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COLUMN: Covering sports in a pandemic is a surreal experience
On March 12, 2020 the LSU baseball team was loading the buses to come to Oxford and play Ole Miss in the first Southeastern Conference ... Read more
1 month ago by Jake Thompson.
COLUMN: Join the madness and win prizes with the EAGLE Bracket Challenge
The madness of March is upon us, and after a year without filling out brackets, it is nice to again have the slight feeling of ... Read more
1 month ago by Jake Thompson.
COLUMN: Mississippi sports made its biggest assist last week
Sports have been non-existent for most of 2020, but last week in Mississippi, they made their biggest assist of the year. The state, country and ... Read more
10 months ago by Jake Thompson.
Coronavirus Chronicles, part 3
I took a walk-through of campus this past weekend. At the same time, it looked both desolate and shockingly put together. Oxford is simply different ... Read more
1 year ago by Nathanael Gabler.
COLUMN: Coronavirus Chronicles, part 2
April Fool’s Day scared me. I’m not one for pranks or really one for putting extra meaning on any day of the calendar for that ... Read more
1 year ago by Nathanael Gabler.
Keith Carter delivered on his promise – now, it’s Lane Kiffin’s turn
When Keith Carter announced the firing of Matt Luke, he said he wanted to find a head coach that could walk into a room and ... Read more
1 year ago by Jake Thompson.
COLUMN: On high school mascots, logos and lack of common sense
No one expects high school athletic departments to spend the money required to be completely original. Universities will spend millions of dollars on branding. Over ... Read more
1 year ago by Nathanael Gabler.
COLUMN: At the very least, intentionally playing two quarterbacks is innovative
It seems like Rich Rodriguez has gone into full mad scientist mode. When he talks about the quarterback situation at Ole Miss right now, he ... Read more
2 years ago by Nathanael Gabler.
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
2 years ago by Nathanael Gabler.
On Making March Madness Memories, Ole Miss and Kermit Davis’ history
I’m a football guy. Football has always been what drew me to sports and where the majority of my mental output falls. That said, this ... Read more
2 years ago by Nathanael Gabler.
Do NCAA punishments ever make any sense?
OXFORD – Missouri got the hammer on Thursday. The NCAA, after finding a former Mizzou tutor had committed academic fraud on the count of twelve ... Read more
2 years ago by Nathanael Gabler.
Old guard vs young guns headlines NFL conference championship storylines
When Drew Brees was breaking Texas high school state records, leading Austin’s Westlake High School to a 16-0 record and a 1996 Texas state title, ... Read more
2 years ago by Nathanael Gabler.
COLUMN: Rationally enjoying Ole Miss basketball, through an outsider’s lens
Everything below should be prefaced by saying that I am what many people consider the worst kind of sports fan. Growing up in the Raleigh-Durham ... Read more
2 years ago by Nathanael Gabler.
Phil Longo’s departure a blessing in disguise for Ole Miss
Phil Longo did some good things for the Ole Miss offense. At times, it was electric and exciting, racking up over 500 yards of offense ... Read more
2 years ago by Nathanael Gabler.
This thanksgiving, here’s how to talk to your relatives about the state of Ole Miss football
It hasn’t been the easiest or most positive year for Ole Miss football. Sitting at 5-6 and having one just one game in the SEC. ... Read more
2 years ago by Nathanael Gabler.
COLUMN: Ole Miss still learning how to win in the SEC
Winning a single football game is not easy. Winning a football game in the SEC is even harder. Through ten games in 2018, Ole Miss ... Read more
2 years ago by Nathanael Gabler.
LSU loss offers opportunity for Ole Miss to reevaluate themselves
If Ole Miss hoped to use Saturday’s game against LSU to redeem themselves for their lackluster SEC performance so far this season, things didn’t go ... Read more
3 years ago by Donica Phifer.
After positive defensive performance, Death Valley awaits the Rebels
For Ole Miss, it was a tale of two halves. Saturday’s 38-17 win over Kent State wasn’t pretty, with a first half full of sleepy, ... Read more
3 years ago by Donica Phifer.
Offensive struggles against Alabama further expose Ole Miss’ defense
Outmanned and outmatched would be the most succinct way to describe Ole Miss’ performance against Alabama. The Rebels and their fans had 11 seconds to ... Read more
3 years ago by Donica Phifer.
Ole Miss’ defense not inspiring any confidence with No. 1 Alabama looming
They rolled up 629 yards and found the end zone five times. They had 181 of those yards before the first quarter was over and ... Read more
3 years ago by Davis Potter.
It’s not exciting, but that doesn’t mean Kermit Davis at Ole Miss won’t work
Kermit Davis it is. After weeks of heavy speculation and various reports linking him to the job, Ole Miss made it official Thursday by tabbing Davis ... Read more
3 years ago by Davis Potter.
Non-conference showing leaves Ole Miss little room for error in SEC play
Maybe this is what Ole Miss’ men’s basketball team is this season. The Rebels can score with the best of them, ranking fifth in the ... Read more