Spring has sprung: Gridiron Rebels begin practice
Had it been anyone else who was late to practice, he may have had to run laps or stadiums as punishment. Head coach Hugh Freeze, however, had a pretty good excuse for missing the majority of Ole Miss’ first spring football practice Sunday as he was cheering on Andy Kennedy’s squad in Nashville, Tenn. (March 18, 2013, Page 3B)
Jackson Callaway boasts top recruits for 2014
Oxford Eagle Sports Editor John Davis takes a look at recruiting, including a closeup view of the Jackson Callaway football program and its top prospects for 2014 as well as an update on Robert Nkemdiche and other recruits playing in the Under Armour All-America Game this weekend. (January 3, 2013, Page 6)
Rebels looking to build depth along OL
Heading into preseason camp, new offensive line coach and co-offensive coordinator Matt Luke made it a goal of his to give every player a clean slate.
The former Ole Miss center felt it wasn’t fair to judge his players abilities strictly on what they accomplished with the former coaching staff. (August 17, 2012, Page 6A)
Several newcomers will see action in Saturday’s opener
It’s a good thing the Ole Miss Rebels have name plates back on their jerseys because fans will have a lot of new names to learn when their team kicks its season off on Saturday against the BYU Cougars.
When Ole Miss’ first official two-deep depth chart was released on Monday, 24 players listed were either freshmen (both true and redshirt) or transfers. (August 30, 2011, Page 8)
2011 Ole Miss football signing class player profiles
Winona's Chief Brown
The Ole Miss football team signed 22 players on Wednesday. Below are the complete player profiles of each player: (more…) (February 4, 2011, Page 8A)
Magnolia Kings: Rebs land top in-state talent
In recent years, Ole Miss’ recruiting classes have been focused on players from outside Mississippi, with depth coming from within the state’s borders. (more…) (February 3, 2011, Page 6)
SIGNING DAY CENTRAL: Rebs sign 22
Ole Miss football coach Houston Nutt and his staff got National Signing Day off to a great start today as they received letters of intent from 18 players. Leading the list of standout players from Mississippi were South Panola wide receiver Nickolas Brassell (6-foot-1, 175 pounds, 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash), Philadelphia linebacker C.J. Johnson (6-3, 243, 4.63), Madison Central wideout Tobias Singleton (6-0, 185, 4.38) and Raleigh wide receiver Donte Moncrief (6-2, 200). (more…) (February 2, 2011, Page 6)
BLOG: Recruiting grab bag of quotes
Today’s Oxford EAGLE had several articles regarding Ole Miss’ big recruiting weekend, but we couldn’t fit everything in the print edition.
Below are the “outtakes” that didn’t make it into the section due to space:
(January 24, 2011)
OM Recruits feeling at home in Oxford
The ideas of “home” and “family” can elicit strong emotions from people.
Oxford, a city where the Brewer family has resided on and off for the last couple of decades, welcomed one of its own home last week when former graduate assistant Gunter Brewer returned to Ole Miss. (more…) (January 24, 2011, Page 6)
Oxford’s Billups wins top award in 5A
Oxford’s success on the football field this season was translated on the Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 5A All-State team that was recently released.
Senior quarterback Guy Cameron Billups was named Player of the Year after throwing for 2,915 yards and 33 touchdowns for the 9-4 Chargers. Billups ranked second in the entire state in both passing yards and touchdowns thrown.
Joining Billups on the first team offense for the MAC team were senior wide receiver DeShaun McNeal and senior tight end Larry Pettis. Senior offensive lineman Terry Johnson was also named to the second team on offense. Johnson will be playing in Saturday’s Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic in Mobile, Ala. (December 10, 2010, Page 6A)
