Countdown To Kickoff: 35 Days

Today's countdown features former defensive back Jeff Noblin. A free safety for the Rebels from 1983-86, Noblin lettered three years for Ole Miss and helped the squad to a 20-17 win over Texas Tech in the '86 Independence Bowl as a senior.




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Powe Boy

Here is a great story by Mike Herndon on defensive tackle Jerrell Powe. Mike talks aobut Powe's love of cooking and how Jerrell is poised for a breakout senior season.

Countdown To Kickoff: 36 Days

Today's countdown to kickoff photo highlights the Rebels' first bowl team. The 1935 Ole Miss gridders became the school's first bowl team with they faced off against Catholic University in the '36 Orange Bowl. Though, the Flood (Ole Miss wouldn't become the Rebels until the next season) lost the game Ole Miss has won 21 bowl games since, which ranks 11th all time in the nation.




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McCluster Signs Contract

Dexter McCluster became the fourth and final member of the Ole Miss draft class to ink a deal, as he signed a contract with the Chiefs last night. Terms were not disclosed. The timing was perfect for Dex, as Kansas City opens training camp this morning at 9:45 a.m.

Countdown To Kickoff: 37 Days

The Ole Miss-LSU rivalry has produced many great games, including the Rebels 37-31 victory over the Tigers on Halloween day in 1998. Cory Peterson, pictured below snatching the football out of the air, caught the game-winning TD for Ole Miss that day.



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Countdown To Kickoff: 38 Days

No number is more synonymous with Ole Miss than the No. 38.

Roy Lee "Chucky" Mullins came to Oxford as a lightly-recruited defensive back from Russellville, Ala., but quickly established himself as one of the hardest-working players on the squad and a leader for the entire team. After his tragic injury against Vanderbilt in 1988, Chucky still served as an inspirational force for his Rebel teammates, Ole Miss fans and all of college football. Chucky's words, "Never Quit," still ring true to Rebels everywhere even after his passing almost 20 years ago.



"I've never been a quitter. It's not in my heart to give up. I don't think it should be in anybody's heart. I may give out, but I'll never give up." - Chucky Mullins

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Living The Dream

Every kid who starts out playing competitive golf dreams of one day playing on the PGA TOUR. Some make it and and a lot don't. Former Ole Miss All-American Jonathan Bartlett dreamed of making it on the TOUR. Unfortunately a recurring back injury derailed his professional career before it every really got started. This week, he gets a chance to live that dream, as he tees it up in the PGA TOUR's Greenbrier Classic at the Greenbrier Old White Course in Sulphur Springs, West Va. Bartlett received an exemption into the event after capturing the West Virginia State Amateur Championship earlier this summer.

Golfweek's Adam Schupak caught up with the former Rebel All-American for a story. Click here to read it.

Countdown To Kickoff: 39 Days

Because special teams are one-third of the game, the countdown doesn't want to forget kickers. Punter Jim Miller is the Ole Miss career leader in punts (266) and yardage (11,549) and was named to the Ole Miss Team of the Century in 1992. Plus, he punted barefooted, which is just cool.



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Granger Joins Gold Medal List

Rebel sprinter Mike Granger joined an impressive list of Ole Miss athletes who have earned a gold medal in international competition with his performance in the 4x100 meter relay for Team USA at last week's World Junior Championships.

Other Rebels to earn gold medals in their sports and events include baseball's Zack Cozart and Drew Pomeranz, basketball's Jennifer Gillom, Keith Carter, Ansu Sesay and Terrico White and track and field's Brittney Reese, Clarence Daniel, Antwon Hicks, George Kersh and James Shelton.

The U.S. team's winning time in the 4x100 (with Granger as the rocket launcher out of the blocks) was the second-fastest ever at a World Junior Championships at 38.93 seconds.

Video of Team USA winning World Juniors gold medal in the 4x100
(Granger runs in lane 6 at the 1:10 mark of the video)

Rebels Rock Media Days

SEC Media Days are in the books, and Friday's quick trip to B'ham was a good one for Ole Miss. Coach Houston Nutt was his usual popular self in his 13th straight trip to the festivities, and Kentrell Lockett was the entertaining hit we all expected him to be. In addition to being a part of the SEC's best defensive line, the guy averages a quote-per-second. In further homage to our No. 40 honoree on the countdown, here is a closer look at our starting DE courtesy of Tommy Hicks.

Mississippi Press: Ole Miss' Lockett finds plenty of success close to home

Keep an eye on OleMissSports.com this week for a flipumentary of Kentrell's Media Days experience.