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Lane Kiffin hires three coaches to staff

In Oxford, first year Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin has been busy assembling his new coaching staff with three new additions today. Starting with Offensive Coordinator Jeff Lebby, who comes from UCF, Assistant Coach Kevin Smith, who was with Kiffin…

Lane Kiffin learning from past mistakes

Lane Kiffin is fresh on the scene as the next man up at Ole Miss. His hiring on Sunday marks his first head coaching job in the SEC since a brief stop at Tennessee back in 2009. At 33-years-old at…

Lane Kiffin introduced at Ole Miss

When Lane Kiffin was the offensive coordinator at Alabama from 2014 to 2016, the Crimson Tide only lost two regular season games, both at the hands of Ole Miss. That’s called foreshadowing as a means of introducing the next head…

George County's McKinnley Jackson down on Ole Miss

As for in-state recruiting, it remains to be seen how the Kiffin hire affects the class of 2020. As of Thursday, the state’s top recruit in George County Defensive Tackle McKinnley Jackson still wasn’t happy about the firing of Gulfport…

George County Football: M.J. Daniels commits to Ole Miss

The outcome of the Egg Bowl doesn’t seem to bother one high school football standout from the Gulf Coast. On Friday, George County’s M.J. Daniels made his verbal pledge to the Rebels despite their dramatic 21-20 loss at the hands…

Ole Miss moving on from Matt Luke

When Keith Carter took on the permanent role as Ole Miss Athletic Director less than two weeks ago, he said, “I’m so excited about Coach Luke. He’s our coach. We couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity we have next…

Ole Miss fires coach Matt Luke after 3 seasons, 15-21 record

By RALPH D. RUSSO OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has fired football coach Matt Luke, three days after his third non-winning season ended with an excruciating rivalry game loss. Athletic director Keith Carter said Sunday the decision to change coaches…

Mississippi State holds onto the Golden Egg

The Battle of the Magnolia State, the Egg Bowl, one of the biggest rivalries in the SEC.  Let's head to Starkville, the road team winner of four straight egg bowl match ups, the Mississippi State Bulldogs needing a win to become bowl eligible.

114th installment of the Egg Bowl

Despite a one-sided affair in last season’s Egg Bowl, this year’s installment of the Magnolia State rivalry has a bit of a different feel to it. While Mississippi State won handily last season 35-3, this year’s matchup paints a different…

Ole Miss to sell beer at football games

The first shipment of beer was delivered to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium this week in preparation for Ole Miss’ first football game where they will be selling alcohol to fans. School officials have said they waited until the second half of the…

Ole Miss ready for Missouri

Following last Saturday’s 31-6 win over Vanderbilt, the Ole Miss Rebels will now shift their focus to Missouri. The Rebels march into Missouri Saturday night in search of their third SEC win of the season. In their win against Vanderbilt,…

Ole Miss QB named ‘SEC Freshman Player of the Week’

A key contributor in Ole Miss’ 31-16 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday night is being recognized by the Southeastern Conference. Freshman Quarterback and Hattiesburg native John Rhys Plumlee was named ‘SEC Freshman Player of the Week.’ The young signal caller…

Protesters shout down Ole Miss chancellor announcement

College Board trustees announced by news release Friday that they had voted unanimously to appoint Glenn Boyce to the post, even as protesters claimed the move to short-circuit the remainder of the selection process proved trustees were corrupt.

Ole Miss ready for next week

It was a tough weekend for the Ole Miss football team as they suffered a 28 point loss to the number one ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. The 59-31 loss was a particularly tough game for the Ole Miss defense, who…

Jevan Snead, ex-Ole Miss quarterback, dies in Texas at 32

Jevan Snead, the former Mississippi quarterback who ranks among the school's career passing leaders, has died in Texas at 32. Police say officers responding to a call found Snead dead in Austin on Saturday night. Austin police provided no information…

Ole Miss looking in the mirror coming off week one loss

Prior to Saturday, the Ole Miss football program had never lost a game in the month of August. The Rebels also hadn’t done much losing to Memphis, but that all changed in week one against their most frequently played out-of-conference…

Ole Miss running new offense and defense in 2019

The Ole Miss Rebels are still in the exploratory phase of finding out what they have prior to the 2019 season. Finally back at full capacity with 85 scholarship players for the first time since 2014, Ole Miss has 31…

Mental evaluation ordered for Ole Miss murder suspect

A mental evaluation has been ordered for Brandon Theesfeld, the man charged with murder in the death of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial. At a hearing in Oxford this morning, Theesfeld’s attorneys dropped their request for bond for him and…

Chase Rogers transferring to Ole Miss

From the state’s all-time leading passer to its all-time leading receiver, Myles Brennan’s favorite high school target Chase Rogers is transferring to Ole Miss. The Ole Miss Spirit first reported the news yesterday, serving as yet another change of heart…

SEC Media Days: Ole Miss

No longer handcuffed by scholarship reductions and a two-year post-season ban, Day Two of SEC Media Days brings a lot of excitement to a recharged Ole Miss football program led by second-year head coach and Gulfport native Matt Luke. The…

Former Ole Miss basketball star makes NBA roster

It’s been an extremely active NBA off-season which turned out to be a good thing for former Ole Miss basketball star Terence Davis. Today, he found a permanent home with the Toronto Raptors, who offered him a deal after his…

Ole Miss SS Grae Kessinger named to First-Team All-American

It’s more of the same for Ole Miss shortstop Grae Kessinger who is the recipient of First-Team All-American honors from the College Baseball Foundation on Monday. The second round draft pick of the Houston Astros now has three All-America honors…