A weekly look at SEC football 1. Bo Wallace could be an SEC First Teamer in ’14  This is usually where I write something about Ole Miss’ matchup with...

File Photo (Thomas Graning) I The Daily MississippianAlabama players tackle Bo Wallace during last year’s game. In this week’s edition of Four...

The quarterback position is in much better shape than it was this time last year when Bo Wallace and Barry Brunetti were ready to battle it out in fall...

 1. How much will the long layoff effect Ole Miss?  Matt Sigler (@SigNewton_2): I think the long layoff will show early in the game, but eventually, I believe Ole Miss will settle in and not have any problems getting things back on track.  David Collier (@DavidLCollier): There’s no doubt it will have an effect on both teams, and with the two different...

  It was a crazy scene inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Saturday night as Ole Miss fans celebrated the Rebels’ 41-24 win in the Egg Bowl over Mississippi State (8-4, 4-4 SEC), which snapped the Bulldogs’ three-game winning streak in the series. Students rushed the field after the win and surrounded players, coaches and the Golden Egg trophy.   “The...

  It’s that time of the year where few players are completely, 100 percent healthy.    That is the case for Ole Miss and was the reason sophomore quarterback Bo Wallace sat out the majority of Tuesday’s practice. Wallace has dealt with a shoulder bruise and soreness for most of the season.    “It’s not a structural deal,...

  The Ole Miss Rebels (5-4, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) will look to become bowl eligible this weekend when they take on the visiting Vanderbilt Commodores (5-4, 3-3 SEC) Saturday at 6 p.m. in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPNU.    Saturday’s meeting will be the 87th between the two schools, with Ole Miss leading the all-time...

1. Finally find out who William Faulkner is. He’s famous, I promise. 2. Vote in today’s theDMonline.com poll (shameless plug). 3. Check out Bo Wallace’s new haircut. Goodbye Sunshine! 4. Put in your waiver claims for fantasy football. 5. Read Donald Trump’s incredibly bitter tweets. At least you’re happy. 6. Think about how great SNL,...

  1. Does Ole Miss continue to slow down the pace of the offense, or does Hugh Freeze plan to put things in full gear and keep Georgia off balance?   Bennett Hipp (@bennetthipp): It depends on how the game goes, but I could see it being similar to last week against Arkansas. Use the quicker tempo in key spots but also try to slow things down if Georgia has...

  Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze readily admits that it’s “very tempting” to shift his offense into overdrive and run a higher percentage of up-tempo plays. However, a lack of depth on both sides of the football makes that tough to do, as the Rebels are down to 64 healthy scholarship players.    “That’s my nature, it is what...