50th reunion for undefeated team this weekend
Members of the undefeated 1962 Ole Miss Rebels will reuniting this weekend during the Ole Miss vs. University of Texas game. Several events are planned to honor the only teams in Ole Miss’s history to have a perfect season. (September 14, 2012, Page 1B, 8B)
Ole Miss football – a family affair
Historian and columnist Jack Mayfield shares former Ole Miss Rebel coach John Vaught’s idea that Ole Miss football is a family affair and hopes the family has a winning season this year. (August 31, 2012, Page 2B)
Using the past to deal with the present, future
Editor Don Whitten writes about using the past to learn lessons, to deal with the present and to make plans for the future, and points out that Ole Miss officials are having to deal with the plusses and minuses of that while searching for a new football coach. (November 16, 2011, Page 4)
Remember the good years during a bad football season
When the Ole Miss Rebels have a not-so-great football season, Historian Jack Lamar Mayfield likes to think about some of those great years in the past when the Rebels saw lots of Bowl action — particularly under the direction of Coach John Vaught from 1946 through 1970. (December 30, 2010, Page 2B)
An eye for potential spots a rising star
Senior staff writer Lucy Schultze talks with Gerald Morgan, a former Ole Miss football player and high school coach at Drew, about life, faith and Archie Manning in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (September 23, 2010, Page 3)
What you’ll find in today’s EAGLE: It’s Crosstown Classic Day
College football is finally back. Last night kicked off the college season with several good —and not-so-good — games, including South Carolina’s 41-13 romping of Southern Miss on national TV. (more…) (September 3, 2010)
Weatherly very deserving of latest honor
Former Pontotoc High School and Ole Miss football standout Jim Weatherly, who followed his gridiron career with even more success as a singer and songwriter, will be honored with “Jim Weatherly Day” this weekend in his hometown of Pontotoc. Editor Don Whitten, a longtime Weatherly fan, tells why. (August 4, 2010, Page 4)
