Rebels, Bulldogs To Meet In Annual “Egg Bowl” Battle

When Ole Miss and Mississippi State meet in what is commonly known as “The Egg Bowl,” it won’t have anything to do with players gathering to eating eggs sunny side up, over easy or fried. It will be to see which team can lay claim to “The Golden Egg,” a gold-plated trophy that is shaped […]

Monday Morning Water Cooler Talk for Oct. 15, 2012

Let’s Talk A Little Football It was a good weekend for Mississippi football, this weekend. Ole Miss appears to be headed in the right direction, with a big win over Auburn. It snapped a 16-game SEC losing streak and the feel around town is that the Rebels, with a little good fortune, could be headed […]

Ole Miss vs Texas: A Retrospective

  A new era of football hit Oxford on Saturday night. The game against Texas was played before a raucous, sold-out crowd at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and had been anticipated for months. Unfortunately, unbridled enthusiasm met the reality of playing a team that is ranked 14th the nation, as Coach Hugh Freeze had his first test […]

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Jason Jones Receives Chucky Mullins Courage Award

Ole Miss senior defensive end Jason Jones was named the 23rd recipient of the Chucky Mullins Courage Award, Thursday. He will wear Mullins’ No. 38 jersey throughout the 2012 season. The award, sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, honors the late Chucky Mullins, whose Ole Miss career came to an end, during the 1989 Homecoming […]

Rebels Hold Final Practice Before BancorpSouth Grove Bowl

The Ole Miss Football team held its final practice of the spring before the BancorpSouth Grove Bowl on Saturday. The Rebels practiced Thursday in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in just helmets and shoulder pads, in preparation for the spring game, Saturday at 1 p.m.  The game will feature four 15-minute quarters, with a running clock.  Stadium gates will open […]

Freeze Pleased With Energy at Tuesday’s Practice

For the second time this spring, weather forced the Rebel football team indoors for practice but the change in scenery did nothing to affect the team’s intensity and energy, during practice Tuesday. The football program also held its Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day during Tuesday’s practice, with more than 75 professors and administrators on hand to watch […]

Ole Miss Hoops Inks New York Forward

Terry Brutus signed a national letter of intent to join the Ole Miss Basketball program for the 2012-13 academic year, Ole Miss Head Coach Andy Kennedy announced, on Monday. A native of Spring Valley, N.Y., Brutus rounds out the Rebels’ class of six signees, which also includes Jason Carter (Houston, Texas), Marshall Henderson (Hurst, Texas), Derrick Millinghaus (Schenectady, N.Y.), Martavious Newby (Memphis, Tenn.) […]

Ole Miss Football Team Participates in Competitive Practice on Thursday

The Ole Miss football team again took to the practice fields adjacent to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Thursday, marking the team’s final practice before the their second scrimmage of the spring, Saturday. “Every drill was competitive, down to the wire,” Head Coach Hugh Freeze said.  “The defense found a way to win all of them, I think.  […]

Defense Rules Ole Miss’ Tuesday Practice Session

On a gorgeous Tuesday afternoon in Oxford, the Rebels’ defense was setting the tone during the Ole Miss Football team’s two-hour practice session, on the practice fields adjacent to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. “I love what (Defensive Coordinator) Dave (Wommack) and his staff are doing over there,” said Head Coach Hugh Freeze, who calls himself an offensive […]

Ole Miss Announces Future Football Home Dates

Dates have been set for seven future football home games for the Ole Miss Rebels, including 2013 meetings with Troy and Idaho. Other upcoming non-conference opponents include Louisiana-Lafayette and Presbyterian College in 2014, Tennessee-Martin and New Mexico State in 2015 and Wofford in 2016. Ole Miss and Louisiana have previously faced off three times, most […]

Terrance Henry Chosen For Prestigious Portsmouth Invitational

After concluding his impressive four-year Ole Miss career, last month, Terrance Henry has been selected to participate in the prestigious Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, scheduled for April 11-14 at Churchland High School, in Portsmouth, Va. Operating since 1953, the Portsmouth Invitational is one of the preeminent NBA pre-draft camps, with approximately 200 NBA representatives in attendance.  […]

Rebel Offense Goes Vertical in Thursday Morning Practice

With rain falling in the wee hours of the morning, Ole Miss took its practice to the Indoor Practice Facility, Thursday, as Hugh Freeze’s offense began to show signs of what has made the first-year Rebels’ coach so successful at his previous coaching stops. “We certainly challenged them,” Freeze said of the offensive unit. “The […]

Ole Miss/Southern Miss Baseball Game Re-scheduled for May 1 at Trustmark Park

The University of Mississippi vs. Southern Mississippi baseball game, which was scheduled for April 3, 2012, was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. (gates open at 5 p.m.) at Trustmark Park in Pearl, MS. Any patron who purchased tickets for the original date […]

Freeze’s First Spring Drills Kick Off Today at Ole Miss

Ole Miss opens its first spring football drills under head coach Hugh Freeze this weekend, and fans are welcomed to attend the first two practices. A total of four practices are open to the public, including this Friday at 3:30 p.m. CT and Saturday at 10:30 a.m., and both workouts are tentatively planned for the […]

Ladner Steps Down as Ole Miss Women’s Basketball Coach

Renee Ladner announced on Friday that she is stepping down as Head Coach of the Ole Miss Women’s Basketball team.”When I was named the head coach five years ago, it was a dream come true,” said Ladner. “And to have the privilege of coaching such incredible young ladies over the last several years is simply […]

Rebels Host Red and Blue Classic This Weekend

The Ole Miss Softball team will host the sixth annual Red & Blue Classic at the Ole Miss Softball Complex, beginning on Friday. The Rebels open the tournament with matchups against Tennessee-Chattanooga at 2:30 p.m. and Troy at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The four-team tournament will run through Sunday. Admission to the Red & Blue […]