Ole Miss women’s basketball team (1-0) tipped off the 2011-12 season with a 68-59 win over the Ospreys of North Florida (0-1) in Friday’s opener at the Tad Smith Coliseum.

“Anytime you get that first game under your belt, you just feel better,” head Coach Renee Ladner said.

Early in the game, Ole Miss showed signs of first-game jitters and was very timid as North Florida jumped out to an early 19-7 lead.