The situation Saturday night was all too familiar for Ole Miss. Having the lead with just over two minutes left in the game, a defensive stop would have propelled the Rebels to six wins and bowl eligibility. Instead, they were handed another heartbreaking. This time by the Vanderbilt Commodores, who became bowl eligible themselves with the win.   “Obviously,...

Grayson (Ga.) senior defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, the nation’s No. 1 football recruit and the brother of Ole Miss redshirt freshman linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche, has decomitted from Clemson, where he previously committed on June 14. Neal McCready of RebelGrove/Rivals.com first reported the news Wednesday night and it was confirmed by Will Hammock of the Gwinnett...

  1. Alabama (9-0, 6-0 SEC, 1st last week)   This week: Texas A&M (7-2, 4-2 SEC), 2:30 p.m., CBS   2. LSU (7-2, 3-2 SEC, 2nd last week)    This week: Mississippi State (7-2, 3-2 SEC), 6 p.m., ESPN    3. Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC, 3rd last week)   This week: at Auburn (2-7, 0-6 SEC), 6 p.m., ESPN2     4. Florida (8-1, 7-1...

  Trick: Arkansas, Auburn, Tennessee   At the beginning of the season, who would have thought Arkansas, Auburn and Tennessee would be where they are today?    Arkansas, despite the firing of head coach Bobby Petrino, had high hopes for 2012, and some in Fayetteville were even thinking of the national championship. Reality set in after being upset by...

1. Alabama (5-0, 2-0 SEC, 1st last week)   For the first time all season, Alabama trailed when Ole Miss took a 7-6 lead early in the second quarter. The Crimson Tide rebounded and went on to win 33-14 over the Rebels to remain undefeated.   This week: OPEN   2. LSU (5-0, 1-0 SEC, 2nd last week)    For the second straight week, LSU didn’t...

This is a sensitive issue, I’m quite aware. Native Ole Miss students are hypersensitive to out-of-state students who have not been lifelong Ole Miss fans and have allegiances to more than one football team. I, having grown up in New Orleans to an LSU alum, hold dual fandom and have been called a traitor for even suggesting that I like LSU. Please refrain from tweeting...