The Daily Mississippian - January 27, 2015

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Volume 103, No. 70

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nonprofits that really cannot afford to hire any more full time employees.”

College Corps has partnerships with 14 services sites, including: local schools, Boys and Girls Club, Leap Frog, UM Food Bank and others.

“Last year, from September to the beginning of December, our students served

New police technology and recent modifications in Mississippi laws have affected the amount of DUI charges and the way defendants approach their cases, according to Oxford Municipal Judge Larry Little.

The amount of DUI cases tried in court has increased slightly in Little’s 23 years as city judge.

“There are a few more (DUI cases), but the onset of videotaping and all has changed for the better in the way that we can handle DUI cases,” Little said.

In addition, changes in the law have been made that will redefine DUI charges for first offenders, according to the judge.

Previously, the Mississippi ignition interlock law allowed the use of breathalyzer devices to be placed into second and third offenders’ vehicles, which prohibit drivers from starting the vehicle if their blood alcohol content is above the legal limit. The device will also periodically prompt the driver to pull over and check his or her blood alcohol content, according to Oxford City Prosecutor Jay Chain.

The use of the ignition interlock device is not required for DUI offenders, but it does give them driving privileges during a license suspension if they choose to install it.

The state law was modified to allow qualifying first DUI offenders the use of ignition interlock devices during a license suspension, not just second or third offenders, effective Oct. 1, 2014. A qualifying first offender is one who failed a breathalyzer test upon arrest, has pled guilty and has never previously received a DUI charge.

“They want a second chance. Some folks come up here, and it’s an anomaly to them that they have been charged and caught driving under the influence,” Chain said. “This is a way that they can maybe purge themselves of that by proving to themselves and to society and

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Panel members Antonia Eliason, Larry Pittman and Mikki Harris speak during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day panel Monday.

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Audience members are seen during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day panel Monday.

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College Corps recruiting volunteers LANA FERGUSON

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Since College Corps’s inception on campus in 2010, students have completed more than 40,000 hours of service in the Oxford/Lafayette community. There are 72 spots available for students to work with the volunteer program.

Doug Odom is an AmeriCorps VISTA, or volunteer in service to America, serving in the Provost’s Office. Odom is in charge of marketing and recruiting for the College Corps program on campus.

“College Corps is a commu-

nity based AmeriCorps program that strives to connect its members to volunteer opportunities in the Oxford/ Lafayette community,” Odom said.

All members are placed at sites for a year-long term where they complete their service. Members who complete at least 300 service hours before the end of the

school year are eligible for the AmeriCorps Segal Education Award. The award totals $1,175 and can be used towards qualified expenses, like tuition and loans.

“The mantra of College Corps is to fight poverty through education and food security,” Odom said. “Our students provide consistent service at local schools and

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Making the choice to teach ANNA SUGGS

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As I approach the end of my time here at Ole Miss, I find myself lying awake, reflecting on the past four years and attempting to comprehend the complexity of growing older. I think about the identities I’ve taken over the past four years: the uncertain freshman; the sophomore searching for purpose; the stressed junior, trying to find a balance between work, school and friends. Today, I am the apprehensive senior about to take on a big new identity: teacher.

I grew up in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. Throughout my life, I attended excellent public schools with nurturing environments, compassionate educators and administrators, an immense amount of resources at my disposal and parents who never failed to support and encourage me to be the best person I could be. In my community, the question was never “are you going to college?” but rather, “where are THE DAILY

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you going to college?” Everywhere I turned, society told me that I could be successful. I was fortunate. I was lucky. I was privileged.

I began college as a biology major, hoping that this would lead me on the path to becoming a prosperous physician. After my first semester at Ole Miss, I realized two things: I hate biology, and I needed a new plan.

During spring semester of my freshman year, I started to find my way to it. I began tutoring at the Leap Frog Program here in Oxford. Every Tuesday and Thursday, I tutored the same first grader, Ty’Quiez, who struggled with reading, writing and math.

He was smart but self-conscious.

He was tough but sensitive. He was capable but discouraged. I came to Leap Frog every week hoping to change his life and the course of his future. Instead, Ty’Quiez changed mine.

One day, while practicing sentence structure, Ty’Quiez wrote the sentence, “I smile when I am happy,” with no mistakes. Know-

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ing that he struggled with proper grammar, I beamed with pride.

Teasingly, I asked him how he got to be so smart. He replied, “When you told me I could be anything I wanna be.” At that moment, I knew the person I wanted to be. It would take hard work and commitment, but I knew I was ready for it. I wanted to be a teacher.

During my time at Ole Miss, I’ve grown to understand that leadership is about enacting positive change. It’s humbly holding your head high when things go right and wrong. It’s being kind, encouraging, enthusiastic, compassionate and trustworthy. It’s admitting your mistakes, constantly improving and striving to be the best you can be regardless of the circumstance. Teachers embody these qualities like no other. As leaders, they inspire their kids, help them access opportunities and help them believe in their potential to be leaders themselves.

I didn’t decide to teach because I think I’m going to be a hero. I

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chose to teach because I believe in being the change I wish to see in the world. I want to make a difference in the lives of my students. I want to be a part of ensuring that kids like Ty’Quiez get the fair shot they deserve.

As I become a Teach For America corps member after graduation, I’ll be joining a network of more than 47,000 people working relentlessly to make access to opportunity equitable. It’s a network of leaders vastly diverse in background and experience, working across sectors to create change. But we are all united around the fundamental belief that a quality education is not a privilege – it is a right. We can fight to ensure all students get to enjoy that right. As you think about what in the world you’re going to do after you leave here, I hope you choose more. I hope you will choose to teach.

Anna (AK) Suggs is a graduating senior studying public policy leadership from Kingwood, Texas.

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everybody else that they don’t need to drink and drive.”

If a first offender uses the device for 120 days, he or she may have the opportunity for the DUI charge to be expunged from legal record, Little said. As for the likeliness of a defendant proving a not guilty plea, the judge gave a straightforward response.

“If (the police and prosecutor) can’t prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, you don’t get convicted,” Little said.

In the courtroom, new police car technology is providing more accurate forms of evidence in DUI cases. Video footage recorded from the dashboard of police cars are now often reviewed in high court, according to the judge.

“Parents can see, defendants can see, court people can see, and the judge and the police can all see,” Little said. “They can improve the level of how they investigate these things by watching the tapes.”

Both the change in the ignition-interlock law and the use of video as evidence in court is all in an effort to prevent recidi-

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vism in alcohol related offenses.

“If you’re the defendant (watching the video), you have a pretty good idea of whether you really, really had too much and where your limit is, as well,” Little said.

When faced with a DUI charge, local defense attorney Dwight Ball said it is crucial to remember the nature of the crime.

“You’ve got to remember, with DUI, it’s not a crime that is an inherent wrong,” Ball said. “It’s a crime of poor judgment at one particular time in your life. It’s a series of small little instances, whereby a person isn’t showing their best judgment.”

Ball also said the expertise of local law enforcement plays a large role in the number of DUI arrests made each year.

“In my very strong opinion, the Oxford Police Department and the University Police Department are excellent law enforcement officers, especially in the area of DUI enforcement,” Ball said. “They are extremely confident, and they know what they’re doing. I’ve been to many other jurisdictions concerning DUI defenses, and I’ve never seen a law enforcement agency as strong as the Oxford Police Department.”

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nearly 6,000 hours,” Odom said.

One of those students is senior Page Meredith. Meredith is currently serving her second year as a part of the College Corps program and has dedicated over 400 hours of service.

“I was introduced to College Corps after a member did a brief presentation in my public policy class,” Meredith said. “I was immediately intrigued by the program’s focus to directly impact those in Lafayette County.”

Meredith works with the non-profit organization Oxford Lovepacks. Lovepacks was started in 2012 and works to provide meals to school-aged children in need on weekends and holidays.

Since working with Lovepacks, Meredith helped to raise over 1,300 pounds of food in a single food drive this past fall and the impact of the organization has increased by 2000 percent.

“Philanthropy is great,” Meredith said. “But when you can impact those in your

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backyard – it’s even better.”

Students who are interested can fill out an application at www.collegecorps.olemiss. edu/apply. Students complete an application online then interview and, if accepted, will be placed at a service site.

“Our volunteers have given back so much to the community, but the need is still there,” Meredith said. “There is still work to be done.”

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The time has come for the 2nd annual Oxford Restaurant Week, presented by Sysco. Beginning Sunday and extending through Saturday, the event this week gives Oxonians and students alike the opportunity to eat at participating local restaurants to help raise money for one of five charities. These charities include Good Food for Oxford Schools, Meals on Wheels, Love Packs, The Pantry and More Than a Meal.

“Oxford Restaurant Week gives restaurant owners a rare and unique opportunity to reach out to customers via highly publicized menus and discounts,” said Liz Barrett Foster, VisitOxford publisher. “The fact that the program is put together by Visit Oxford also opens the door to additional visitors coming into Oxford and bringing tourism dollars into the city. The icing on the cake is the fact that the entire event is tied into local charities,

as Oxford locals love to support their neighbors in need.”

Each time you eat at one of the restaurants, you can go to oxfordmsrestaurantweek.com and vote for your favorite charity.

The charity that raises the most money will win $5,000.

Though only one charity wins the money each year, More Than a Meal board president, David Howie, said these programs inspire “chatter around town” about the programs and can even bring in volunteers. Other charities agree that the benefits are not limited to monetary gains.

“The public is more informed of all the charities, and knowing this, they’ll contribute more to each one,” said Julian Tatum of The Pantry, Oxford’s local food pantry.

“This is also a great way to get the community to eat out in local restaurants during a slow time after the holidays,” said Torie Marion, VisitOxford community enhancement coordinator.

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Each of the five charities is locally run in the Oxford community. The Pantry provides nonperishable foodstuffs for local people in need. Good Food for Oxford Schools is aiming to help provide local farm produce in cafeterias in the Oxford school district.

The charity also educates students and their families on the importance of nutritious meals.

GFOS provides classroom lessons to elementary students, food themed clubs for middle and high school students and cooking classes for families.

Meals on Wheels is the largest and oldest senior nutrition organization in America and supports over 5,000 senior programs all over the country. This charity delivers meals to the homes of senior citizens.

Lovepacks is a charity that was originally inspired by a teacher who noticed that one of her students was in need of meals after school. The packs of kid friendly and nonperishable food are discreetly placed into the back packs of students on Fridays. According to Lovepacks’ website, 160 Lovepacks are served once a week at a total of nine local schools which include Bramlett, Della Davidson, Oxford, Lafayette Lower and Upper Elementary, Oxford Middle, Oxford High, Scott Center and Learning Center.

More Than a Meal serves meals every Tuesday of the school year to children, women and men in Oxford at 5 p.m. This charity also provides school tutoring to children and adults as well as toiletries that are essential for health.

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Lee Bains III performs Music of the South Concert MCKENNA WIERMAN

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Lee Bains III will continue the Center for Southern Studies Music of the South Concert Series, featuring music that tackles questions of Southern identity.

This evening at 7 p.m., Bains will perform a solo show in the studio theater at the Gertrude C. Ford Center. Bains, a Southern rock artist from Birmingham, Alabama, said he is honored and a little intimidated to be playing in the series.

His band, The Glory Fires, are known for their Southern Rock sound and their powerful lyrics, which grapple with the good and the bad connotations that accompany Southern pride.

“Playing these songs by myself in a quieter, more lyric-focused way in front of an academic crowd will strangely be more visceral than the band’s typical modus operandi, which is to take the stage late at night, and set the amps to ‘deafen,’” Bains said. “I try to steep songs in cultural theory and history — as I understand them anyway — but there will

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Lee Bains III of The Glory Fires will perform at The Ford Center tonight. be folks in attendance much smarter and more well-read than me.”

The event is open to all Ole Miss community members, whether they are Southern Studies students, Ford Center enthusiasts or local music followers.

The focus of the Music of the South Concert Series is to allow those interested in delving deeper into the culture that surrounds the region the opportunity to experience southern artists at a closer level. The Ford Center’s studio, or “black

box,” theater is a purposefully intimate venue, seating about 150, giving patrons a chance to look deeper into the music. The cozy atmosphere of the Studio Theater allows musicians who oftentimes play much louder venues to communicate with their audience and provide context for their music during the show.

The concert series came about only a few years ago when program director Ted Ownby had an idea to host a concert series in a small venue, in which the musicians

could speak with the audience about their music as they performed.

Becca Walton, associate director for projects at the center, said the initial goal of the concert series is to enrich those with an interest in Southern Culture.

“We view the South as a diverse and expansive space and wanted this series to demonstrate the range of musical traditions in the region and how they continually evolve,” Walton said.

In 2012, Ownby and Walton met with Norm Easterbrook, director of the Ford Center, to discuss the idea, and he agreed to partner with them. The series has previously featured artists Caroline Herring, Randall Bramblett, Valerie June, Blind Boy Paxton and John “JoJo” Hermann, The Water Liars, Amy Andrews, Tyler Keith and the band Feufollet.

The Southern cultural identity is complicated and oftentimes twisted into a harsh

misconception of celebrated oppression and even violent hatred. Walton said Bains seeks to claim a Southern identity that includes all people in the South, resisting the idea that to be Southern means to be white.

“This inclusive definition is one that is important to our work at UM,” Walton said.

Bains seems to be well chosen for this concert series, as his most recently released album “Dereconstructed” attempts to answer the question of what exactly makes music “Southern” and how we can celebrate a beautiful culture without seeming to ignore the most negative aspects of the region’s past.

“I will say that I am deeply inspired by the South – its peoples and stories,” Bains said. “Travel is crucial to me, but I will never be able to consider another place home. The South created me, for better or worse, and I need it. Much more than it needs me.”

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teams. What this means is that the Rebels sit on the outside looking in with regards to the NCAA tournament. Ole Miss needs to take care of business against Mississippi State and a struggling Missouri club before hitting a tough four game stretch that includes road games at Auburn and Florida as well as two huge home games coming against Texas A&M and Arkansas. The Rebels best win of the year came on the road against Arkansas two weeks ago. Texas A&M is also listed as one of Lunardi’s First Four Out making that game all the more meaningful.

The Rebels have 5 games remaining against RPI top 60 teams, three of them coming at home. Consistency will be the largest determining factor in the Rebels success the remainder of this year. My prediction is that the Rebels will need to go at least 9-3 in the remaining 12 games if they want to have a legitimate chance to earn an NCAA tournament birth. Even going 9-3 may still leave work left to be done in the SEC tournament. It will be an interesting and entertaining finish to the 2014-15 campaign.

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Ole Miss added to it’s tournament resumé Saturday knocking off Florida 72-71. It was an electric atmosphere in the Tad Pad that helped the Rebels secure a much needed victory that could serve as a spark to a team trying to find it’s way.

After the Florida win, I began to look at where Ole Miss stands in regards to it’s NCAA Tournament status and what the Rebels need to do to punch their ticket.

Consistency is what the Rebels need over the last 12 games of the season in order to make a run for March Madness. The Rebels have to play more consistent, especially at home.

Four of the Rebels seven losses have come at home. Ole Miss has had quality resumé-build-

season. Maybe that was the spark this team needed to play a more consistent brand of basketball and to string together a few victories in a row.

One thing this team has going for it is depth. Andy Kennedy has the luxury of playing a lot of guys on a nightly basis. Sophomore forward Sebastian Siaz has developed into a nice player that makes several hustle plays that don’t necessarily show up in the stat sheet. Senior forward MJ Rhett and sophomore forward PHOTO BY: PAYTON TEFFNER Dwight Coleby conStephan Moody goes up for a shot during the game tinue to improve against Florida Saturday. every game and are to punch their ticket in march, developing into solid low post players. When it look no further than these two all comes down to it, this team to lead the charge and make it will go as far as it’s guard play happen.

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi recently will let it and that all starts released his latest “bracketolwith senior leader Jarvis Sumogy” and has the Rebels listed mers and junior transfer Stefan as one of his “first four out” Moody. If the Rebels are going

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ing wins over teams such as Cincinnati, Arkansas and Florida, but also had some crucial losses at home against LSU, TCU and Western Kentucky.

It has been a season of ups and downs. This team has had low moments like losing to mid major Charleston Southern at home in the opening game of the season. There have also been some shining moments like going blow for blow in Rupp Arena with the most talented team in college basketball in Kentucky. A game the Rebels probably win if not for a key turnover in the final minute or if Stefan Moody does not cramp up in overtime.

The most significant thing I took away from Saturday’s win is that the team found a way to pull out a close game down the stretch after being on the other end of a few earlier this

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Basketball Power Poll

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KENTUCKY

No surprise here at all. Despite two overtime wins over Ole Miss and Texas A&M, the Wildcats have dominated all of their games. With several NBA prospects on this team, expect this team to not only win the SEC but to dominate their way through the NCAA Tournament.

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TENNESSEE

Rebel fans remember LSU junior guard Keith Hornsby, who torched Ole Miss with 23 points in their win earlier this month. In the past week, LSU went on the road to Gainesville to upset Florida, and rallied to beat Vanderbilt in overtime. This is a very good basketball team that is clicking at the right time.

The Vols are coming off a close loss to Texas A&M at home but had previously won three games in a row.

The Volunteers weren’t expected to contend for an NCAA Tournament spot under first year head coach Donnie Tyndall, but they’re shocking a lot of critics right now.

AUBURN

Bruce Pearl’s bunch is playing hard, but not closing out games well.

They’ve lost their last two games against Mississippi State and Alabama, who aren’t projected to finish above Auburn. The Tigers have a huge week ahead with games against Texas A&M on Jan. 27, and Pearl’s return to Knoxville against Tennessee on Jan. 31.

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The Bulldogs travel to Oxford to take on their rival Ole Miss, and they have to win that one if they want any chance to get back into the fold in the conference. They did knock off Vanderbilt and Auburn in consecutive wins, but they laid an egg at home against Georgia Saturday.

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The Aggies are also on a hot streak, having won four straight games, including two big road wins over LSU and Tennessee. This Texas A&M team is on the rise as they gave Kentucky a fight this year after losing to them in two overtimes. They will visit Oxford on Feb. 4 to take on the Rebels.

The Hogs got back on the winning track after their loss to Ole Miss last week. Since then, they’ve knocked off Alabama and Missouri. The Razorbacks are a borderline AP Top 25 team with a lot of potential. Expect them to get back there if they continue to win as they have three of their next four game at Bud Walton Arena.

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The Rebels have yet to find any consistency this season, as they have yet to win any consecutive games in conference play. Following their big 72-71 home win over Florida, the Rebels will have a chance to play consistent basketball when they face Mississippi State and Missouri, who are both below .500 in conference play. If senior forward Jarvis Summers can continue to play to his potential, then Ole Miss will fight to dance in March.

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Frank Martin’s team has disappointed a lot of critics this season. Martin recruits well, but he has yet to bring success to South Carolina. The schedule won’t get any easier this week as they travel to LSU and host Georgia.

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The Crimson Tide are back on track after their game-winning tip-in over rival Auburn. The Tide will have two tough games this week against Florida and Kentucky. We will learn more about this team once they play two of the toughest teams in the conference.

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It is hard to fathom how bad Florida has been this year. They’ve lost three games in a row with arguably the second most talented team in the SEC. I’m not giving up on this team, though.

They are capable of racking up many wins in the conference, especially considering they have several of their players from last year’s Final Four team on the roster.

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After his team losing five straight games, things aren’t looking good for Kevin Stallings in Nashville. The road continues to be tough as they’ll travel to Georgia and Texas A&M this week.

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IN THE FIRST SEC BASKETBALL POWER POLL OF THE SEASON, THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL BEAT WRITER BROWNING STUBBS RANKS THE 14 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAMS SO FAR IN PRE-CONFERENCE PLAY THIS SEASON.

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Skill positions key for Rebels leading to Signing Day csthoma1@go.olemiss.edu

With the 2015 National Signing Day just eight days away, the Ole Miss football coaching staff lead by head coach Hugh Freeze seems poised to pull another huge class. After a big weekend with a number of recruits on campus, the Rebels look to be in good standing with some of the nation’s top players.

One of the biggest stories of the weekend was the Rebels getting a commitment from wide receiver Van Jefferson from Brentwood, Tenn. Jefferson, who is listed at six feet two inches tall and ranked as the 11th wide receiver by 247 Sports’ composite rankings, had been previously committed to the Georgia Bulldogs. Oklahoma and Florida were both making

strong pushes for Jefferson, but the Rebels managed to secure the lead after his visit. In an interview with 247 Sports, Jefferson said he waited to commit to the Rebels until after his father supported the decision.

The Rebels other big target at wide receiver is Damarkus Lodge of Cedar Hill, Texas. The six foot two inch Lodge is one of the best receivers in the country, ranked as the 6th wide receiver and the 43rd ranked player in the nation by 247 Sports’ composite rankings. Lodge is highly sought after by several top programs in the country such as LSU, Texas A&M and Michigan, but has said that Ole Miss is his current leader. After his visit, Lodge seems to be set on coming to Ole Miss, but it appears he may wait until National Signing Day to announce his

official decision.

The Rebels look solid at the other skill positions too. Quarterback Jason Pellerin also visited over the weekend and appears even stronger in his commitment to Ole Miss. The dual-threat quarterback had some interest from the in-state LSU Tigers as well, but seems set on coming to Oxford. He even took some time to try and convince Lodge to sign with the Rebels on February 4th. Pellerin is expected to join junior college transfer Chad Kelly as the second quarterback in the 2015 class, but unlike Kelly, will enroll at Ole Miss in the fall.

At running back, Ole Miss seems content with runningback Eric Swinney from Tyrone, Ga. Swinney is listed at five feet ten inches, 188 pounds and could potentially add a change of pace to the Rebels backfield next season. A running back like Swinney will be sorely needed with COURTESY: 247SPORTS.COM current Rebel backs I’Ta- Van Jefferson from Brentwood, Tennessee commits to play at Ole Miss. vius Mathers and Mark Dodson recently an122nd player in the nation by Look for further recruiting nouncing their transfers to Mid- 247 Sport’s composite rankings, updates throughout the week as dle Tennessee State University and held offers from Auburn, we get closer to finding out what and the University of Memphis, Alabama, Arkansas and Ten- freshman will be playing for Ole respectively. Swinney is ranked nessee, but has been committed Miss in the fall. as the 13th running back and to the Rebels since May.

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