Talk of Champions

Jared Ivey has unfinished business as an Ole Miss Rebel.  Ivey, the third-year star defensive lineman, announced Wednesday he’s playing in the Gator Bowl. No. 14 Ole Miss (9-3, 5-3 SEC) takes on Duke (9-3, 5-3) on January 2, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. Ivey has 121 total tackles over his Rebel career, as well as 27 tackles for loss and 16 sacks. He’s recovered five fumbles. Ivey finished this se...

Gordon Ford and Harry Harrison join this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline to discuss Ole Miss football’s berth in the Gator Bowl and transfer-portal pursuits, as well as red-hot Rebel basketball. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.better...

Ole Miss has been one of college football’s most active teams in pursuing transfers during its five-plus seasons under head coach Lane Kiffin.  The 2024-25 cycle isn’t going to be any different. Monday was Opening Day for portal entrants. Ole Miss is already quite busy. The Rebels are targeting, among others, LSU’s Da’Shawn Womack (EDGE) and Shelton Sampson, Jr. (wide receiver), Nebraska’s Princew...

Ole Miss Spirit recruiting experts Billy Embody and Zach Berry welcome you into a post-National Signing Day edition of The Flagship, powered by Status Jet.  The Rebels signed the best high-school class of the Lane Kiffin era. The haul was only strengthened Thursday with the flip of four-star offensive lineman Connor Howes.  We have full reaction and analysis, as well as a breakdown of the wild rec...

The Ole Miss Spirit’s Billy Embody welcomes you into a National Signing Day edition of ‘The Flagship,’ powered by StatusJet. Wednesday was the first day of the early signing period. If the Rebels are done, and sources insist they probably are, they’ll hold the nation’s No. 15 overall class.  Ole Miss pulled it off mostly through a star-studded in-state class. The Rebels signed five-star Caleb Cunn...

The College Football Playoff committee all but assured Tuesday night Ole Miss is going to be left out of the 12-team field following championship weekend. “It’s a lot easier when you just have to get up for two games a year,” fifth-year Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin said. The No. 13-ranked Rebels have no one to blame but themselves.  Ole Miss was four plays away from 12-0. At least South Carolin...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Gordon Ford joins to talk Ole Miss basketball, while Harry Harrison of the Ole Miss Radio Network stops by to break down the latest in Rebel football. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhel...

The Ole Miss football regular season came to an end with the Rebels’ 26-14 win over in-state rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.  The Rebels have won five of their last four meetings with the Bulldogs.  Ole Miss awaits its College Football Playoff fate. All the while the Rebels are looking to put the finishing touches on their 2025 high-school recruiting class. The first of two signing days i...

Ole Miss finally dusted off its Bentley on Black Friday.  The predictable result? Ulysses and Co. rolled to their fourth win in five seasons over rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl. The No. 14-ranked Rebels finish the regular season 9-3 (5-3 SEC) and now turn to hopeful results elsewhere to boost their slim College Football Playoff chances. The Ole Miss Spirit’s Ben Garrett has full postgame...

The Ole Miss Spirit’s Zach Berry and the the Legal Gambling Counsel return for an all-new, ‘Hit That Line’ edition of ‘The Flagship’ to preview Week 14 in college football.  But first, the guys have some gripes (read: YELLING) to hash out about the College Football Playoff rankings. They also preview Ole Miss’ Egg Bowl matchup with in-state rival Mississippi State and pick winners. Our Sponsors: *...

Billy Embody, the newest team member here at the Ole Miss Spirit ( OMSpirit.com ) welcomes you into an all-new edition of ‘The Flagship,’ powered by StatusJet.com . Get your pre-Thanksgiving Ole Miss recruiting fill, as Billy dives into a recruiting mailbag for his first-ever, solo-ride episode. From flip targets to transfer portal buzz, we run down all the storylines, intel and scoop a week away...

Last week sucked. But the loss at Florida doesn't negate the fact Lane Kiffin has built a winner at Ole Miss.  In this edition of ‘The Flagship,’ powered by College Corner and Homefield Apparel, the Ole Miss Spirit’s Zach Berry discusses the Rebels’ portal success and high school recruiting and why you should STILL be excited. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com...

Ole Miss shot-putter Mensi Stiff sits down with her track and field teammate, Samara McConnell, to discuss her five seasons pole-vaulting for the Rebels, Riley Gaines, the positives and negatives of social media and so much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for...

Ole Miss is 8-3 (4-3 SEC) on the season following its upset loss at Florida over the weekend. The Rebels made a number of puzzling personnel decisions that seemingly contributed to the loss. However, they have no time to lick their wounds, as the annual Egg Bowl rivalry game with Mississippi State is fast-approaching on Black Friday. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp....

Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit ( OMSpirit.com ) welcomes you inside an all-new edition of Talk of Champions — an Ole Miss podcast powered by RiverLand Roofing. Text or call RiverLand for all your roofing needs: 662-644-4297. Few, if any, are doing more for Ole Miss football in the NIL (name, image and likeness) space. Visit them online at RiverLandRoofing.com. Ole Miss is 8-3 (4-3 SEC) on the...

Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit ( OMSpirit.com ) welcomes you inside a postgame edition of ‘Talk of Champions’ — an Ole Miss podcast powered by RiverLand Roofing.  Text or call RiverLand for all your roofing needs: 662-644-4297. Few, if any, are doing more in the Ole Miss NIL (name, image and likeness) space. Visit them online at RiverLandRoofing.com. The No. 9 Rebels fell to 8-3 (4-3 SEC) on t...

Ole Miss veteran slugger Judd Utermark welcomes freshman Rebel shortstop Owen Paino inside ‘Judd U,’ powered by RiverLand Roofing, to discuss, among other topics, Paino’s journey to Ole Miss, his first-love sport and adjusting to his new surroundings. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Paino is from Poughkeepsie, New York, and a leading candidate to start for Ole Miss at shortstop in 2025. He posted a .532 b...

No. 9 Ole Miss looks to silence its remaining doubters — assuming there are any — this weekend at Florida.  The Rebels (8-2, 4-2 SEC) take on the Gators (5-5, 3-4) Saturday at 11 a.m. CT on ABC. Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit ( OMSpirit.com ) welcomes in his ‘Hit That Line’ crew for a football-packed edition of ‘The Flagship,’ powered by College Corner and Homefield Apparel. We’re breaking down...

Ole Miss Spirit recruiting expert Zach Berry welcomes you inside an all-new edition of ‘The Flagship,’ powered by College Corner and Homefield Apparel. Berry’s answering your pressing Ole Miss questions in this Wednesday (November 20, 2024) edition of ‘The Flagship.’ National Signing Day is around the corner. Let’s talk top targets, the transfer portal and the latest intel and scoop from the trail...

Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit ( OMSpirit.com ) set the stage for Ole Miss’ final push to the first of two National Signing Days in this edition of ‘Talk of Champions,’ powered by RiverLand Roofing. Ole Miss flipped five-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham from Alabama and four-star offensive lineman Devin Harper from LSU last week. Who’s next to commit to the Rebels? And where...

Buddy Martin from Gator Media and Harry Harrison of the Ole Miss Radio Network join this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline to open Florida week for Rebel football. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Outdoorsy an...

Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit ( OMSpirit.com ) welcomes you inside an all-new, Monday (November 18, 2024) edition of Talk of Champions, powered by our friends at RiverLand Roofing. There’s a better chance Ole Miss hosts a College Football Playoff game than gets left out. But polls from the coaches and AP show how anti-Ole Miss bias is still very real in the rooms where all the decisions happe...

Second-year Ole Miss wide receiver Cayden Lee was generating preseason buzz for his breakout potential.  He’s more than lived up to the hype.  No. 11 Ole Miss (8-2, 4-2 SEC) is off this week before returning at Florida Saturday, November 23. Lee is No. 6 in the SEC in receiving yards (696) entering Week 12.  Leading the way is star Ole Miss receiver Tre Harris (987) — despite Harris having missed...

Ole Miss baseball slugger Judd Utermark welcomes you inside ‘Judd U,’ an Ole Miss Spirit ( OMSpirit.com ) podcast powered by RiverLand Roofing.  Utermark is joined by his Ole Miss baseball teammate, Will Furniss, a slugging first baseman/designated hitter entering his junior season with the Rebels. Furniss’ first hit as a Rebel was a home run — the first in program history. Furniss details his jou...

Ben Garrett is joined on this Thursday (November 14, 2024) edition of Talk of Champions, powered by RiverLand Roofing, by Ben Mintz from Barstool Sports.  Mintz was finally able to bring Barstool’s College Football Show to Oxford after four years of grinding. More importantly, Ole Miss took down Georgia for the most impressive win in college football thus far.  Of course, anyone who listened to Mi...