Talk of Champions

In this site-crossover edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett (Ole Miss Spirit/On3) and David Johnson (Inside the Rebels/247) open the listener mailbag to answer your Ole Miss sports and recruiting questions. Would Chris Beard really be too hot to touch for Rebel athletics director Keith Carter? What are the real odds Ole Miss pursues him, should the Rebels move on from Kermit Davis? Our Sponso...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit is joined by now-former Rebel football tight end Jonathan Hess, who details his move into a recruiting analyst role for Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss coaching staff. 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.c...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit is joined by Matt Lowry, a die-hard Ole Miss baseball fan, whose years wearing a Michael Myers mask out in left field at Swayze finally paid off with an Omaha moment and the Rebels' first-ever national championship last June. Hear the story of how the bit came to be and grew into a memorable slice of the two-decades-long...

In this edition of  #notcommitted , Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit is joined by newly-hired Ole Miss analyst Patrick Carter to detail his journey from do-it-all prospect in Lakewood (Florida) to one of the most-recent additions to Lane Kiffin's Rebel coaching staff. Carter, a three-sport high-school star, looks back at his career-defining choice of football, finding his way at two different...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit is joined by Ole Miss hitting coach Mike Clement to discuss the season ahead for the defending-champion Rebels. First pitch at Swayze Field for the season opener against Delaware is Friday at 4 p.m. CT. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Chuck Rounsaville, Yancy Porter, Gary Darby and Gordon Ford are joined by all-time Ole Miss basketball great Marshall Henderson and Rebel baseball hitting coach Carl Lafferty. 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 de...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry discuss the departure of Ole Miss running backs coach Marquel Blackwell, including some speculation on possible replacements. Plus, thoughts on the Super Bowl performance of all-time Ole Miss great AJ Brown and much, much more.  Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhe...

The NCAA Transfer Portal continues to simmer for the Ole Miss football Rebels, Lane Kiffin took the Twitter bait from Hugh Freeze and Auburn on a now-infamous deepfake 'WAP' post, and we're looking ahead to Super Bowl LVII. Will all-time Rebel great AJ Brown finally get his long-overdue championship? The Brad & Chad Show is sponsored by Blue Delta Jeans, Nest and Wild Mattresses an...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) discuss Lane Kiffin's renewed, personal approach to high school recruiting, as well as a chance at football glory for all-time Ole Miss great AJ Brown and news Texas and Oklahoma are officially set to join the SEC in 2024. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great...

In this edition of #notcommitted, Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) is joined by Kelvin Bolden, the coordinator of recruiting strategy for Ole Miss football. Bolden steers the ship for the day-to-day operations of Lane Kiffin's recruiting efforts. What makes the now-fourth-year Ole Miss head coach a great boss? Which 2023 signee excites Bolden the most?  Plus, how Bolden and Co. have bui...

The official return of Ole Miss football has officially been set. The new-look Rebels will open spring practices March 21 — culminating in the annual Grove Bowl, game-simulated scrimmage inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on April 15. Television and game-day information for fans will be announced at a later date. At long last, fans and media alike will get their first look at 14 transfer additions fo...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Chuck Rounsaville discuss the very latest in Ole Miss football, which is now weeks into its pre-spring strength and conditioning program. Which non-quarterback position group most demands your attention right now? Chuck thinks cornerback, where Ole Miss is still awaiting clarity on the status of North Texas transfer DeShawn Gaddie. Our Sponsors...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Chuck Rounsaville, Yancy Porter, Gary Darby and Gordon Ford are joined by Ole Miss baseball color analyst Brad Henderson. Plus, they discuss the 2023 Rebel football signing class. 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 grea...

In this edition of Wat's Life, a podcast in association with Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) is joined by veteran Rebel wide receiver Jordan Watkins to discuss, among other topics, Ole Miss' off-season transfer haul, including two high-profile additions to the quarterback room. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal:...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) go position-by-position to highlight the Rebel football recruiting targets you absolutely have to know for the 2024 cycle. Kam Franklin, come on down. 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 bet...

The second of two signing days came and went for Ole Miss football on Wednesday. The Rebels only continued to add to their overall offseason haul. There's still another two-week portal window to go in May, but from what we know about Lane Kiffin's roster-build so far, what's the overall letter grade? The Rebels certainly made headline-grabbing moves the last few months, including absol...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Chuck Rounsaville, Yancy Porter, Gary Darby and Gordon Ford are joined by Ole Miss basketball's John Stroud and baseball's Mike Clement. 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...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit (On3) discuss all-time Ole Miss great AJ Brown deservedly making it to the Super Bowl, Chris Jones as the modern-day Peyton Manning of recruiting misses, the Rebels’ junior-day event from the weekend and Ole Miss possibilities for National Signing Day on Wednesday. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use m...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Chuck Rounsaville of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 discuss the transfer of second-year Rebel cornerback Davison Igbinosun to Tennessee, as well as hand out some off-season ‘Chuckies,’ including the top transfer portal addition and the biggest loss. Are Ashanti Cistrunk and Bralon Brown, who both previously got into the portal, back in the fold for th...

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 a heavy day in Ole Miss athletics, the non-competitiveness of Rebel basketball, what's next for football in the portal and much, much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 discuss the curious legal case involving all-time Ole Miss football great Jerrell Powe, as well as all the latest in Rebel football recruiting. 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.c...

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 is joined by Ole Miss athletics director Keith Carter to discuss a wide-range of topics, from the ongoing evaluation of Kermit Davis and Rebel basketball, to November/December negotiations with Lane Kiffin and the direction of Ole Miss football. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a gre...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Chuck Rounsaville, Yancy Porter, Gary Darby and Gordon Ford discuss the seven transfer portal additions for Ole Miss football. They're also joined by now-former Rebel tight end Jonathan Hess. 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 betterhel...

What’s better than one Ole Miss quarterback? In the case of Lane Kiffin’s Rebels, three, apparently. The Rebels this week  committed transfers Walker Howard (LSU) and Spencer Sanders (Oklahoma State)  to build out a revamped quarterback room that already includes returning starter Jaxson Dart. The  Ole Miss Spirit’s  Ben Garrett joined former Rebel offensive lineman and eight-year NFL veteran Brad...

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 react in real time to the news Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders has committed to Ole Miss. Sanders is the second quarterback the Rebels have landed out of the NCAA Transfer Portal in as many days. The other is LSU’s Walker Howard. Howard, a...