olemissrebels
Throughout the week in Dallas, SEC coaches offered condolences to Lane Kiffin after the death of his father, Monte. The longtime coach passed away last week at the age of 84, just days before his son was set to take the podium at Media Days. Lane Kiffin met with reporters on Monday at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Wednesday evening, he posted a tribute after seeing something that reminded him of his father. Kiffin saw a rainbow and saw it as Monte saying hello. He saved most of his remarks about his dad’s life for Saturday’s celebration of life in Tampa – where Monte helped build the Buccaneers into ...
On3
Few things have revolutionized college sports quite like the transfer portal has the past few years. In big-time college football, teams can immediately look for upgrades to their roster year to year, whereas before they had to wait on high schoolers and players from the JUCO ranks to help. On the Wednesday evening edition of SEC Media Days from Dallas, Nick Saban and the crew shared their thoughts on the transfer portal in college football. First, Sam Acho shared his thoughts on the portal and how important team chemistry is in building a roster. “I think there’s a difference between adding d...
On3
The Texas Longhorns are making the jump to the SEC this season. The conference is a very familiar place for somebody like their head coach, Steve Sarkisian. He’s got many old colleagues in the SEC, including Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin. They worked together under Nick Saban at Alabama. And Kiffin also served a critical role in helping Sarkisian’s professional rise from “rock bottom”. Wednesday evening at SEC Media Days in Dallas, Texas, Sarkisian explained his extensive past history with the Ole Miss head coach. “We do. We worked together. We fought together. We fought against each other. ...
On3
Florida head coach Billy Napier gave a touching tribute to the late Monte Kiffin to open up his address at SEC Media Days. Napier worked with Lane Kiffin when the two were at Alabama, and was in touch with the current Ole Miss coach recently. Monte Kiffin, a coaching legend, died last week at the age of 84. But Napier honored the coach and sent a message to Lane. “I like to start today with a few comments about Monte Kiffin and the Kiffin family,” Napier began. “So this week, we lost one of the all time greats in our profession, Monte Kiffin. And I worked with Lane for three years at the Unive...
On3
Jeff Lebby became the head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs this offseason, representing the first head coaching job of his career as he now stands among other SEC head men that he’s plenty familiar with. From Tennessee‘s Josh Heupel and Ole Miss‘ Lane Kiffin, to even SEC newcomer Brent Venables who will lead Oklahoma to their first season in the conference, Lebby has worked closely on staff with several head coaches in the SEC. And at media days on Wednesday, he was asked how often he interacts with his new conference peers who also serve as former coworkers. “The interaction is not of...
On3
It’s been a busy month for Ole Miss baseball. Between the portal and keeping some of its 2025 signees away from the MLB Draft, Mike Bianco and Co., have been working hard. And on Wednesday, another product of hard work showed when Tampa right-handed pitcher Alex Canney committed to the Rebels. The 6-foot-1, 200 pound prospect chose the Rebels over notable offers from Florida and Oklahoma. In 2024, the Durant (Fla.) recruit appeared in 19 games, had a 14-3 record and had 99 strikeouts in 106.2 innings pitched. Opponents hit just .259 against him and he posted a 3.21 earned run average. Tampa fi...
On3
Mississippi State and Ole Miss have one of the most heated rivalries in the SEC. And at SEC Media Days, Bulldogs linebacker John Lewis added some fuel to the fire of that rivalry well before the Egg Bowl matchup in late November to end the regular season. On Wednesday Lewis was asked about the Rebels’ ‘Come to the Sip’ mantra, providing some choice words regarding the phrase and Ole Miss in general regarding their standing in the state of Mississippi. “It’s overrated,” Lewis said according to Chris Low. “This is our state. Everybody knows that. We run the Sip because we run Mississippi. We’ve ...
On3
On3’s Andy Staples and Jesse Simonton pointed out three SEC teams that could join Alabama and Georgia among serious College Football Playoff contenders. Speaking at SEC Media Days on Andy Staples On3, Ole Miss, Texas and Tennessee were the three from the conference to make noise. While Texas was the obvious choice after making the CFP last year, Ole Miss and Tennessee are in prime position to join the big two in the SEC. They broke it down Wednesday morning, live on the On3 YouTube channel. Ole Miss to the playoff?Staples: “They got the best schedule draw. Even though Texas got a good one. I f...
On3
Few things make college football as compelling as its rivalries, the lifeblood of the sport in many ways. But there are always arguments about which rivalry is the best. Or the fiercest. Or the most personal. On and on. Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart weighed in at SEC Media Days from his point of view. “I think the Egg Bowl is the least talked about rivalry in college football but is the most intense rivalry in college football,” Dart said. “The whole state is completely divided over it and it’s super personal. It’s a very personal game.” Ole Miss currently owns the lead in the series agains...
On3
The included transcript of Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin from Monday at SEC Media Days was provided by SECSports.com.LANE KIFFIN: All right, thank you, Commissioner. I appreciate that. Really grateful and thankful to so many people that have supported this challenging week from all over the country, especially the Oxford and Ole Miss communities and church yesterday, and Pastor Fish afterwards coming over with myself and mom was really special. It’s just an amazing outpouring of support, stories from former players, former coaches, and especially former staff of people in the building and ho...
On3
閲覧を続けるには、ノアドット株式会社が「プライバシーポリシー」に定める「アクセスデータ」を取得することを含む「nor.利用規約」に同意する必要があります。
「これは何?」という方はこちら