Good morning, Rebel faithful. No. 9 Ole Miss (3-1) is back from the bye and into game week, heading to Nashville on Saturday to face Vanderbilt with a run defense to fix and Trinidad Chambliss rolling. Here are the freshest reads across the program — football first, then basketball, baseball and volleyball. Hotty Toddy.
Football
Football vs. Vanderbilt: Practice Report
Wed., Oct. 7 · last 24 hours. Back from the bye, Pete Golding says the Rebels spent the week back on fundamentals and physicality after reviewing 62 missed tackles that fueled 70 percent of the rushing yards allowed. Luke Hasz, Tah’j Butler and Terez Davis stressed four-quarter consistency, with Butler flagging Vanderbilt’s two-quarterback look as a challenge. (Ole Miss Athletics)
Ole Miss Can’t Run From Its Defensive Problems
Wed., Oct. 7 · last 24 hours. The numbers are stark: Ole Miss ranks last in the SEC against the run at 194.8 yards allowed per game, and Florida gashed the Rebels for 300-plus rushing yards and six scores. Linebacker Keaton Thomas called it “inexcusable,” and Golding has hinted personnel changes could come before Saturday’s kickoff. (Sports Illustrated)
Trinidad Chambliss could be the nightmare Vanderbilt’s defense can’t escape
Wed., Oct. 7 · last 24 hours. Chambliss has completed 70.8 percent of his throws for 1,222 yards and eight touchdowns while adding 108 rushing yards, and his scramble ability looms over a Vanderbilt defense that ranks fourth in the SEC with 3.25 sacks per game. Clark Lea’s charge to his group: “Keep the cage on the quarterback.” (HottyToddy.com)
Five game-deciding questions for Ole Miss against Vanderbilt
Wed., Oct. 7 · last 24 hours. Taylor Hodges lays out the swing points: can the Rebels finally slow the run and handle motion and quarterback runs, can they exploit Vanderbilt’s aggressive pressure, and can they contain the Commodores’ most reliable weapon, Junior Sherrill? Vanderbilt has managed just 15 and 14 points in its two SEC games. (HottyToddy.com)
Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt: Prediction, Odds and Key Players for Week 6
Wed., Oct. 7 · last 24 hours. The Rebels open as double-digit road favorites, with Vegas setting the line around Ole Miss minus-10 and the total at 58.5 for Saturday’s game in Nashville. The writeup tabs Chambliss as the player to watch and expects a high-scoring afternoon, pointing to shaky defenses on both sidelines. (Sports Illustrated)
Everything Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said about Ole Miss
Tue., Oct. 6 · last 48 hours. Vanderbilt’s head coach called the Rebels “a skilled group and a physical group,” singling out Chambliss, Kewan Lacy and Deuce Alexander as the threats his defense must corral. Lea emphasized avoiding turnovers and winning on third and fourth down to shorten the game and limit Ole Miss possessions. (HottyToddy.com)
Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt Polymarket odds: Opening point spread revealed
Tue., Oct. 6 · last 48 hours. Over on the prediction market, traders opened Ole Miss as a 9.5-point favorite with a 58.5-point total, giving the Rebels a 76 percent chance to win and 51 percent to cover. The piece also tracks how a Vanderbilt road trip fits Ole Miss’s College Football Playoff picture. (On3)
Men’s Basketball
Ole Miss adds ‘elite shooter’ and ‘program builder’ in Paxton Ivy
Mon., Oct. 5. Chris Beard landed his first 2027 commitment in Paxton Ivy, a shooting guard out of Rockwall-Heath in Texas who previously spent time at Phillips Academy in Massachusetts. On3 tags him an “elite shooter” and “program builder,” an early building block as Beard stocks the Rebels’ next recruiting class. (On3)
Baseball
Eli Pillsbury enters Ole Miss fall ball with rotation-ready résumé
Wed., Oct. 7 · last 24 hours. Left-hander Eli Pillsbury arrives as one of the most experienced arms on the roster after a First Team All-Conference USA season at Jacksonville State, where he went 6-3 with a 4.07 ERA and 89 strikeouts. This fall he’s sharpening his pickoff, velocity and changeup, eyeing a weekend-rotation spot. (HottyToddy.com)
Women’s Sports
Jorda Crook hits milestone as Ole Miss stays unbeaten in SEC play
Sat., Oct. 3. Ole Miss volleyball beat Missouri 3-1 at Gillom to open SEC play 2-0, and Jorda Crook punctuated the night by reaching 1,000 career kills. Melia Johnson set the early tone with six first-set kills before the Rebels closed the fourth 25-20. (HottyToddy.com)
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