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New diversity director at Ole Miss MAGGIE MCDANIEL

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Shawnboda Mead, director for the new Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement at the university, wants to expand the definition of diversity to the students at Ole Miss.

“My goal is not to change people’s value systems,” Mead said. “My goal is to increase awareness and to create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for all students.”

Mead is a graduate from Mississippi State with a degree in educational psychology. She then went to Western Kentucky as a graduate student, where she got a master’s degree in student affairs higher education. From there she has worked at many schools in the South, including Texas A&M, Southern Mississippi and the University of Tennessee.

She grew up in a small town near Hattiesburg called Prentiss, Mississippi, which according to Mead, currently has no stoplight. Mead attended Prentiss High School, where she experienced a very black and white world. She never had the chance to connect and learn about other types of diversity until she went to graduate school.

It was college and a job with student affairs that sparked her interest in working to educate students about diversity on a college campus.

While working at the University of Tennessee, Mead heard about the new position at Ole Miss and decided it would be a great opportunity for her to make a difference in her home state.

Mead is now excited about starting her job at the university, and knows she has support coming from different

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The University of Mississippi kicked off the first day of school with events organized by the Student Activities Association and held in front of the Student Union. Monday’s activities included a Welcome Back Day Photo Booth, Ballpit with Strangers and Rebel Radio 92.1 Live Remote. There will be several events this week to get freshmen and other students involved in organizations on campus. For additional photos from Monday’s events, see page 6.

Accident survivors achieve a new normal

CLANCY SMITH

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At the age of 24, the arthritis in Darrin Bynum’s knees and lower back makes him ache when rain approaches.

He fears being unable to play with his kids someday due to his physical limitations.

A car accident with a drunk driver at the age of 18 left him with two broken femurs, two metal rods in his legs and a memory that will haunt him for the rest of his life.

“To this day I still deal with it,” Bynum said. “Every day.”

Survivors of drunk driving accidents face many challenges that greatly impact their day-to-day lives. Mental health professionals say many struggle with guilt, depression and anxiety in addition to their bodily injuries.

Methods of coping often differ based on the survivor’s outlook on life.

Darrin’s story is just one

example of how survivors of fatal car accidents are working to cope.

Laughter filled the Chevrolet Aveo as four friends cruised toward a party in Tu-

University. None of the men in the car were wearing seatbelts.

Music filled the car, and the friends sang along, every now and then reminiscing about

“ I could literally see him exhale as the life just left his body. ”

old times pelo the eve- XAVIER KNOX spent growing ning after supporting friends and family at up together. The car rolled to a high school graduation in a stop at a red light.

New Albany, Missississippi, In a split second, bright on May 24, 2008. lights filled the vehicle as anNobody had been drinking, other car swerved three lanes and none of the young men in over, running the red light the car did drugs. They were and heading straight for the looking to celebrate and catch Aveo. up with one another after sev“As soon as I looked up all I eral months spent apart at saw were white lights in front different universities. of me,” said Xavier Knox, the Darrin Bynum and Julius driver of the car. “I’m not sure Dozier were roommates at what happened, but it was all Ole Miss. A.J. Cannon was a just so fast that you couldn’t student at Delta State Univer- move. There was nothing I sity, and Xavier Knox was a could do.” freshman at Mississippi State The car flipped and landed

on its left side.

Later, police discovered that the woman driving the car that hit the four friends was driving under the influence of alcohol. Her two children were in the car with her as well and sustained minor cuts and scrapes.

Injuries resulting from the accident were inevitable.

Both Knox and Bynum immediately felt the consequences of the crash. Bynum’s legs were pinned inside the car by the seat in front of him leaving him unable to move.

“As a policeman got me out, I felt this horrible pain. It was just awful, and I couldn’t take it,” said Bynum, who had been sitting behind the driver. “I began to cry. I was screaming.”

Julius Dozier and A.J. Cannon died on impact.

“I remember looking up and A.J. is looking directly at me,”

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In defense of looting

ROBERT MCAULIFFE

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The looting in Ferguson is, at its root, a rational response of a people who have been economically oppressed for years and driven to anger by police terrorism. Looting has the same root causes as all crime within poor minority communities: lack of access to productive capital and housing ghettoization. It demands to be treated as an economic inevitability, not as a mental illness or some lack of selfcontrol among a minority population.

Of course, the looters in Ferguson are only a minority of the local population, and many community members have actively defended the property the looters were attempting to redistribute. Despite this, one cannot wholly discount the phenomenon — I can’t help but feel the pain of community leaders as they struggle to frame the response to the execution of Mike Brown as a

peaceful protest with reasonable demands, only to have that progress dismantled when the crowd turns to looting and vandalism.

Inevitably, these leaders realize white folks from the area and white media around the nation will use this minority to tar the entire movement, and implicitly all black people as irresponsible and uncontrollable. They will use this looting as yet another feather in their cap of justifying police brutality and white suppression of and ownership of black bodies.

The onus, however, falls upon white observers and their ability to properly contextualize this response. No white person, including myself, can ever truly know how it feels to come up in an atmosphere of socio-economic oppression and to be threatened daily by white supremacist power structures, such as the police and local government. So what business do these people have criticizing the response of the Ferguson community? Claims

by white critics to “objective” moral judgments smack of privileged logic, overly convenient to the status quo.

It’s easy to be critical while cranking Iggy Azalea from the basement in your parents’ house in the white suburbs, but until you’ve experienced what members of the Ferguson community have experienced, been targeted and terrorized by authorities day in and day out, been forced to live in ghettos and take lowpaying jobs, been forced to endure your son’s murder for walking down the street and had half of America justifying it, then you cannot condemn their response.

The only people with legitimate claims to criticizing looting and violent protesting in Ferguson are members of the local black community. I repeat: the only people who can criticize the looting are members of the Ferguson black community. What should disturb everyone, even remotely sympathetic to the plight of

black Americans, is the fact that evidently many white people value property over the lives of black people. Perhaps if the looters were killing people, I might understand the condemnation. The only thing being harmed, however, is private property. The neoliberal values of market capitalism being espoused seem to privilege capital over human lives, and that is absolutely revolting.

Everyone analyzing this situation should be far more concerned about the history of anti-black police brutality in the area and the lives these racist officers have stolen, rather than about the looting sparked by community members’ collective outrage.

And, if you’re a white person chomping at the bit to criticize the Ferguson community, just stop. Until you’ve experienced that, you have no right.

Robert McAuliffe is a junior international studies major from St. Louis.

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Stop talking white, you’re black REUBEN JOHNSON

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Whenever I write an op-ed, I always remind myself that I should not rant à la Kanye West. This is a subject, however, that has drained all of the patience I could possibly have and has caused all of my restraint to vanish.

Recently, I decided to visit a good friend who has been interning in Atlanta. After frolicking around embracing the rich Atlanta culture, we went to eat dinner. On the train on our way to the restaurant, my friend and I chatted about a number of things (as any reunited friends would do). Minutes later, a middleaged black man yelled, “They are talking whiter than the white people.” Erratically, he continued, “You don’t have to talk like a white person, talk black.”

At that moment, I did not know what infuriated me more: the fact that a black man was angry with two black youths who were con-

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versing tastefully or the fact that he was saying all of this in front of white people. All in all, that moment spoke volumes to me.

The irony of this situation is that earlier that day, while my friend and I were talking, another middle-aged black man expressed his appreciation of our articulation. He acknowledged that it is not common for teenagers to speak “as if though they have some sense” and demanded that we not grant anyone the power to change that about us.

I cannot quite understand why speaking intelligently is only associated with being white. When black people use the expression “talking white,” does it occur to them that they help reinforce ignorant, damaging stereotypes that we try so hard to stray away from? Does it occur to them that they are belittling all of us blacks?

Does that mean that I should speak in Ebonics to be deemed a true black man? I do not think so.

Biracial columnist Giovanni Waters said, “It’s as if we blacks

are always fighting to be equal to whites but are quick to condemn one another for any type of action that may level the playing field.”

An event such as the aforementioned one proves this statement to be valid.

Decades ago, blacks fought for an education substantial enough to help them put an end to laws that hindered them from truly being free. Because they lacked a decent education, it was very hard for them to fight. I’m sure they wished they were able to have access to fundamentals that we have today. Besides, if they did have that access, I am sure Ebonics would not be their choice of vernacular.

It also just so happens that not all whites talk the same.

Like blacks, there are some that speak properly while some speak in slang or other dialects. Who would have known, right?

Despite what many people think when they hear me speaking, I do not talk white; I speak in an intelligent manner. I speak

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properly because I am educated, as my parents and I have put forth a lot of effort into me receiving an education that is second to none.

What the man on the train failed to realize was that color does not make a sound. If you disagree with me on that, consult with a white or black sheet of paper. Did you hear anything? I did not think so. Will it ever become acceptable to use Standard English without dealing with any criticism? With all of the disheartening statistics that we are presented on a regular basis regarding our teens and education, should there be some relief to know that there is still some hope? After all, the change the some of you have believed in talks just as “properly” as I do — we call him the (first black) president of the United States.

Reuben Johnson is a senior broadcast journalism major from Indianola.

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continued from page 1 Knox said. “I could literally see him exhale as the life just left his body.”

While Bynum sustained two broken legs in the crash, Knox received far more extensive injuries. When the young men arrived at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, health professionals discovered two broken bones in Knox’s left forearm, a broken right femur, a dislocated left hip, lacerated liver, holes in his intestines and a bruised left lung.

Knox experienced multiple relocations and a month in the Regional Medical Center in Memphis before he was allowed to go home. The amount of time spent receiving care and the lack of insurance of the drunk driver took its toll on the Knox family.

“Luckily for me my father has military insurance and that covered a lot of the cost and my mother had me covered as well so the strain of the costs isn’t as bad, but you’re still talking about at least $200,000 in medical bills,” said Knox, whose insurance was able to only cover a portion of the $200,000 total.

Both Bynum and Knox had to go through physical therapy to learn how to walk again, while simultaneously working to cope with the loss of two of their best friends.

Angie Everett Yerby, administrative director over Inpatient Post-Acute Rehabilitation Services at the North Mississippi Medical Center, said physical injuries definitely affect the grief stages of accident survivors.

“The mental and emotional pain of having physical injuries on top of the mental and emotional pain of grief and loss is going to prolong the grief phase,” she said.

Yerby said the way survivors handle grief has a lot to do with their outlook on life.

“Previous convictions, beliefs and life experiences really come into play when people begin to process grief,” she said. “It very much affects how they handle the pain.”

Bynum had trouble going back to Ole Miss in the spring of 2009, after his accident.

Everything he saw reminded him of his roommate Julius, but he pushed himself to succeed, regardless. He gradu-

ated with a general studies degree in music, theater and psychology in May 2014. By-

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tive so my body doesn’t hurt so bad,” Knox said. “I think more for me now is the mental thing of it all.

It’s kind of hard to get over something like that.”

After trying to go back to Mississippi State in the spring of 2009, Knox became depressed and decided he needed to get away. He moved to California to live with his father and just recently moved to Nashville, Tennessee.

Knox attends weekly counseling sessions as he continues to process the events of the accident. He admits he often deals with guilt, as the driver, over what he could have done to prevent the scenario.

Yerby said this is a common

This is something that no one can change, so you have to accept it for what it is and try to move forward. ” - XAVIER KNOX

num’s legs still tend to lock up occasionally and he does not have the flexibility that he once had, but he chooses to see the silver lining.

“I put my trust in God to be my comforter and just to hold me,” Bynum said. “I just have a very, very thankful spirit.”

Knox says the trauma from the accident continues to take a toll on his body, but he has worked to push through that.

“I’ve tried to remain ac-

thing for the driver to feel.

“You have another layer of guilt there that the person in the passenger seat or the backseat does not have,” she said.

Knox said time has helped.

“This is something that no one can change, so you have to accept it for what it is and try to move forward.”

Both young men acknowledge that this accident changed their lives forever, but they are working toward achieving peace with their new lives.

“They have to establish a new normal in their lives,” Yerby said. “Survivors are never going to necessarily be what we call normal, in the sense that they will be the same as they once were, and that is okay.”

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Winter Institute encourages freshman class to get involved in discussion of race WILL CROCKETT

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As a new class of freshmen begin their first year on The University of Mississippi’s campus, the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation is encouraging the new students to get involved in the ongoing discussion of race, both at the university and in the state.

The Winter Institute’s mission statement, according to its website, reads “(The Institute) works in communities and classrooms, in Mississippi and beyond, to support a movement of racial equity and wholeness as a pathway to ending and transcending all division and discrimination based

on difference.”

Jennifer A. Stollman, academic director at the Winter Institute, feels becoming part of the discussion is an excellent way to not only get involved on campus, but also to get to know yourself.

“Part of the college experience is to enrich your experience and diversify,” Stollman said. “Take a course on something different, a culture that’s different from yours. Think about taking a different language. It’s a great way to flex your brain on issues and diversify. Make sure you go to campus events. There’s tons of campus events that help you step out of your comfort zone or even into a new comfort zone, again, enriching themselves in different cultures.”

Stollman feels freshmen are coming into an environment committed to righting the wrongs of the past in regards of race relations.

“Things aren’t perfect but (the freshmen) are coming into a campus that is genuinely and authentically invested in making this an inclusive and equitable climate,” Stollman said. “How we effectively deal with issues of race and racism through a collaborative approach is something the chancellor down to the students have to deal with. The freshmen are getting the experience they should.”

Stollman recognizes that Ole Miss is constantly under the eye of criticism when it comes to race relations.

“Other campuses have the luxury of dealing with their issues on a smaller scale, we don’t have that luxury,” she said. “Students here, however, come out with the ability to help resolve and reconcile these issues. If America wants to know where we all are on the

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issue of race, look to Mississippi. I think the nation looks to us to unpack and eradicate racism and in many ways we have been a model for the rest of the nation. How we do it will influence how other states are able to tackle racism. On all aspects of campus, (Ole Miss) wants to lead the nation on how to deal with racism.”

William Fowler, senior integrated marketing communications major, member of the ASB Inclusion Committee and an organizer of the Freedom Summer Workshop, encourages freshmen to get involved with race relations by taking advantage of opportunities and organizations to engage in the discussion of these topics and be honest with yourself about your environment.

“In the future, I think that continuing the discussion is important, as well as having the mindset that we work with people from all across the world from all different kinds of cultures,” Fowler said. “Having respect for the dignity of others

is something we need to instill in not only this freshman class but all members of the community.”

Jack Thompson, freshman business undeclared major from Nashville, Tennessee, feels the university is doing its best to rid itself of the negative perception the rest of the country has for it.

“I honestly get the impression that Ole Miss as an institution and university is really trying to improve and differentiate from what used to be,” Thompson said. “I think they’re trying to take our history into account and make Ole Miss more than something that people can relate to racism. Ole Miss tries to show now that it’s more progressive in its views and acceptance and its culture.”

As an out-of-state student, Thompson said he’s been saddened by how people from out of state have viewed his choice to attend The University of Mississippi. “(Ole Miss’ past in regards to race) does come up in conversation, it’s not difficult for me to explain why I came to Ole Miss though,” Thompson said.

“It’s sad to see what people think Ole Miss stands for as opposed to what I see it as and know it stands for.”

Stollman said one event for freshmen looking to get involved in the discussion of race is the Freedom Summer Workshop, which will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the 4th floor Ballroom of the Student Union. The workshop is being held to not only recognize the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Summer but also look to the future and discuss what further progress can be made.

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“I know it won’t be easy at times, but I know there is a lot of support here for the center to be successful,” she said.

Courtney Pearson, an Ole Miss graduate and the university’s first black homecoming queen in 2012, is one of the graduate assistants working closely with Mead.

“I believe that not only will I be a better Student Affairs professional after working with her, but also that The University of Mississippi will become an even better place with her contribution,” Pearson said.

According to Brandi Hephner LaBanc, vice chancellor for student affairs, Mead is committed to getting students to come together from all different backgrounds.

SHAWNBODA MEAD “She doesn’t look at race and just see black and white; she sees the broad spectrum of students we have coming to our campus,” Hephner LaBanc said.

When Mead thinks of Mississippi, she sees that diversity is often perceived from

a very black and white perspective. One of her main goals is to show the student body that there are more types of people out there than just black and white, and that they are all equal to each other.

Mead feels issues regarding race here at the university are not unique. She thinks every college campus has its own set of problems when dealing with diversity.

Some unique factors at The University of Mississippi are due to the history and integration that put the university in the spotlight, according to Mead. She also mentioned that, when an incident happens here, it usually becomes national news. The university does not get the chance to address the problem in a posi-

tive way by addressing it to those affected and the ones responsible, because of the media and history.

However, when handling incidents due to race, Mead believes she has an educational way to go about fixing the problem.

“I really believe in restorative justice, trying to give the accused group an opportunity to try to make the situation better, educate them and work together to fix it,” Mead said.

Mead currently has two goals for the center to create awareness to all students about diversity. First, she wants to provide programs and services that support students of color, LGBTQ and all under-represented student populations on campus. Secondly, she wants to provide opportunities for that crosscultural interaction and engagement among all students.

“My goal and the center’s mission is that students will leave the university having a better understanding of their own identity, the identity of others, and how they can all be agents of change and social agents,” Mead said.

Mead hopes every student will keep an open mind about the center, because any student is welcome to come in and chat. In the future, she hopes the center will change people’s perspective of the university.

“I really want to get to a national level where we are really able to be the leaders in terms of creating a more inclusive campus,” Mead said.

Peace Walk Update UM National-Panhellenic sorority Delta Sigma Theta postponed the peace walk in support of Michael Brown until today at 5:13 p.m. in front of the Lyceum. Ebony Jones, president of Delta Sigma Theta, said due to Michael Brown’s funeral, the walk was postponed in response to Brown’s family’s request for a day of silence.

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‘A Light Passage’ art exhibit opening today

SARA ELIZABETH BAKER

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The University of Mississippi Museum will open the “A Light Passage” exhibit by Lee Renninger today. Lee Renninger is a ceramic-based installation artist from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Renninger has had a very successful career with exhibits in venues from New York to Texas and has had Artist-inResidency appointments internationally. Now, she will share her work on The University of Mississippi campus.

“I’ve always regarded Ole Miss as our state’s most notable university,” Renninger said.

“I’m honored to play a tiny role in the university’s developing history.”

The excitement for the exhibit is also evident at the museum.

Marti Funke, collections manager at the museum, has been preparing for the exhibit. “‘A Light Passage’ is a modular installation that piques the imagination,” Funke said. “It is reminiscent of candy or flora and brings the visitor into a garden of ceramic beauty.”

The pieces to be exhibited in “A Light Passage” are part of a larger collection, “Botanica.”

The whimsy and bright colors of “Botanica” are clearly expressed in “A Light Passage” with selections to highlight the spirit of both the collection and the artist.

“I wanted to take a direction that would allow me to work in ways I hadn’t tried before.

“Botanica” is the perfect body of work to explore stacked constructions and color,” Renninger said about her inspiration for the “Botanica” collection.

The pieces selected for “A Light Passage” also show Renninger’s adventurous spirit toward her work. Over the last few years, Renninger has focused on creating sculptural fabric using ceramic parts. Recently, she has been working on floorbased gardens. This movement came about during the creation of “Botanica: Candyland,” one of the works to be displayed during “A Light Passage.”

The pieces in “A Light Passage” also tell a story about the Mississippi artist and her journey.

“Since I regard my own life as a passage through time, I wanted to make work that reflected bright, carefree moments — making them into structures that provide a kind of mental respite,” Renninger said about works in the exhibit, citing “Candyland” and “Le Jardin de la Patisserie” as examples.

The University of Mississippi Museum is a strong component of the artistic culture of Ole Miss. Students are able to experience works of art on our own campus. For many art students, this is an important part of their

education and growth.

“As an art major, having the museum on campus is invaluable. When working with art, it is nothing but beneficial for students to view as much work as possible form a broad spectrum of artists,” said senior art student Parker Aiken. “The University Museum allows students to view works old and new and can even be a source of inspiration.”

Renninger hopes to inspire others through her work. With her impressive academic history, Renninger finds it important to share her art and drive with young artists and plans on reaching out through “A Light

Passage.”

“It’s always important to expose students—particularly art students—to contemporary artists who are active in the field. In my work, I try to push myself into unknown terrain with each new piece,” Renninger said. “Hopefully, I can inspire the same.”

“A Light Passage” will open on Aug. 26 and will continue through Dec. 18. The reception for the exhibit will be today at 5 p.m. “A Light Passage” will also be part of the Oxford Arts Crawl. Students may visit The University of Mississippi Museum for free from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Friday.

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Rebels enter final preparations for Boise State game

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well.”

Ingram has seen improvement in his own game as well.

“I think I’ve had a strong camp,” Ingram said. “I have a lot more confidence out there and I’m a lot stronger, I’m moving around a lot better, and I feel really good going into this year.”

Engram said that camp and the team’s strength program really helped him improve as a blocker.

“I definitely feel stronger and more confident going up against ends and picking up blitzes on linebackers,” Engram said. “I knew I could go

up and battle with the big guys but I definitely feel a lot better this year than I did last year.”

Another place the Rebels look to be improved is on the defensive line, especially in the amount of pressure they can generate.

“Whenever you have the pressure that we have and the talent that we have up front that messes up the quarterback’s timing,” Prewitt said.

“When you can make a quarterback really uncomfortable, that’s when the turnovers start coming and turnovers are gonna be a really big key in our defense this year.”

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“We’re pushing each other, it doesn’t matter what class you’re in.“ One of the big reasons for the increased buzz around the Rebels this season is the potential improvement of starting quarterback Bo Wallace.

Engram was very impressed by the progress he made.

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After weeks of practice and anticipation toward Thursday’s game against Boise State, the Rebels seem to be counting the days until they face off against their first opponent.

“Getting to go up against another opponent and especially with the hype this game has and especially with it being in the Georgia Dome, it’s really exciting,” sophomore tight end Evan Engram said.

“Boise’s a solid team, and I think it’s gonna be a really good opportunity for us to really set the season off to a really fast start and a really good start to where we end up in the season,” senior safety Cody Prewitt said.

Many players have stressed a new confidence and readiness that the team has not

shown in years past. Senior defensive end C.J. Johnson was among those who lauded the team’s camp performance.

“It’s on a whole other level,” Johnson said. “To be honest I haven’t seen this football team this ready and this prepared since I’ve been here.”

Prewitt and Engram also offered their praise.

“I think we’ve been really good. At this point I cant look back at any other season and say at this point we’re as far along as we are now,” Prewitt said. “We’re playing at a really high speed with minimum mistakes. We’re really anticipating this game and looking forward to getting the season started.”

“We have so much more leadership, so much more confidence in our game and in each other,” Engram said.

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Senior starting quarterback Bo Wallace then took the podium to answer the media’s questions.

Wallace, entering his third season with the Rebels, said his team is ready to go, and he feels more confident this year compared to the last.

“I have a lot more confidence this year,” Wallace said. “I feel like I had a great camp. Last year I felt like I didn’t have a good camp at all. It took me two or three weeks to really get back in the groove of things. But from day one I felt good and I still feel good, so I’m just excited about going out there and playing.”

Regarding the opening Boise State game and preparing for their unknown defense Wallace said it’s been difficult.

“It’s difficult just because we have had to look at two teams and three different years of film to get a feel for what they’re going to do,” Wallace said. “But at the same time, that tempo can help us if they come at us with something totally different. They all play hard. They have been in this position a lot. They will come out trying to beat an SEC team. They are going to try to get

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vation, Wallace makes it clear he is extremely motivated by setting goals.

“It definitely motivates me, but I feel like I have the guys around me if I just get them the ball.

Laquon (Treadwell) is going to make big plays,” Wallace said.

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Treadwell ready to take role as number one receiver

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The receiving core for the Rebels took a big hit this off-season with Donte Moncrief entering the 2014 NFL Draft, but sophomore Laquon Treadwell is more than ready to fill the role as the top receiver on the depth chart.

The combination of Moncrief and Treadwell proved to be lethal last season as Treadwell gathered 72 catches for 608 yards and five touchdowns playing mainly in the slot position. Moncrief had 59 catches for 938 yards and six touchdowns playing on the outside.

This year, Treadwell will make the transition from playing in the slot to playing on the outside and take the role as the number one receiver.

“The difference for me being outside is running different routes and beating the defender,” Treadwell said. “I’m more explosive running down the field more.

I’m using my body better and being able to block on the perimeter better. Doing more for the team.”

Treadwell and quarterback Bo Wallace have had a strong connection from the start. The first game of his freshman year against Vanderbilt, Treadwell proved to be worthy of being the number one receiver coming out of high school with nine catches for 82 yards to open up his college career.

Over the course of last season, Wallace struggled with his arm strength and delivery of the football because of a nagging injury to his throwing shoulder. This year, Wallace is back at full strength – and it makes for a happy Treadwell.

“His arm is much stronger. His reads are a lot easier. He can get the ball there,” Treadwell said.

“He’ll allow you to come out of your breaks so the ball is there

early and on time and not waiting on anything. You can tell the difference a lot.”

One of the concerns for this year’s team is the depth of the receiving core behind Treadwell.

Senior Vince Sanders returns, but the rest of the receiving core is inexperienced. However, Treadwell sees a lot of positives from the young group.

“They’re hard workers, quick learners. They’re ready to play and anxious to get a chance and make a play,” Treadwell said.

With less than a week until the opener in Atlanta against Boise State, preparations for the Broncos have begun and film studying is well underway. Treadwell and the rest of the receivers have studied the Bronco cornerbacks and noticed some interesting things.

“Small,” Treadwell said. “I’m watching their coverage’s, and they like to stay on spot and they

don’t really come up and get in on you. We should have a good day.”

Knowing the offense better has also helped Treadwell become a better player and knowing where his teammates will be every play.

“I know it all,” Treadwell said.

“Quarterbacks, running backs, offensive line. I just pick up on stuff.

Once it goes to one person, I immediately pick up on it. It’s not hard to learn.”

Treadwell is no stranger to playing in the spotlight in big games.

He reeled in 81 catches for 1,424 yards and 16 touchdowns his senior year of high school and was named SEC freshman of the year last season. The spotlight of playing in Atlanta against Boise State to open in the season will be no different.

“I tell everybody that this is our coming out party,” Treadwell said.

“We’re going to show everyone what we’re made of.”

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As the Rebels prepare for their opener Thursday against Boise State, Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze took the podium Monday afternoon with his first weekly press conference of the year.

Freeze and starting quarterback Bo Wallace met with the media to talk about the upcoming season and the Rebels’ first game against Boise State.

Freeze, much like Rebel fans, is excited to get the season kicked off against Boise State, a program he believes will challenge his team.

“They understand winning, they have for many years; I think over the past 10 years their program has had the No. 2 most winning percentage in college football so there is no question in my mind that they will be prepared and anxious for the opportunity to play us,” Freeze said.

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Freeze then went on to elaborate on the players he believes to be threatening on the Boise state roster.

“I’m really impressed on offense with 2 (Matt Miller) and 11 (Shane William-Rhodes). 27 (Jay Ajayi), that tailback, is the real deal,” Freeze said. “Those two receivers can play on any team,” Freeze said. “The quarterback is a really good player, too. He can run and throw. Their corners, 1

(Bryan Douglas), 5 (Donte Deayon) and 9 (Mercy Maston), are really good. They’ll play all three of them. They can run.”

With the new coaching staff for Boise State, Freeze said it’s been difficult for him and his staff trying to prepare the defense for the possible various looks from the Boise team.

“It has been rather difficult to pinpoint our first down calls.

‘Well, what if they do this? Then we probably need to be calling something else,’” Freeze said.

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One of the biggest issues for the Rebels last year was their red zone performance, so Freeze wanted to develop more packages to give the offense more looks in that area.

“We’ve just tried to come up with the packages we felt like were very sound and hopefully our kids execute them better,” Freeze said. “We certainly got a few ideas in the offseason on how we can make something we do better.”

Regarding the team’s tendencies, Freeze reinforced there are still things to work on.

“The main focus has been on us on third down efficiency, don’t turn the ball over and we have to score in the red zone,” Freeze said. “Touchdowns a large percentage of the time would be nice. At the end of the year last year, we had some field goals that could have made some differences and we didn’t covert those either.”

When asked about what freshmen will get significant snaps Thursday night freeze listed several hopeful starters for Thursdays game.

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