Hit the links: Changes on the way
OXFORD — Gotta be quick today as I try to get some things done and head down to Auburn. Currently editing video of Murphy Holloway meeting with the media this morning, so that should be up soon. The...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis advances out of NCAA first round
OXFORD — After an admittedly rusty first few moments, the No. 16 Ole Miss women’s tennis team quickly settled in and beat Southern University 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA regionals Friday. The...
View ArticleA list of Ole Miss’ secondary violations
OXFORD — Below are the results of a recent FOIA request to Ole Miss seeking reported secondary violations from January until now. Some of the violations, you’ll see, come from 2011, but were not...
View ArticleOle Miss facing possible self-imposed, NCAA penalties for women’s basketball
OXFORD — As part of its ongoing investigation into recruiting and academic misconduct within the women’s basketball program, Ole Miss will look at possibly self-imposing violations. That could be in...
View ArticleInteresting story here on the Nkemdiche saga
BIRMINGHAM — Clay Travis from Outkick the Coverage has an interesting story up this afternoon on Robert Nkemdiche and his father, Sunday. It centers on a job Sunday applied for at the University of...
View ArticleNCAA proposes increased penalties for ‘targeting’
OXFORD — Could targeting a “defenseless” player next season carry not just a 15-yard penalty but also an automatic ejection? It’s possible, after the NCAA rules committee met last week. Matt Hinton of...
View ArticleSam Kendricks wins NCAA title in pole vault
OXFORD — Ole Miss’ Sam Kendricks won the NCAA championship in pole vault today in Eugene, Ore. Kendricks, a sophomore from Oxford, cleared 18-8.25 to beat Oral Roberts’ Jack Whitt (18-6.25). This is...
View ArticleIs Bo Wallace’s rehab weirdly trend-setting?
OXFORD — An interesting read today from John Infante, proprietor of the popular Bylaw Blog and pretty much the foremost media expert on all things NCAA compliance-related. Ole Miss quarterback Bo...
View ArticleOle Miss avoids penalties for using an ineligible player
OXFORD — Ole Miss used a player in six games last fall that proved to have been academically ineligible to do so. But while the player will be penalized, the school has avoided penalties that could...
View ArticleCollege football video games live on
OXFORD — It certainly looks like you will still be able to play as Ole Miss in the next college football video game. It just won’t be NCAA Football. The Collegiate Licensing Company has reached an...
View ArticleOle Miss says no wrongdoing with C.J. Johnson
OXFORD — Ole Miss said it has been cleared by the NCAA after an inquiry into the recruitment of C.J. Johnson. The story is here at ClarionLedger.com.* *It’s actually been up for a while, just...
View ArticleFreeze on NCAA/Jones: ‘I know nothing’ (with video)
OXFORD — At ClarionLedger.com is the story about Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze’s reaction to the Chris Jones story on CBSSports.com Posted In: Football
View ArticleHugh Freeze on-board with changes to recruiting
OXFORD — The NCAA passed, effective immediately, new recruiting legislation that will fairly dramatically change parts of the recruiting experience for prospective athletes. From the NCAA press...
View ArticlePossible changes in transfer waivers?
OXFORD — The NCAA Division I leadership council may be looking at changing the system of transfer waivers. From AthleteScholarships.Net’s John Infante: At that October meeting, the Leadership Council...
View ArticleRules committee adjusts targeting penalty, takes swipe at no-huddle offenses
OXFORD — The NCAA rules committee is back at work, giving the coaches one thing they almost universally asked for and another that will prove to be controversial. First, the targeting rule has been...
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