Talk of Champions

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit break down a busy few days in Rebel football recruiting, including the recent commitments of James Madison transfer EDGE Isaac Ukwu and four-star 2024 in-state defensive lineman Kamron Beavers. First-year Ole Miss defensive coordinator Pete Golding has quickly emerged as the X Factor for the Rebels on the trail...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Chuck Rounsaville, Yancy Porter, Gary Darby and Gordon Ford are joined by Ole Miss assistant basketball coach Wes Flanigan. 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...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit is joined by Walker Jones, executive director of the Grove Collective, to discuss all things Ole Miss and NIL (name, image and likeness), including the current resources on hand, contract language to protect the school, and much, much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal:...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit is joined by Ole Miss athletics director Keith Carter. The spring sports have all but wrapped, including the first losing season for Rebel baseball since 1997. Fortunately, Ole Miss, as the last team named to the NCAA Tournament last summer, won 10 of 11 postseason games en route to the program’s first-ever national champions...

Well, at least Ole Miss football this week isn't leaving the transfer portal empty-handed.  Far from it, actually.  Despite the recent setback of Michigan State wide receiver Keon Coleman choosing Florida State over the Rebels, Ole Miss, on Thursday, addressed another critical need in committing former Nebraska and Alabama defensive lineman Stephon Wynn. Could a second defensive line domino so...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit discuss the latest in Rebel football recruiting, including the seemingly never-ending saga of wide receiver Keon Coleman's transfer from Michigan State.  No, but seriously, the waiting game is almost (mercifully) over, and both sides feel confident. So, what do we know right this minute? Our Sponsors: * Che...

In this edition of Franchise Player, a site-crossover podcast of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) and Inside the Rebels (247), Ben Garrett and David Johnson deep-dive into Ole Miss football's recent transfer portal exploits.  The Rebels landed North Texas cornerback DeShawn Gaddie in January. However, it wasn't until this week he announced he's officially a Rebel after seemingly getting his a...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Chuck Rounsaville, Yancy Porter, Gary Darby and Gordon Ford are joined by Ole Miss men's basketball assistant coach Al Pinkins to discuss his Rebel return and the early returns for head coach Chris Beard in his first few months on the job. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit bring the latest on Rebel football's pursuit of Michigan State transfer wide receiver Keon Coleman.  Coleman visited Ole Miss last week and seemed on the verge of a commitment announcement, especially after he cancelled a planned trip to Texas A&M.  So, what's the holdup?  Plus, Chris Beard and Rebe...

In this edition of Franchise Player, a site-crossover podcast of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) and Inside the Rebels (247), Ben Garrett and David Johnson provide an update on where things stand in Ole Miss' pursuit of Michigan State transfer wide receiver Keon Coleman.  Coleman arrived in Oxford for a visit on Tuesday.  Plus, thoughts on the possible final number of transfer adds for the Rebels in...

In this edition of Franchise Player, a site-crossover podcast of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) and Franchise Player (247), Ben Garrett and David Johnson have the latest on Michigan State transfer wide receiver Keon Coleman, who is visiting Ole Miss starting Tuesday evening. Plus, the guys have some ideas on how to revamp the Grove Bowl and make it the can't-miss spring football event Ole Miss has...

Jake Thompson of the Ole Miss Spirit joins this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, which covers the latest in Rebel baseball, basketball and football. The off-season roster rework for Lane Kiffin and Co. rolls on. 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: h...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit discuss all the latest in Rebel football recruiting, including a visit on Tuesday from Michigan State transfer wide receiver Keon Coleman. Could Lane Kiffin and Co. soon land their Chris Marshall replacement? Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.bette...

In this edition of Daytime Fireworks, Greg Jones of LB’s Meat Market is back to drop some equestrian knowledge and try and help Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit make sense of Ole Miss baseball. Can Mike Bianco’s struggling Rebels — who, to be fair, have shown signs of life recently — get it together on the recruiting trail to right the ship in 2024? Plus, we’re talking NFL Draft and those now-for...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit is joined by Rebel baseball hitting coach Mike Clement. Clement is live from Columbia, Missouri — where the Rebels are readying for a crucial weekend series at Missouri. Among the topics covered is Thursday's news that sophomore ace left-hander Hunter Elliott has undergone season-ending Tommy John surgery. Has Elliott thr...

In this edition of Franchise Player, a site-crossover podcast of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) and Inside the Rebels (247), Ben Garrett and David Johnson weigh in on Rebel football’s post-spring Top 25 rankings, as well as the commitment of Liberty transfer cornerback DaiJahn Anthony on Tuesday. Plus, the guys try to make heads or tails of Ole Miss coming in at No. 2 in On3’s rankings of Power 5 progr...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) react in real time to news Liberty transfer defensive back Daijahn Anthony has arrived at in Oxford for a visit. Plus, the guys share latest recruiting intel on additional football pursuits, as well as Chris Beard's impressive work in putting together his first-ever Rebel basketball roster.  Our Spons...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Gordon Ford joins to discuss Ole Miss basketball recruiting. Brad Henderson of the Ole Miss Radio Network also drops by to break down Rebel baseball's first SEC series win of the year. 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 f...

In this edition of Franchise Player, a site-crossover podcast of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) and Inside the Rebels (247), Ben Garrett and David Johnson break down a busy weekend in Ole Miss sports, including a star-studded group of visitors for Lane Kiffin and football, the four Rebels selected in the NFL Draft and Mike Bianco and baseball finally winning a SEC series this season. Now-former Rebel w...

In this rapid-reaction Recruit Check, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit deep-dive into Thursday’s news that Western Kentucky center Jamarion Sharp — the tallest player (7-foot-5) in college basketball — is transferring to Ole Miss for his final season of eligibility. Sharp is the third transfer addition so far for Beard and staff in their debut Rebel off-season. Ole Miss has also c...

In this edition of Franchise Player, a site-crossover podcast of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) and Inside the Rebels (247), Ben Garrett and David Johnson usher in the start of NFL Draft — and a busy Rebel football recruiting — weekend by considering the top candidates for the next first-round Ole Miss NFL Draft pick. Their answers might surprise you. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my cod...

In this edition of Daytime Fireworks, Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit and David Brandt — who covers the NFL's Arizona Cardinals and much more for the Associated Press — set the stage for Ole Miss football in the seven-round 2023 NFL Draft, which opens with the first 31 selections Thursday night. The Rebels have a host of potential draftees, headlined by wide receiver Jonathan Mingo — one of...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett is joined by former Ole Miss punter Mac Brown, who became a viral sensation with the XFL’s Orlando Guardians this season. Brown signed with the Guardians three weeks into the XFL’s return season off a call from their head coach, Terrell Buckley, the former Ole Miss cornerbacks coach. Brown went on to complete a pair of big-gain fake-punt passes in...

Morgan Wallen should have just puked and rallied like any good Ole Miss person does. Alas, the country music star who could only get through one of his two scheduled Oxford shows this weekend lost the party. Ole Miss could never. The show must always go on. Go on it did for Rebel football and basketball recruiting, as Ben Garrett and Zach Berry discuss at length in all-new edition of Talk of Champ...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit discuss the recruiting land of Jackson State transfer wide receiver Shane Hooks for Lane Kiffin's football Rebels, as well as new portal targets for Chris Beard and Ole Miss men's basketball in a fresh round of Buy or Sell? Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great...