Good morning, Rebel fans. Ole Miss (5-2, 3-2 SEC) is back home this week, hosting Auburn on Saturday at 11:45 a.m. CT on the SEC Network as it tries to shake off a 34-27 road loss at Texas. The injury news leads the day — running back Kewan Lacy is out with a dislocated shoulder, which puts more on Trinidad Chambliss — while the previews zero in on containing Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown. On the hardwood, Chris Beard’s team wrapped its exhibition slate with a 92-78 win over UAB. Here’s everything worth your click this morning. Hotty Toddy.
Football
Ole Miss injury report: Terez Davis questionable, Kewan Lacy out for Auburn
Thu., Oct. 29 · last 24 hours. The Week 9 SEC availability report lists offensive tackle Terez Davis as questionable, while running back Kewan Lacy stays out after dislocating his shoulder at Texas. A thinner Rebels lineup now leans harder on Trinidad Chambliss and the passing game as Auburn comes to Oxford on Saturday. (Yahoo Sports)
Five questions that will decide Auburn-Ole Miss
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 24 hours. Coming off the loss at Texas, the Rebels get a bounce-back shot against an unpredictable Auburn team that upset Georgia before falling to LSU. The piece frames the day around containing Byrum Brown, generating a run game without Lacy, and whether Chambliss can steady himself for four full quarters. (Hotty Toddy)
Byrum Brown’s legs loom as Auburn’s best path against the Rebels
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 24 hours. Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown has run for 479 yards and six scores, and Ole Miss enters Saturday allowing the most rushing yards per game in the SEC. Pete Golding praised Brown’s elusiveness and flagged containment as job one, with the Rebels’ earlier struggles against a mobile Louisville quarterback a cautionary tale. (Hotty Toddy)
Three matchups that will decide Ole Miss’ Week 9 game against Auburn
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 24 hours. The Sports Illustrated breakdown pegs three swing points: bottling up Byrum Brown’s running, accounting for Auburn linebacker Elijah Melendez, and Deuce Alexander’s one-on-one battle on the perimeter. With Kewan Lacy sidelined, the analysis expects Ole Miss to lean more on the pass to move the ball in Oxford. (Yahoo Sports)
Behind Enemy Lines: an Auburn-side preview of the trip to Oxford
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 24 hours. An opponent-view preview pairs Auburn Wire with the Clarion-Ledger’s Sam Hutchens, who sizes up the Rebels after Texas. Hutchens digs into the Ole Miss ground game without Lacy and the former Auburn players now wearing red and blue, and argues the Rebels win if they commit one turnover or fewer. (Yahoo Sports)
Auburn opens as a heavy underdog to No. 12 Ole Miss
Sun., Oct. 25. Vegas installed Ole Miss as a roughly 11.5-point favorite over Auburn, with ESPN’s FPI giving the Tigers about a 25% chance after their 38-17 home loss to LSU. The number reflects how far Auburn’s offense slipped since upsetting Georgia, though the Tigers have shown they can rise for a marquee date. (Sports Illustrated)
Men’s Basketball
Positives and problems for Ole Miss hoops after the UAB exhibition
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 24 hours. Chris Beard’s group closed the preseason with a 92-78 exhibition win over UAB, flashing crisp ball movement and a far sharper defensive second half. Beard still pointed to discipline and rebounding lapses to clean up before the opener, giving the Rebels a clear to-do list heading into the regular season. (Hotty Toddy)
Ole Miss rallies past UAB 92-78 behind Budd Clark
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 24 hours. Down 45-44 at the break, Ole Miss ripped off a 48-33 second half to beat UAB in its final tune-up. Budd Clark steered the surge with 18 points and seven assists, one of six Rebels in double figures, while Santiago Trouet added 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds. (The Rebel Walk)
Rebels close the exhibition slate with a comeback over UAB
Wed., Oct. 28 · last 24 hours. The student paper recaps Ole Miss shaking off a slow start to down UAB 92-78 in the preseason finale. Patton Pinkins chipped in 15 points and Ben Henshall 14 as six Rebels reached double digits, sending Chris Beard’s team into the regular season on a confident note. (The Daily Mississippian)
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