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Plumlee, Ealy working together in new roles for Ole Miss

By Jake Thompson The Vicksburg Post OXFORD — John Rhys Plumlee and Jerrion Ealy have been linked together since coming to Ole Miss, and this ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Friday, August 13, 2021 4:45 am

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Ole Miss soccer players sign NIL deal with Walk-On’s

By Jake Thompson The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — Last month, college student-athletes had the ability to sign Name, Image and Likeness deals and on Thursday, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Monday, August 9, 2021 10:48 am

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Kiffin, Rebels hit the reset button

By Jake Thompson The Oxford Eagle HOOVER, Ala. — Yes, Lane Kiffin was on the sideline for the 2020 season, but to the second-year head ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Thursday, July 22, 2021 3:52 pm

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Ole Miss, Southern Miss part of a stacked field at Oxford Regional

By Jake Thompson The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — Ole Miss knows its path to get back to the College World Series for the first time ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Thursday, June 3, 2021 5:07 pm

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Ole Miss will be short-handed for NIT game

By Jake Thompson The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — A depleted Ole Miss roster took a couple more hits days away from its first round game ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Thursday, March 18, 2021 4:49 pm

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Ole Miss’ Thomas airlifted to hospital after suffering severe injury at practice

By Jake Thompson The Oxford Eagle Ole Miss freshman tight end Demarcus Thomas suffered a serious injury during the Rebels’ Monday morning practice. Ole Miss ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Monday, November 2, 2020 2:37 pm

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Ole Miss baseball suspends fall practice over COVID-19 outbreak

OXFORD — Four days into its fall practice season, the Ole Miss baseball program had to hit the pause button due to COVID-19. On Thursday, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Thursday, September 24, 2020 5:11 pm

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Ole Miss athlete, staff member test positive for COVID-19

By Jake Thompson The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — Since Ole Miss senior associate athletic director for health and sports performance Shannon Singletary and the rest ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Thursday, June 4, 2020 3:01 pm

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Ole Miss coaches, athletics alumni donate to COVID-19 charities

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — Ole Miss announced last week that football head coach Lane Kiffin is donating $20,000 to Rebel Aid, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Monday, April 13, 2020 1:53 pm

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Grad transfer Vaughn ready to step in as Ole Miss’ top scorer

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — It’s not a normal offseason, but Ole Miss and men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis are still putting ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Friday, April 10, 2020 5:08 pm

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Virus hits home for Ole Miss football player Eli Johnson

By Nathanel Gabler The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — Ole Miss offensive lineman Eli Johnson was supposed to go to Asia for spring break. The coronavirus ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 5:00 pm

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Ole Miss signs 11 in Kiffin’s first recruiting class

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — Lane Kiffin got to make his first real mark on the Ole Miss football program on Wednesday. ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Wednesday, December 18, 2019 7:44 pm

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After firing Luke, Ole Miss begins search for coach

By Jake Thompson The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — Keith Carter stood in the Burns Team Meeting Room on the Ole Miss campus on Nov. 22, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Monday, December 2, 2019 4:52 pm

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Freshmen give Ole Miss hope

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ole Miss did not do anything to help its present by losing to No. 1 Alabama, but it did get a hopeful ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 7:55 am

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Rebels’ two-sport stars find common bond

OXFORD — Jerrion Ealy and John Rhys Plumlee grew up less than two hours away from each other, and were two of the top-15 high ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Sunday, August 11, 2019 5:55 am

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Givens’ injury forces young Ole Miss offensive linemen into bigger roles

OXFORD — Ole Miss needs Alex Givens. But at the same time, it was going to need others to step up even if he was ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 6:14 pm

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Young receivers look to carry on Ole Miss’ Nasty Wide Out tradition

OXFORD — Nasty Wide Outs? At least to start the 2019 season, Ole Miss is just working with a different NWO: New Wide Outs. After ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Saturday, August 3, 2019 6:00 am

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Freshman Matt Corral ready to take reins as Ole Miss’ next QB

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle HOOVER, Ala. — Despite losing 2018’s starting quarterback Jordan Ta’amu to graduation, Ole Miss never really had a quarterback ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:55 am

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Rebels have big plans for Ealy and a talented group of freshmen

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle HOOVER, Ala. — When Ole Miss released its two-deep football depth chart last week ahead of the opening of ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 7:38 pm

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Ole Miss’ Olenek masters the art of getting plunked

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — For much of the year, the race to be hit by pitches was a running joke in ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Thursday, May 30, 2019 7:54 pm

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Dillard thriving as Rebels’ leadoff man

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle HOOVER, Ala — Almost from the time he set foot on campus, Thomas Dillard said, he’s been lobbying Ole ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Thursday, May 30, 2019 7:56 am

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Ole Miss beats Georgia to get back to SEC championship game

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle HOOVER, Ala. — Ole Miss baseball has been full of surprises this year. The way they hit on Saturday ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Saturday, May 25, 2019 5:25 pm

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Rebels reach SEC Tournament semifinals

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle HOOVER, Ala — Ole Miss needed more late game heroics in Hoover, but its Southeastern Conference tournament title defense ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Friday, May 24, 2019 8:08 pm

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Rebels fall into losers’ bracket

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle HOOVER, Ala — It wasn’t for lack of opportunity, but Ole Miss is no longer in the winners’ bracket ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Wednesday, May 22, 2019 8:07 pm

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Ole Miss, Mississippi State softball win NCAA Tournament openers

By Jake Thompson The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — Brittany Finney was electric, the bats were on fire, and Chattanooga could not overcome a slow start ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Friday, May 17, 2019 11:44 pm

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Ole Miss’ Davis, MSU’s Weatherspoon and Perry invited to NBA combine

By Nathanel Gabler The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — Former Ole Miss guard Terence Davis threw his hat in the NBA draft conversation last year as ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Wednesday, May 15, 2019 5:27 pm

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Bullpen woes plague Ole Miss

By Nathanel Gabler The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — “What’s the key to making sure everyone shakes this off moving forward?” “That’s a tough question right ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Staff, Tuesday, May 14, 2019 6:08 pm

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Ole Miss lands NCAA softball regional

By Nathanael Gabler The Oxford Eagle OXFORD — For just the second time in its history, the Ole Miss softball team will host an NCAA ... Read more