Depth has been talked about at length as being the main issue keeping Ole Miss from competing with the elite teams in the Southeastern Conference, but one area where they should rank among the league’s best is on special teams. Last season, Rebel head coach Hugh Freeze elected to redshirt two seniors...
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The lawsuit concerning the death of former University of Mississippi student-athlete Bennie Abram has been settled with no finding of fault against the university’s athletics program, its athletic trainers, administrators or the NCAA. Previous inaccurate public statements and reports suggested a financial settlement was reached with the NCAA and the university. In fact,...
CHICAGO – Ole Miss senior linebacker D.T. Shackelford is one of 51 candidates on the preseason watch list for the 29th annual Butkus Award, which honors the nation’s best linebacker. A vocal team leader, Shackelford will make his return to the playing field this fall after missing the last two years with knee injuries. The Decatur, Ala., native recorded 68 tackles,...
