Talk of Champions

Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 is joined by On3 national basketball recruiting analyst Jamie Shaw in this edition of  #notcommitted . Shaw breaks down a monumental commitment for Ole Miss basketball and head coach Chris Beard on Monday. The Rebels landed four-star Overtime Elite center John Bol, and in doing so secured their highest-rated commit ever. Shaw gives his scouting report on Bol,...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 break down, from all angles, the commitment of four-star 2024 center John Bol to Rebel basketball.  In football terms, Chris Beard and Co. just landed Laremy Tunsil. Or Laquon Treadwell. AJ Brown. Take your pick.  Plus, the guys have thoughts on four-star in-state wide receiver Noreel White's de-commitm...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 have a full report from ‘Juice Fest,’ the last major recruiting event of the summer for Lane Kiffin and Rebel football. The weekend has been productive enough so far. The Rebels have picked up two new commitments, including an upside linebacker transfer from Clemson who could slide into the two-deep immedia...

Memphis transfer tight end Caden Prieskorn joins Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit in this edition of Talk of Champions to detail his “wild ride” to Oxford, a stacked Rebel tight ends room, the Ole Miss quarterbacks and 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 a...

Stephen Hartzell and Michael Surber of Learfield, College Sports Now, Hand in the Dirt and Shutdown Fullcast join this edition of Daytime Fireworks to talk SEC Media Days, preview the upcoming season for Ole Miss and run through predictions for the SEC divisions in 2023. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Bet...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Zach Berry and Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 preview 'Juice Fest,' the final, big-blowout recruiting weekend of the summer for Lane Kiffin and Rebel football. The Spirit on Tuesday released the expected visitor list. Some notable high-profile Mississippi recruits were missing. Among them was four-star Kam Franklin, the state's top prospect...

Ole Miss baseball hitting coach Mike Clement and Ole Miss Spirit recruiting analyst Zach Berry join this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline. Among the topics are 'Juice Fest,' Rebel football's last big recruiting weekend of the summer, as well as SEC Media Days and the transfer portal additions for Clement's Rebels. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com...

In this quick-hitter edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 sits down briefly with first-year Rebel head coach Chris Beard to discuss the Rebels’ summer work so far, as well as Beard settling in at Ole Miss, his decision to retain Win Case and hire Murphy Holloway, the ongoing roster-build and much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp....

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 is joined by Rebel wide receiver Tre Harris. Harris details his decision to transfer from Louisiana Tech and the second recruitment process that led him to Ole Miss. He also has thoughts on the Rebels’ deep and talented quarterback and wide receiver rooms — namely the leadership traits of Jaxson Dart and potential of true...

The Ole Miss Spirit’s Zach Berry this week was on-site and in attendance in Nashville, Tennessee, for SEC Media Days — the league’s annual four-day kickoff event. In this Talk of Champions special, Berry brings puts a nice bow on the premier college football event of the summer, with interviews conducted Thursday/Friday with Inside Texas managing editor Joe Cook, Locked on Hogs host John Nabors an...

The Ole Miss Spirit’s Zach Berry this week is on-site and in attendance in Nashville, Tennessee, for SEC Media Days — the league’s annual four-day kickoff event. In this Talk of Champions special, Berry brings you the very latest from the premier college football event of the summer, with interviews conducted Thursday with On3 national college football reporter Andy Staples, On3 Tennessee reporter...

The fourth and final day of SEC Media Days — the premier college football event of the summer — finally brought out the Ole Miss Rebels. Now-fourth-year head coach Lane Kiffin spoke for nearly 30 minutes at the podium in the main ballroom on Thursday. Among the topics covered was the poor finish to the season for the Rebels a year ago.  Ole Miss won seven of its first eight games but lost five of...

Ole Miss on Thursday finally took its turn at SEC Media Days in Nashville. But before the Rebels headed for the main ballroom — which has hosted coach and player representatives from all 14 league schools over the last four days — now-fourth year Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin stepped aside with local Rebel media to discuss a wide-range of topics, including the much-discussed and hyped quarterbac...

The Ole Miss Spirit’s Zach Berry this week is on-site and in attendance in Nashville, Tennessee, for SEC Media Days — the league’s annual four-day kickoff event. In this Talk of Champions special, Berry brings you the very latest from the premier college football event of the summer, with interviews conducted Wednesday and Thursday morning with Chris Phillips of The Spurs Up Show, Sports Illustrat...

The Ole Miss Spirit’s Zach Berry this week is on-site and in attendance in Nashville, Tennessee, for SEC Media Days — the league’s annual four-day kickoff event. The Rebels are set to make their appearance on Thursday, and they’ll be taking head coach Lane Kiffin, star running back Quinshon Judkins and veteran defenders and team leaders Deantre Prince and Cedric Johnson. In this Talk of Champions...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 is joined by Rebel baseball hitting coach Mike Clement. The Rebels on Monday double-dipped in the NCAA Transfer Portal for a pair of potential plug-and-play starters, including coveted Arizona State transfer Luke Hill. Hill slides in for Jacob Gonzalez — a recent first-round MLB Draft selection of the Chicago White Sox —...

Former NFL/Florida tight end Ben Troupe and Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 join this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline. Topics include SEC Media Days and a pair of commitments on Monday for rebuilding Rebel baseball. 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 gr...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Chuck Rounsaville of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 provide the very latest Ole-Miss-insider news/rumors/scoop on Rebel football. The Spirit has talked to and written stories on seven of the Rebels’ 20 brought in transfers from the off-season. Talk of Champions goes in-depth on each of their potential roles in 2023, as well as provide insight on their...

In this edition of #notcommitted, Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit is joined by On3 scouting and rankings assistant Cody Bellaire to discuss, among other topics, the ranking process for recruits on services such as On3 and elsewhere. Plus, Bellaire has in-depth scouting reports on the Rebels’ newest 2024 quarterback offers, Hauss Hejny and Trever Jackson. Bellaire likes both prospects. Did they p...

In this edition of Daytime Fireworks, Zach Berry is joined by Perfect Game scouting coordinator Troy Sutherland to talk about the 2023 MLB Draft and Ole Miss baseball recruiting. Prized Rebel shortstop signee Cooper Pratt was selected in the sixth round by the Milwaukee Brewers and it appears he'll sign.  Sutherland weighs in on Pratt's status, as well as touches on myriad other topics, in...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Chuck Rounsaville of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 and the rest of the gang are joined by former NFL/Florida tight end Ben Troupe. Troupe now serves as a motivational speaker and ESPN Radio host. 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...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 deep-dive into some major Ole Miss developments from the weekend. Among them, Rebel baseball received some much-needed MLB Draft luck, even if two of its best players (Jacob Gonzalez and Kemp Alderman) were selected in the Top 50. Plus, let’s make sense of the seemingly-abrupt de-commitment of four-star 202...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 get you ready for the weekend with the big-ticket Ole Miss items you most need to be paying attention to. Plus, they play another spirited round of Buy or Sell? to break down, among other topics, the very latest in the recruitment of four-star tight end Caleb Odom, who will announce his college decision nex...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit is joined by veteran Rebel safety Isheem Young to discuss the Rebels’ off-season work, as well as fall camp fast-approaching, a new defense under Pete Golding, his impressions of the newcomers (transfers and freshmen) and much, much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: ht...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit briefly touch on the most-pressing Rebel sports topics, before pivoting to the 2023-24 college football national championship odds released on Wednesday.  Ole Miss came in at No. 20.  But they don't stop there.  Also on the docket is a position-by-position edition of Current G.O.A.T./Potential G.O.A.T. Some...