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ToC After Oklahoma: Ole Miss survived, advanced and kept CFP hopes alive Oct 26, 2024

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It wasn’t all that pretty outside of an encouraging third quarter, but No. 18 Ole Miss (6-2, 2-2 SEC) got back on the winning track with a 26-14 win over Oklahoma (4-4, 1-4) on Saturday.

The Rebels regained some College Football Playoff footing, too. They improved their chances to nearly 30 percent with the win, and the SEC is wide open.

Ole Miss still has its problem offensively, especially up front. But the defense proved championship-caliber again in totaling 10 sacks in a dominant effort. The Rebels held the Sooners to 23 yards in the third quarter.

Zach Berry is subbing in for his OMSpirit.com teammate, Ben Garrett, in this postgame edition of Talk of Champions, powered by RiverLand Roofing.

Berry has full reaction and analysis of the game, as well as a look ahead to next week at Arkansas and the Rebels’ revised season outlook.

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Patrick Willis would choose Ole Miss all over again if he could Oct 25, 2024

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All-time Ole Miss football great Patrick Willis this year became just the third Rebel in history inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

He returned to his old Oxford stomping grounds on Thursday — holding a fan meet-and-greet and question-and-answer session at Back Nine on the Square.

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“Home is where the heart is,” Willis said. “I can say that when I came to Ole Miss in 2003, and just my time here at Ole Miss, if I had to do it all over again, I would choose Ole Miss all over again.”

Willis is one of the most decorated defensive players in Ole Miss football history. He was a consensus All-American as a senior in 2006, when he also won the Butkus Award and Lambert Trophy as the nation’s best linebacker.

Willis twice led the SEC in tackles and was selected to the most first-team All-American squads (13) ever by a Rebel in a single season. He was a first-team All-American in 2005 and 2006 and two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Willis was the 11th overall selection of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2007 NFL Draft and won NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in his debut season. He played eight seasons and was named to seven Pro Bowls.

The Flagship: 2026 in Mississippi is chock-full of recruiting talent Oct 24, 2024

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On3 recruiting expert Cody Bellaire joins Zach Berry (OMSpirit.com) in this edition of ‘The Flagship,’ powered by College Corner, to get the latest scoopage on the 2026 On300 rankings.

Who are the Mississippi prospects to know moving forward? Plus, the potential impact of 2025 five-star wide receiver and in-state stud prospect Caleb Cunningham.

Hit That Line: Get-right and bounce-back time for Ole Miss football Oct 24, 2024

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Lane Kiffin and his 5-2 (1-2 SEC) Ole Miss Rebel football team look to get back in the win column Saturday against lowly Oklahoma (4-3, 1-3). The ‘Hit That Line’ crew are back together to preview, as well as preview the rest of the Week 9 slate.

The Legal Gambling Counsel is on a heater and looking to add to the win total. Let’s pick some winners!

NCAA Tournament or bust for Mikeal Brown-Jones and Ole Miss basketball Oct 22, 2024

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The home stretch has arrived for Ole Miss football, but across campus Rebel basketball is only getting started.

Second-year head coach Chris Beard will unveil his 2024-25 iteration of the Rebels on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT. The preseason-ranked No. 24 Rebels host Illinois in a charity exhibition.

But the action REALLY cranks up on November 4. Ole Miss is coming off its first 20-win season since 2018-19 and will welcome Long Island for its season opener.

The Rebels added 10 new players in the off-season to go along with six returners — among them star guard Matthew Murrell. Murrell has led Ole Miss in scoring each of the last three years.

Mikeal Brown-Jones, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward, is one of the decorated newcomers. He’s a transfer from UNC-Greensboro signed by Ole Miss in the off-season. Brown-Jones was a member of an Ole Miss portal class ranked by On3 as the 14th-best in all of college basketball.

Brown-Jones began his career at VCU and has one year of eligibility remaining. He averaged 18.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for the Spartans last season. Brown-Jones was named first-team All-Southern Conference.

Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit (OMSpirit.com) sits down one-on-one with MBJ to discuss his unique journey to Ole Miss, how he’s adjusted to Oxford’s small-town environment, the Rebels’ NCAA Tournament chances and much, much more.

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Ole Miss midseason resolutions and recruiting whip-around Oct 22, 2024

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Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit (OMSpirit.com) take to this all-new edition of ‘Talk of Champions,’ powered by RiverLand Roofing, with Ole Miss football midseason resolutions and a comprehensive recruiting update on the Rebels’ high school and transfer portal pursuits.

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No. 18 Ole Miss (5-2, 1-2 SEC) is coming off a bye week and hosts Oklahoma (4-3, 1-3) on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT. This week only new subscribers can join OMSpirit.com and get 50 percent off the regular price simply by using promo code Join50 at checkout.

Rebel Yell Hotline: Oklahoma week with Chris Plank and Harry Harrison Oct 22, 2024

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Chris Plank from the Sooner football network and Harry Harrison from the Ole Miss Radio Network are the guests in this Oklahoma-week edition of the ‘Rebel Yell Hotline,’ powered by Cannon Motors.

Five for Friday and Ole Miss Spirit questions answered Oct 18, 2024

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Ben Garrett (OMSpirit.com) has five notable, Ole Miss football things for your consideration on this off Ole Miss football weekend. Plus, the Ole Miss Spirit message board has questions to be answered, like if the Rebels (5-2, 1-2 SEC) would be undefeated if Matt Corral was the quarterback.

Could fifth-year head coach Lane Kiffin and Co. change their program-building approach? Will Kiffin be more involved in offensive play-calling moving forward? And why should Ole Miss fans care anymore?

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Hit That Line: More winners! And Ole Miss aims to course correct Oct 17, 2024

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The Legal Gambling Counsel is on fire picking winners. And they’re still believing in Lane Kiffin and the now-5-2 Ole Miss football Rebels to get it together and make things interesting for the 12-team College Football Playoff.

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Clem Report: Austin Simmons ‘most talented’ modern-era, two-way Ole Miss Rebel? Oct 16, 2024

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Second-year lefty Austin Simmons is seemingly next in line to replace Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart at season’s end, if not sooner.

The 6-foot-4 Simmons has operated all year as the Rebels’ clear-cut No. 2. Simmons, a former four-star recruit, has appeared in three games and completed 10 of 21 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown.

No. 18 Ole Miss (5-2, 1-2 SEC) is off this week but returns to action against Oklahoma (4-2, 1-2) in Oxford on October 26.

“The hard part as far as planning goes is it’s kind of a wait-and-see mindset,” long-time Ole Miss baseball assistant coach Mike Clement said in an all-new edition of the Ole Miss Spirit’s ‘Talk of Champions’ podcast.

“The hardest part with all those football guys that we’ve had in the past is they have to come in and make their mark in January.”

Lane Kiffin’s Rebels and their inexplicably-struggling offense laid another egg against an SEC opponent — only this time at rival LSU and in a 29-26 overtime stinker.

The Rebels now find themselves in a precarious College Football Playoff position. If desperate times do, indeed, call for desperate measures, could Simmons down the line be called upon to provide a spark?

Those are all football questions, however. Simmons’ ceiling in baseball is just as high. Unfortunately, the balance of playing two sports in college comes with its share of sacrifices. Ole Miss baseball is currently in the middle of fall intrasquads.

Clement discussed the Simmons Conundrum, as well as the recovery of 2022 co-ace Hunter Elliott, the transfer-portal sluggers and much, much more in ‘Talk of Champions,’ powered by RiverLand Roofing.

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