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GETTING READY: Area high schools begin preparations for sports to resume next week
For Lafayette High School football coach Michael Fair and assistant coach Carter Norris, Thursday felt like Christmas morning. Sitting inside the field house behind William ... Read more
13 hours ago by Jake Thompson.
Ole Miss women’s basketball to host Kansas as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge
The Southeastern and Big 12 Conferences jointly announced the lineup for the 2020 women’s basketball SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Thursday, and it featured a big ... Read more
2 days ago by Jake Thompson.
Tim Elko named to SEC Baseball’s 2020 Community Service Team
Monday was supposed to be selection day for the 2020 NCAA Baseball Tournament, as well as the day after the Southeastern Conference tournament. Instead, it ... Read more
4 days ago by Jake Thompson.
Ole Miss prepares for ‘first wave’ of reopening athletic facilities
The Southeastern Conference provided a much-needed vote last week in terms of keeping hope alive for college football to be played this fall. The conference’s ... Read more
5 days ago by Jake Thompson.
Mississippi State’s Jarrion Jones to transfer to Ole Miss
Ole Miss entered the transfer portal over the weekend and brought a former Mississippi State player back to Oxford. Jarrion Jones announced on Twitter on ... Read more
5 days ago by Jake Thompson.
SEC to permit voluntary in-person activities starting June 8
The Southeastern Conference will begin its slow return to normal next month. A vote by all 14 universities’ presidents and chancellors was taken on Friday ... Read more
1 week ago by Jake Thompson.
Keith Carter discusses Southern Cal football series, bringing staff back to campus
Sports are currently not taking place, but Ole Miss provided some excitement off the field earlier this week with the announcement of the home and ... Read more
1 week ago by Jake Thompson.
MHSAA allows sports to resume June 1 with restrictions
High School sports in Mississippi have been on hold since mid-March, but that is changing in 10 days. After an almost-six-hour meeting in Clinton on ... Read more
1 week ago by Jake Thompson.
Kiffin: Coronavirus “magnified” challenges of being a first-year coach
Lane Kiffin has been laying low, along with others who are quarantining and self-isolating from the threat of coronavirus, leaving few opportunities to hear from ... Read more
1 week ago by Jake Thompson.
Ole Miss Athletics sets new multi-year APR record
Ole Miss Athletics had one of its best years in the classroom, with a single-year academic progress rate score of 986 for the 2018-19 school ... Read more
1 week ago by Jake Thompson.
Ole Miss basketball to host Memphis in December
Ole Miss head basketball coach Kermit Davis will welcome Penny Hardaway to the Pavilion this winter. The Ole Miss basketball team announced Monday they will ... Read more
1 week ago by Jake Thompson.
Former Ole Miss football player Ben Williams dies at 65
One of the University of Mississippi’s most groundbreaking student-athletes died on Monday. Robert Jerry “Ben” Williams died of natural causes at the age of 65 ... Read more
1 week ago by Jake Thompson.
Ole Miss and Southern Cal announce home and home series
Transportation from LAX will not be a problem for Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin in 2025. Ole Miss announced a home and home series ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Jake Thompson.
Marc MacMillan named head coach at Charleston Southern
The Mike Bianco coaching tree added a new limb last week. Charleston Southern announced Marc MacMillan as the new head coach of its baseball program ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Jake Thompson.
Kermit Davis adds another grad transfer with Arizona State’s Romello White
Kermit Davis has been busy this offseason, and it continued on Friday with yet another signing of a graduate transfer. Arizona State’s Romello White signed ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Jake Thompson.
SEC officials to vote next week on reopening athletic facilities June 1
The Southeastern Conference is set to knock the first domino down regarding the return of collegiate-level sports. Reports surfaced on Thursday stating conference officials will ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Jake Thompson.
Oxford Park Commission preparing post-coronavirus programs
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Oxford, life was put on hold for everyone, including those involved in sports and programs offered at Oxford Park Commission. ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Jake Thompson.
Ole Miss No. 4 in Baseball America’s “Never Too Early” 2021 rankings
The remainder of the 2020 collegiate baseball season was canceled right when Ole Miss was looking to potentially have one of its best years in ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Jake Thompson.
MHSAA amends requirements for physicals for the 2020-21 school year
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing on into the summer months, decisions regarding the 2020-21 high school athletic year have begun. During a teleconference on Monday, ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Jake Thompson.
Banwarth completes her first volleyball staff at Ole Miss
First-year head coach Kayla Banwarth completed her staff for the 2020 Ole Miss volleyball season earlier this week, hiring Kent Nitta as the program’s director ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Jake Thompson.
Rebels’ Gillespie picking up eligibility waiver, returning to team
Ole Miss softball head coach Jamie Trachsel received some good news regarding the catcher position this week. In a post titled “Rebels’ Tribune,” Autumn Gillespie ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Jake Thompson.
Ole Miss soccer adds Florida State transfer
Ole Miss soccer’s 2020 signing class got a little larger this month, adding Florida State transfer Taylor Radecki. Rebels head coach Matt Mott announced the ... Read more