Oklahoma didn’t have its best season in college hoops, but Lon Kruger coached his team to a blowout victory over Ole Miss. The Sooners were so dominant against the Rebels that the game seemed over before halftime. Losing Trae Young to the NBA should’ve left the Sooners without a true go-to scorer. Instead, the team […]
Read MoreESPN’s Prediction For Today’s Oklahoma-Ole Miss Game
A matchup of Big 12 and SEC powerhouses highlights the early slate of NCAA Tournament games today. No. 8 Oklahoma takes on No. 9 Ole Miss with a spot in the Round of 32 up for grabs. The Sooners started the season 11-1 but almost immediately faded in the Big 12 title picture losses to […]
Read MoreESPN Releases Its Prediction For Oklahoma-Ole Miss Game
It’s fair to say deciding between No. 8 and No. 9 seeds during March Madness is quite tough. Well, it won’t get any easier picking between Oklahoma and Ole Miss. The Sooners struggled in conference play with a mediocre 7-11 record against Big-12 opponents. The Rebels went through SEC play with a 10-8 record. Oklahoma […]
Read MoreFiveThirtyEight Model On Each NCAA Tournament’s Chances To Win Title
68 teams may be playing for a national title, but realistically, the group of teams that have a reasonable chance to win is much smaller. Since the expansion of the NCAA Tournament to 64 teams in 1985, 21 of 34 champions are No. 1 seeds. All but four champions have been top three seeds. The […]
Read MoreNo. 8 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Oklahoma: Game Time, Channel, Announcers, Prediction
Two middling teams from the power conferences match up in the 8 vs. 9 game in the South Region. Ole Miss and Oklahoma will play for the right to face Virginia, assuming the Hoos don’t lose to a 16 seed again, of course. Preview: Ole Miss is participating in the NCAA Tournament for the first […]
Read MoreJoe Lunardi Now Has 3 ACC Teams As No. 1 Seeds In New Bracketology
Today is a huge one for college basketball. Some of the biggest leagues in the country have already decided their champions, and the ACC title game between Duke and Florida State is coming up. The ACC is particularly well-positioned entering March. The league is set to have seven or eight teams in the field, but […]
Read MoreWilliam & Mary All-Conference Grad Transfer Justin Pierce Hearing From Major Programs
6-foot-7 wing Justin Pierce has been a pretty dynamic player for William & Mary over the last two years. He’s set to finish his college career elsewhere. Pierce has been an All-CAA performer for the Tribe for two seasons. He followed a 14.7 point/8.6 rebound sophomore year with a 14.9 point/8.9 rebound season this year. […]
Read MoreJoe Lunardi Updates ESPN Bracketology During Conference Tournament Week
By the end of the day, the top teams of the later conference tournaments will have all played games. That means we’re starting to get the last few data points for the 2019 NCAA Tournament seedings. Last night marked the return of Zion Williamson, who, in his first game back from his knee injury, posted […]
Read MoreESPN’s Joe Lunardi Updates Bracketology With Start Of Conference Tournaments
Last night brought a major stolen bid, with a shocker in the WCC Championship. After losing in this game by 48 during the regular season, Saint Mary’s put together an impressive performance to beat Gonzaga, and claim an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. That gives the WCC an unexpected second berth in the tournament […]
Read MoreESPN Releases Latest Bracketology For NCAA Tournament
It’s officially March, and that means we’re just weeks away from watching the NCAA Tournament. While programs still have work to do before earning their ticket to the dance, Joe Lunardi has released his latest update to give an idea of how the field will look. Certain teams are on the bubble right now, meanwhile […]
Read MoreMel Kiper Names The Big Winner At The NFL Combine This Weekend
The 2019 NFL Scouting Combine wraps up tomorrow. There were plenty of prospects who helped their cause this with stellar performances this weekend. Ole Miss wide receiver D.K. Metcalf might have been the brightest combine star. Metcalf is a freak athlete, and he put that on display over the last few days. The 6-foot-3, 228-pound […]
Read MoreMel Kiper Jr. Thinks D.K. Metcalf Could Go Top 10 After Stunning Combine Performance
D.K. Metcalf had a pretty incredible day at the NFL Combine, coming at or near the top of almost every category. The 6-foot-3, 228 pound physical specimen posted a 4.33 40 yard dash, a 40-inch vertical jump, and put up 27 reps on the bench press. That is on top of the viral notoriety that […]
Read MoreOle Miss Not Expected To Kneel During National Anthem Ahead Of Tonight’s Game
On Saturday, a group of eight Ole Miss Rebels players took a knee during the national anthem, in a demonstration evocative of Colin Kaepernick’s in the NFL a few years ago. The basis: a pro-confederate march going on elsewhere on the Oxford campus that afternoon. The decision to kneel was not a large drawn out […]
Read MoreOle Miss Player Explains Team’s National Anthem Protest After Game
Ole Miss was the target of pro-Confederate protests this weekend, from a pair of groups angry with the school from moving away from a few traditions, including Colonel Reb, who was officially discontinued in 2003, among other things. That event obviously caught the attention of the Rebels basketball team, which hosted Georgia today. Ahead of […]
Read MoreOle Miss’ Kermit Davis Addresses Rebels Players Taking A Knee During National Anthem
This afternoon, pro-confederate protesters gathered in Oxford, Mississippi, around Ole Miss’ campus. The gathering occurred while Ole Miss’ men’s basketball team hosted the Georgia Bulldogs at The Pavilion. Back when he was hired last month, Kermit Davis made specific reference to the Colin Kaepernick-inspired national anthem protests that popular in the sports world for a […]
Read MorePhotos: Ole Miss Players Took Knee During National Anthem Ahead Of Today’s Game
Over the last few days, pro-confederate and Rebel flag groups have held rallies around Ole Miss’ campus in Oxford. Members of Ole Miss’ men’s basketball team have apparently reacted, ahead of today’s game against Georgia. Several members of the Rebels team took knees during the national anthem, ahead of the game. The demonstration is relatively […]
Read MoreThe NCAA Has Reportedly Handed Ole Miss Another Penalty
Over the last two years, Ole Miss football has been hit with a slew of penalties by the NCAA due to violations that occurred under former coaches Houston Nutt and Hugh Freeze. These punishments included a two-year bowl ban and self-imposed sanctions on recruiting visits and scholarships. The bowl ban has now worn off, but […]
Read MoreESPN Releases Its Final Top 25 Recruiting Class Rankings
Following National Signing Day, major scouting and media outlets have finalized their rankings for who had the best recruiting class. ESPN has now revealed its Top 25 ranking for the Class of 2019, and the results should not be too surprising. Coming in at first was the Alabama Crimson Tide, which was pretty much the […]
Read MoreTop 4-Star 2019 QB Announces Commitment
National Signing Day is on Wednesday, though most 2019 recruits signed during the early period in December. Still, there are some quality prospects still available. One of the top remaining quarterbacks in the 2019 class has officially picked his destination. John Rhys Plumlee is heading to Ole Miss. Plumlee, a four-star dual-threat QB from Hattiesburg […]
Read MoreMissouri AD Releases Statement On NCAA Penalties
Missouri has become the talk of sports today for all the wrong reasons, as its athletic department was crushed with multiple penalties from the NCAA. Due to academic violations, the football program will be banned from the postseason for the next two seasons. Another issue is that wins will be vacated for several teams for […]
Read MoreOle Miss 4-Star Running Back Is Reportedly Considering Transfer
A former top running back recruit is reportedly considering a transfer. Ole Miss senior running back Eric Swinney has reportedly entered his name into the NCAA’s transfer portal. Swinney was a four-star recruit coming out of high school. He was ranked the No. 11 RB in the class by 247Sports’ Composite Rankings. #BREAKING senior running […]
Read MoreNo. 1 RB Zach Evans Announces Top 11 Schools
Zach Evans is one of the truly elite recruits in the class of 2020. His options for playing at the next level are starting to take real shape. On Sunday, the Houston native named his top 11 schools. Plenty of the typical national powers are involved here. Regional powers are well-represented for Evans, the No. […]
Read More5-Star LB Compares Georgia, Alabama
Alabama and Georgia football finished as the two best college football programs in the country last year. While Georgia won’t get a chance at revenge after blowing its game against Alabama in the SEC Championship, some could probably argue that they’re close to that again in 2018. It is less difficult to argue that the […]
Read MoreRecruiting Analysts Think A Major Georgia QB Commit Could Flip
One of the top quarterback, prospects in the Class of 2019, John Rhys Plumlee has already made a commitment to Georgia. But fans have been given plenty of reason to believe that Plumlee is still not a lock to play for the Bulldogs next year. 60-percent of the predictions at 247Sports‘ crystal ball have Plumlee going […]
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