Talk of Champions

Suntarine Perkins, the highest-ranked commitment for Ole Miss football in its 2023 class, visited Alabama over the weekend, continuing a admittedly disconcerting online trend in the recruitment of the On3 Consensus four-star. But Ben Garrett and Zach Berry aren't sounding any alarm bells, and they explain why in this recruiting-filled edition of Talk of Champions, powered by Thomas Chandler of...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Chuck Rounsaville, Gary Darby and Gordon Ford are joined by former Ole Miss football star Walker Jones, who now heads up the The Grove Collective as its Executive Director.  Plus, Harry Harrison of the Ole Miss Radio Network stops by to talk the latest with the undefeated football Rebels. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com...

Ole Miss is one of just 15 undefeated teams remaining in college football, yet the Rebels held steady at No. 9 in Top 25 polls. No matter what the NCAA claims, Ole Miss has won each of its first six games to start a season for just the second time since the 1960s. The Rebels improved to 6-0 (2-0 SEC) with a 52-28 blowout win at Vanderbilt. Next up is Auburn Saturday at 11 a.m. CT, followed by a tr...

Ole Miss, through the season’s first five games, showed a tendency of coming out fast but finishing slow. The Rebels scored a combined three second-half points in their last two. They flipped the script at Vanderbilt on Saturday. No. 9 Ole Miss faced just its second deficit all season, but scored 35 unanswered points to eventually rout the Commodores, 52-28, and move to 6-0 (2-0 SEC) on the season...

Zach Berry (Ole Miss Spirit/On3) and crew are back for another round of Hit That Line, and this time out they're previewing the week-six slate in college football, including undefeated Ole Miss' trip to lowly Vanderbilt. They've got their locks of the week, and they and try to climb out of the deep hole they've dug for themselves in the early going of 2022. Our Sponsors: * Check ou...

No. 9 Ole Miss is a heavy favorite at Vanderbilt on Saturday. The Rebels — listed earlier this week as the No. 4 team in the SEC in On3 league power rankings — are undefeated (5-0, 1-0 SEC) following their 22-19 win over Kentucky last week. They’re also a consensus Top 10 team. Vanderbilt has won three of its five games, however, the Commodores lost in lopsided fashion (55-3) to top-ranked Alabama...

It's been years since Kentrell Lockett, all-time Ole Miss great and the co-founder of Talk of Champions, last made a Rebel podcast appearance. But Ole Miss (5-0, 1-0 SEC) is undefeated and ranked No. 9 in the country following a thrilling 22-19 win over then-No. 7 Kentucky last week. The Rebels are thinking big as they continue their eight-game SEC sprint to the finish in 2022. “I give them fo...

The undefeated No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels (5-0, 1-0 SEC) will look to continue their winning ways Saturday at Vanderbilt (3-2, 0-1).  All-time Ole Miss great Jerrell Powe — like Vegas, which has the Rebels favored by 18 — is expecting a relatively easy win. But where should you put your money?  Powe's the one to ask. Last week he totally called Ole Miss winning, but not covering, against then-No. 7...

The fall intrasquad season is underway for the defending national champion Ole Miss baseball team. The Rebels scrimmaged twice in three days over the weekend, and already a handful of newcomers have the attention of Ole Miss hitting coach Mike Clement.  Clement has all the latest in this edition of Talk of Champions, and he also details the challenge of fitting his lineup pieces together, especial...

Ole Miss' most recent football weekend couldn't have gone much better, both on the field and along the recruiting trail. The Rebels are 5-0 (1-0 SEC) following their 22-19 win over then-No. 7 Kentucky. They're also now universally ranked in the Top 10, and they'll go for win No. 18 in their last 21 when they travel to Vanderbilt (3-2, 0-1) on Saturday But today on Talk of Champions...

Zach Berry (Ole Miss Spirit/On3) and David Brandt (Associated Press) are back for another round of Daytime Fireworks, but today they're talking expectations for Ole Miss football (5-0, 1-0 SEC) heading into October. Plus, the firings of Karl Dorrell and Paul Chryst, and a look-ahead to the week-six slate in the SEC. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a grea...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Gary Darby, Chuck Rounsaville and Gordon Ford are joined by Harry Harrison of the Ole Miss Radio Network and Tom Stephenson of SB Nation's Anchor of Gold to recap the Rebels' win over Kentucky and preview the upcoming road trip to Vanderbilt. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhe...

Ole Miss is undefeated and ranked inside the Top 10 with a trip to Vanderbilt up next. So, it's understandable, then, why Franchise Player is considering College Football Playoff scenarios after the No. 9 Rebels (5-0, 1-0 SEC) took care of then-No. 7 Kentucky over the weekend. If not now, when? It's Overreaction Monday anyway, and Ben Garrett (Ole Miss Spirit/On3) and David Johnson (Inside...

No. 14 Ole Miss moved to 5-0 on the season with a 22-19 win over No. 7 Kentucky on Saturday. This team of Rebels might be better than last year, when a Matt-Corral-led group went 10-3 and reached the Sugar Bowl for the 10th time in school history. Ben Garrett and David Johnson are here to convince you non-believers in this postgame edition of Franchise Player, a site-crossover podcast of the Ole M...

In this edition of  #notcommitted , Neil Schuster, a former college football player and new business ad strategist at Google, chimes in on the dichotomy of the name, image, likeness landscape and the issues it presents and could create for young athletes. Plus, Schuster, who also hosts the popular podcast No Laying Up, divulges his own NIL aspirations, among myriad other topics. Schuster is one of...

The Hit That Line crew is back for Week 6 in college football and desperately trying to get in the black as they preview a Top 15 matchup of undefeated teams on Saturday between Ole Miss and Kentucky. They also provide their locks of the week. 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 bett...

Jaxson Dart is now the full-time starting quarterback for Ole Miss moving forward. Granted, he got the nod in three of the team’s first four games, and he was a headline-grabbing transfer addition out of USC in the off-season, so maybe his eventual elevation isn’t much of a surprise. Still, his numbers to this point don’t jump off the page. The Rebels next host Kentucky Saturday in a matchup of un...

All-time Rebel football great Jerrell Powe is calling an Ole Miss win over Kentucky on Saturday. But he doesn't expect the Rebels to cover. Actually, his full advice? Bet the moneyline and have a good Sunday awash in your spoils, as he details in this edition of Powe Corner, a podcast in association with Talk of Champions and the Ole Miss Spirit, an affiliate of On3. Plus, Powe isn't press...

The Grove Collective has scheduled an announcement press conference regarding its official, public relaunch for Friday afternoon.  Now leading the charge is former Ole Miss Rebel Walker Jones. Ole Miss has already emerged as a leading transfer destination for players, and previous NIL efforts are a big reason why. But Jones and the Grove Collective are readying themselves to supercharge the approa...

Ole Miss and Kentucky are barreling towards a critical showdown both on and off the field when they face off Saturday at 11 a.m. CT inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Along with their Top 15 matchup with the Wildcats, the Rebels are poised to bring in their largest, and most consequential, group of prospects to date, a few of which Kentucky is after, too. The most headline-grabbing development is th...

Zach Berry and David Brandt are back for another edition of Daytime Fireworks, and this time around, they're breaking down Week 5 of the college football season, including an in-depth look an all-important Top 15 showdown between Ole Miss and Kentucky. Plus, a whip-around the SEC, and David has a 2008 Ole Miss football story for the ages. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code be...

Ole Miss' leading NIL avenue, The Grove Collective, is announcing a relaunch that includes new leadership on Friday. It's OK to be confused. Chuck Rounsaville, The Godfather of Ole Miss media, and a leading force in the football program's NIL efforts over the last two years, has an explainer in his triumphant return to the Talk of Champions podcast, in association with the Ole Miss Spi...

In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Gary Darby, Chuck Rounsaville and Co. usher in Kentucky week for Ole Miss football by catching up with Wildcat reporter Glenn Waldrop and Harry Harrison of the Ole Miss Radio Network. 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...

Ole Miss football has won 16 of its last 19 games, including 12 straight at home. So, what's with all the current hand-wringing? The Rebels, to be fair, didn't inspire much confidence in their lackluster 35-27 win over Tulsa on Saturday. But Ben Garrett and David Johnson are feeling a little bit better on this Monday than they did in the immediate Tulsa aftermath. Actually, one believes Ja...

Ole Miss was better than Tulsa, and the Rebels have now, through four games, checked off the only boxes that matter. They’re 4-0 and winners of 12 straight home games. They can’t really do better than that, and they did show some really encouraging signs in a 35-27 win. Head coach Lane Kiffin has also officially named Jaxson Dart his starting quarterback. But there was a whole, whole lot of bad, t...