Dan Mullen needs a history lesson on football in Mississippi

Dan Mullen appears to be settling in nicely as the new head coach at the University of Florida. While he hasn’t crowned himself king of football in the state of Florida yet, it appears he believes he created football in the state of Mississippi. Mullen came to the Gators after leading Mississippi State to a 69-46 […]

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Ole Miss must defend itself – aggressively – from latest wave of attacks

Ole Miss finally received the verdict from the NCAA Committee on Infractions; it included an additional bowl ban, a ruling chancellor Jeff Vitter said the school would “vigorously” fight. The ban could be lifted, but the program’s problems have continued to mount from a public relations standpoint. Yahoo! Sports noted that some current Rebel players […]

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Three names to keep tabs on as Ole Miss coaching search heats up

Ole Miss Director of Athletics Ross Bjork remains in a holding pattern on naming a new football coach. Currently, the program waits on the NCAA Committee on Infractions to make a decision on its case. Now past the eight-week mark on deliberations, Ole Miss hopes to receive the decision sooner rather than later. Bjork can’t […]

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Report: Bret Bielema’s dismissal at Arkansas is ‘imminent’

The 2015 Sports Business Journal Athletics Director of the Year has been fired. Jeff Long, former chair of the College Football Playoff committee and leader of the Arkansas Razorback athletic program since 2008, was given his walking papers by Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz Wednesday. Long’s contract, which runs through 2022, will be honored according to a […]

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Ole Miss hires Turnkey Search to assist in finding next coach

Ole Miss is in the middle of a coaching search which appears to be in full swing. While only in the fourth week of the season, the school and its administration are taking steps to find their next head football coach. In an interview with Ole Miss Athletic Director Ross Bjork in the Clarion-Ledger, Bjork […]

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Tim Brando ready to welcome Les Miles to Fox broadcast booth

Now that Les Miles is heading to Fox Sports, longtime broadcaster Tim Brando is looking forward to working alongside the former LSU coach. This season, Miles will be paired with play-by-play man Brando and analyst Spencer Tillman. “Spencer and I have extraordinary chemistry. and we’ve both known Coach (Miles) a long time,” Brando told GN. […]

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