Countdown To Kickoff: 22 Days

Outside of the numbers 10 and 18, no other player in Ole Miss history may be more identifiable with a number as Deuce McAllister is with 22. McAllister, a two-time pro bowl pick with the New Orleans Saints, is the Rebels' all-time leading rusher. To this day, I still see a few of these floating around.








Heck, Deuce is the only player I know to have his Heisman campaign promoted on the roof of a house.

For the countdown today, we could have went with any of Deuce's electrifying plays (the 100-yard kickoff against Arkansas in '99, the the 80-yard TD run against Oklahoma in the '99 Independence Bowl), but I picked the play I most remember Deuce for when I was a student: his 72-yard TD romp on the first play of the second half against Mississippi State in 2000.
















Deuce was on fire that night against the Bulldogs. He finished 121 yards rushing and three TD's in the Rebels' 45-30 win. He also tossed his first career passing TD on a 20-yard halfback pass to QB Romaro Miller.

Next up: Bullethead