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Ole Miss football

Under the radar Rebel to watch: Benito Jones

Nose tackles don’t get a lot of love. They do the dirty work. It’s certainly not a sexy position, one where the job is often ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Friday, October 11, 2019 11:22 am

Ole Miss football

Mizzou sporting toughest defense Ole Miss has seen to date

Yes, Ole Miss has already gone into Tuscaloosa to play the Tide, but one of the weird things about football in 2019 is that it’s ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Friday, October 11, 2019 11:19 am

Oxford football

Oxford routs DeSoto Central on Homecoming night

Homecoming night was never really in question for the Chargers. From the opening drive, Oxford made DeSoto Central seem like a team hardly playing 6A ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:27 pm

Lafayette football

Mario Wilbourn turning heads in first year of varsity football

Memphis head football coach Mike Norvell was strolling the sidelines two weeks ago at Lafayette High School. Having just played a Thursday night game, Norvell ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Thursday, October 10, 2019 9:31 am

Ole Miss athletics

Michael Thompson leaves Ole Miss for same position at Texas A&M

Michael Thompson is rejoining Ross Bjork, this time in College Station, Texas. Thompson, the former Ole Miss Deputy Athletic Director for External Relations and Business ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Thursday, October 10, 2019 8:04 am

Ole Miss football

Re-evaluating the Ole Miss bowl odds: What needs to happen?

Head coach Matt Luke was asked Monday what the 2019 Ole Miss team needs to do over the course of the remainder of the season ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 3:17 pm

high school football

Week seven Mississippi Preps Poll: Oxford holding strong

The Associated Press released its week seven edition of the Mississippi high school football polls on Tuesday, as voted by various media members throughout the ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 10:44 am

MLB Playoffs

OPINION: MLB playoffs and burgeoning questions of Mississippi pro sports allegiances

Baseball playoffs are awesome. They do a strangely good job of reminding baseball fans of how great the sport can be after summer months lacking ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:53 pm

Oxford football

Oxford defense taking play to a new level after being “humbled” at Starkville

The Chargers were simply dejected walking off the field in Starkville in August. Oxford gave up nearly 500 yards of total offense to the Yellowjackets ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:01 pm

Ole Miss football

“Two starting quarterbacks”: Rebels’ starting QB role may not be set in stone

Just when fans thought they had the Ole Miss quarterback situation figured out, the coaching staff may not be as 100 percent sold on one ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Monday, October 7, 2019 2:06 pm

Ole Miss football

WATCH: Matt Luke’s Monday press conference

After six games of the season, Ole Miss sits at 3-3 and is above .500 in conference play. The Rebels bounced back this week dominating ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Monday, October 7, 2019 11:49 am

Ole Miss football

Ole Miss defense gets young talent infusion, big game from linebackers against Vandy

Ole Miss’s defense is sick of hearing about how young the offense is – they wanted in on their share of the true freshman action. ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Saturday, October 5, 2019 11:01 pm

Ole Miss football

Rebels outrun Vanderbilt for second SEC win

The offense was one-dimensional, and the football was one-sided, but on Saturday night in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, that rushing attack was all Ole Miss needed to ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Saturday, October 5, 2019 9:51 pm

Lafayette football

Lafayette gets late fireworks to come from behind to beat Grenada

GRENADA – In a football game dominated by both teams’ rushing attacks, Lafayette’s ability to hit on two big passes in a two-minute situation was ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Friday, October 4, 2019 10:09 pm

Ole Miss football

Ole Miss to honor Patrick Willis against Vanderbilt on Saturday

Saturday’s SEC game against Vanderbilt will hold a special moment between the first and second quarter. Ole Miss, the National Football Foundation (NFF) and the ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Friday, October 4, 2019 4:37 pm

Ole Miss football

Vanderbilt game an Oxford homecoming for Mike MacIntyre

Ole Miss has five players on roster from the greater Nashville area, but none have as many ties with the city, and the Rebels’ Saturday ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Friday, October 4, 2019 10:22 am

Oxford football

Oxford overcomes slow start, turnovers to beat Lewisburg

OLIVE BRANCH – Chris Cutcliffe had to look into his bag of tricks Thursday night on the road. Trailing 3-0 at halftime and needing a ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Thursday, October 3, 2019 9:44 pm

high school football

Three land on 2019 Mississippi-Alabama all-star game rosters

Three local athletes have found themselves nominated for the state’s biggest senior-class all-star football game. Lafayette’s Randy Anderson and Oxford’s JJ Pegues and Kiyon Williams ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Thursday, October 3, 2019 1:53 pm

High School Sports

Buying in: How Oxford and Lafayette’s strength and conditioning programs are shaping local athletes

Everyone in sports in the modern age is looking for a little edge. Oftentimes, a five-percent boost in performance can be the difference between a ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Thursday, October 3, 2019 12:15 pm

high school football

COLUMN: Let’s permanently eliminate kickoffs in high school football

It’s like a high-speed car wreck. Unlike covering Ole Miss or other college football games, I usually cover high school games from the sideline. There’s ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 9:03 am

High School Volleyball

Oxford volleyball stumbles in middle, pulls out five-set thriller over Lafayette late

Lafayette gave Oxford all they could handle on Tuesday night. Looking purely at history, classification and season records to-date, Tuesday’s crosstown volleyball matchup shouldn’t have ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 8:54 am

track and field

Sam Kendricks goes back-to-back as world champion in pole vault

Oxford’s own Sam Kendricks is the 2019 IAAF World Champion in the pole vault. Competing Tuesday in Dohah, Qatar, Kendricks had to fight hard with ... Read more

by Nathanael Gabler, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 4:22 pm

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