Happy Wednesday, Rebels. It’s Missouri week in Oxford, and the links are stacked with it: Pete Golding’s defense chasing down a streak that dates to 1974, a reunion with the quarterback who got away, and an injury report finally trending the right way. We’ve also got Chris Beard and Coach Yo talking hoops at SEC Media Days. Here’s everything worth your morning. Hotty Toddy.
Football
Ole Miss hasn’t beaten Missouri since 1974. Here’s the defensive plan to change it.
Tue., Oct. 13 · last 24 hours. The Rebels haven’t beaten Missouri since 1974, and On3’s Zach Berry breaks down the defensive plan to finally flip it. Fresh off a physical, bounce-back effort at Vanderbilt, Ole Miss draws a much tougher Saturday test — and Golding’s group knows the margin for error shrinks against a ranked, veteran Tigers team. (On3)
Know Your Foe: Missouri is more than just Austin Simmons and Cayden Lee
Tue., Oct. 13 · last 24 hours. Austin Simmons, Cayden Lee and Chris Graves all return to face their old team, but Ben Garrett warns that Missouri is plenty dangerous beyond the ex-Rebels. The preview digs into the Tigers’ supporting cast on both sides of the ball — a reminder this is no mere revenge-game sideshow for Ole Miss. (On3)
Deuce Alexander has always had elite speed. Now he has NFL scouts’ attention.
Tue., Oct. 13 · last 24 hours. Deuce Alexander’s track speed was never in question; now the receiver’s production has NFL evaluators taking notice. Ben Garrett charts Alexander’s rise into one of the SEC’s most explosive playmakers, a vertical threat who has stretched defenses all season and given Trinidad Chambliss a home-run option whenever Ole Miss needs a spark. (On3)
Intel: Why Ole Miss is so optimistic about its future at wide receiver
Tue., Oct. 13 · last 24 hours. Beyond Deuce Alexander, Ole Miss believes its most talented receivers may already be on campus. On3’s intel points to a pair of freshmen — with Jase Mathews and Caleb Cunningham in the mix — as the room’s long-term future, a promising sign for an offense that keeps reloading around Chambliss. (On3)
‘That’s the Chess Match That I Love’: Pete Golding Prepares to Face Austin Simmons and Familiar Faces vs. Missouri
Mon., Oct. 12 · last 48 hours. Pete Golding relishes the strategic puzzle Missouri presents, praising Austin Simmons’ arm talent and maturity — the transfer has turned it over just once — while vowing to disguise coverages and force him to work through his reads. Golding admitted Chambliss’ emergence factored into the departures, but his affection for the former Rebels remains. (The Rebel Walk)
Ole Miss Injury Report: Lacy feeling better than expected, Joseph questionable for Missouri
Mon., Oct. 12 · last 48 hours. Good news up top: running back Kewan Lacy is reportedly feeling better than expected as Ole Miss exits its Vanderbilt win in solid health. Cornerback Edwin Joseph, though, lands as questionable for Missouri. Ben Garrett runs through exactly where the Rebels stand physically heading into a pivotal SEC Saturday. (On3)
Terez Davis has become exactly what Ole Miss needed up front
Mon., Oct. 12 · last 48 hours. Pete Golding made a bold summer claim about left tackle Terez Davis — and six games in, he’s standing by it. Ben Garrett details how Davis has anchored an offensive line that’s kept Trinidad Chambliss upright and opened lanes for the run game, emerging as one of the Rebels’ steadiest developments. (On3)
Trinidad Chambliss ‘Excited’ For ‘Weird’ Game Against Austin Simmons
Sun., Oct. 11. Trinidad Chambliss knows Saturday carries an odd subplot: he’s squaring off against Austin Simmons, the quarterback he beat out at Ole Miss, who now runs the Missouri offense. Chambliss calls it ‘weird’ but says he’s excited, framing the reunion as one more chance to prove the Rebels’ standard after an uneven second half at Vanderbilt. (Sports Illustrated)
Men’s Basketball
Chris Beard at SEC Media Day: Ole Miss’ revamped roster, preseason expectations, lessons learned
Tue., Oct. 13 · last 24 hours. Chris Beard met the media with nine newcomers and just three returnees, acknowledging the challenge of building chemistry fast. He called a 13th-place SEC preseason projection fuel, touted assistant Peter Aleksic’s hiring, and pointed to last year’s 15-20 finish as unfinished business ahead of Thursday’s exhibition at Alabama. (On3)
SEC men’s basketball preseason poll, predicted order of finish released ahead of 2026-27 season
Mon., Oct. 12 · last 48 hours. The SEC’s preseason media poll slots Ole Miss 13th of 16, ahead of LSU, Mississippi State and South Carolina, with Florida picked to repeat atop the league and the Gators’ Thomas Haugh named Preseason Player of the Year. Beard’s reloaded crew will aim to make that number look foolish. (On3)
Women’s Sports
No returning starters, no lowered expectations for Coach Yo and Ole Miss
Tue., Oct. 13 · last 24 hours. Yolett McPhee-McCuin opens her ninth season with 10 newcomers and just two returners, yet the bar hasn’t moved after five straight NCAA Tournament trips. ‘Coach Yo’ expects more offensive versatility — added height, shooting and point-guard play — while keeping the stingy defensive identity that’s defined her Rebels. (On3)
Media Disrespect? Ole Miss Women’s Hoops Picked Seventh in SEC, but Talaysia Cooper Gets Her Due
Mon., Oct. 12 · last 48 hours. The SEC media pegged Ole Miss seventh — low, the piece argues, for a program with five consecutive NCAA bids and a top transfer class. Senior Talaysia Cooper, who paced Tennessee in scoring, assists and steals last season, earned Preseason All-SEC Second Team honors as the Rebels’ headliner. (The Rebel Walk)
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