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Lt. Gov. Reeves visits College Republicans

By Walter Lyle wmlyle@go.olemiss.edu

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Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves speaks to College Republicans Wednesday night.

The Ole Miss College Republicans hosted Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves at their meeting Wednesday night at Bryant Hall.

Reeves was invited to speak at the weekly College Republicans meeting to discuss how he got into politics, commemorate the attacks on 9/11, share his views on the current state of the national government and answer questions from students.

Reeves discussed his political history, from his membership in the College Republicans at Millsaps College in 1992 to his victory in the 2003 race for state treasurer.

He encouraged students by stating that if he could win a state-wide election at 28 years of age, anybody can do it. He also talked about the struggles that come with political power.

“People take shots at me every day,” Reeves said. “I don’t care where they come from; I’m just concerned with dodg-

ing them.”

Reeves also contrasted the government’s actions immediately after the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers to now, when President Barack Obama wants military action against Syria. He said the difference is “night and day.”

He finished his speech by stating how much he enjoys being involved in Mississippi politics, despite the high stress.

“It’s rewarding and worth it, if you make a difference,” he said.

Before Reeves took the floor, the meeting opened with with a discussion of current events in Syria. Several students answered in a forum-style manner, presenting their opinions and ideas about what the president should do in this time of crisis.

Lawson Hahn played a major role in the success of the meeting. As the public relations manager for the College Republicans at Ole Miss, he is in charge of connecting students and faculty to the orSee REEVES, PAGE 4

Oxford schools enhances education with technology

By SUMMER WIGLEY sswigley@go.olemiss.edu

The Oxford School District is adopting a 1:1 digital initiative, a program that integrates technology for instructional purposes. With news of other schools in Mississippi like the Clinton School District taking the technology initiative, Oxford Superintendent Brian Harvey wanted to jump on board as well.

“The Oxford School District is in the process of adding the new technologies,” said Brian Harvey, Oxford School District’s superintendent.

The district has begun the planning stages for a wider implementation of new technology into Oxford schools’

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curriculum. A meeting was held last Thursday to plan the initiative, which has not yet been named.

The school district has been preparing for implementation of a 1:1 initiative for two years. Harvey said the school district would have liked to implement the initiative last year.

“We had some other things we had to devote our time with, as you can imagine with the construction of the new high school,” Harvey said.

Two years ago a group of Oxford School District officials traveled to Cupertino to an Apple executive briefing, where they learned more of the 1:1 initiative.

“Some high school and curriculum folks and central

office administrators went to Cupertino to learn more about their products,” Harvey said. “It did not start the discussion of our 1:1 initiative, but it furthered the discussion.”

Another group, including two Oxford School District board members, traveled to Chicago last spring for another briefing.

“We have really ramped up our efforts moving forward for the 2014-15 school year,” Harvey said.

Some of the money from a city tax increase is being used for the 1:1 initiative.

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Foreign policy sunglasses

By Anna Rush akrush1@gmail.com

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I am notorious when it comes to losing or breaking sunglasses.

It seems that I am in need of a new pair every other month.

Each time I try on a plethora of pairs. I like to change up the styles that I wear. Different lenses alter your view of things when you look through them.

Sometimes it helps to bring a friend because what I think looks good on me and what actually looks good on me are entirely different things. Perhaps this analogy is a bit of a stretch, but finding a new pair of sunglasses is similar to addressing the United States foreign policy.

Please bear with me on this.

I usually opt for the classic wayfarer when it comes to sunglasses. They are typically flattering to my face and are generally always in style. That being said, just because I

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usually wear them, they usually look good on me and they usually are in style does not necessarily mean that I should blindly purchase a new pair of wayfarers every time I need a new pair of sunglasses.

Each new sunglass purchase is a chance to start fresh, evaluate the pros and cons of the last pair and perhaps try something new.

Similarly, when major issues arise abroad, such as the Syrian conflict, it provides us with an opportunity to reevaluate our foreign policy. We can either blindly “do what we’ve always done” or take an honest look at our past foreign policies and see if similar actions would fit the situation at hand or decide if we need to go back to the drawing board.

When we go back to the drawing board, we need to try on different lenses before we settle on a plan. A key element to picking out sunglasses is the tint of the lens. Does it cast a blue tint when you look through the lens? Orange? Polarized?

The lenses of foreign policy are much more varied than the lens options at your local Sunglass

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Hut. Different ideologies, theologies and a wealth of other “-ologies,” all change the perspective of the way we see the world. What we see as a threat, what we see as a call for help, what we see as an opportunity for our own sake, is all relative to the lens we are looking through. To solely only use one lens without even trying on others greatly skews our view of the world around us and hinders our decisions.

Perspectives are not limited to just lenses. How we view ourselves and how we are viewed by others can also often be very different. Take for instance aviator sunglasses.

The mental image I have of myself in them is very Tom Cruise in “Top Gun.” The smirk my friend makes when I try them on clearly indicates that my perception is off-base.

Sometimes, the United States has similar misconceptions of itself on the international scale.

In foreign affairs, we often perceive ourselves as the Global Police insuring justice for all.

While internationally, we are

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often perceived as the Global Bully trying to push our ideology down the throats of others. We see ourselves as the greatest country in the world helping out the “little guy.” Internationally, we are seen as just another country who has grown too big for its britches. I’m not saying that our views of ourselves are wrong and the rest are right.

However, I am saying we are absolutely wrong if we do not at least take notice of the opinions of our international peers.

Just like my sunglass purchases, there are a variety of things that should be weighed and considered when addressing foreign policy issues. While it may be easier to have a kneejerk response or to continue responding in the same way to such issues, especially since they arise with the same frequency that I break my sunglasses, a well thought out decision that takes in all the factors is a much better decision in the long run.

Anna Rush is a law student from Hattiesburg. She graduated from Mississippi State University in 2011.

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The ‘redlines’ are many, why this one in particular?

By Ahmed Seif ahseif86@gmail.com

In discussing Syria with my American peers, I cannot help but notice that both sides of the issue, though coming from antithetical points of view, agree on a common premise: that when the U.S. intervenes in other countries, it does so out of “compassion” to fight their battles for them. And Syria is yet another international crisis in which this selfcongratulatory ideology clearly presents itself.

The pro-intervention rationale seems to fancy America as the “world savior,” and thus promotes “defending the powerless” by attacking their oppressive regimes. The anti-intervention position argues that an increasingly frail economy and the involvement in two “wars” already may mean that the U.S. should “uncharacteristically” opt out of Syria.

To paraphrase, they think that “while the U.S. is, yes, the world savior,” the argument continues, “perhaps it is more sensible due to the economic crisis to act against its ‘sympathetic character’ this ‘one time’ and decide against a military strike.” This ideology frankly exemplifies what Stephen Walt of Harvard University described as “The

Myth of American Exceptionalism.” (A highly recommended read.)

Now that I charged myself with an argument very tough to make, I shall seek the help of history. So let us travel back in time 19 years. It is 1994 now, and the Hutu-led regime of Rwanda initiates a campaign of mass killing and rape against the Tutsi-led rebels in retaliation for the assassination of the Hutu president.

An estimated 800,000 Rwandans have been slaughtered in the space of 100 days, except the Clinton administration instructed its spokesperson not to describe the mass killing as genocide to avoid intervention.

Now let us fast forward to 1999. The place is Sierra Leone of West Africa. The Revolutionary United Front (RUF), notoriously known for the mass mutilation of civilians, has carried out what they called the “No Living Thing Operation.” In a message of intimidation to the whole country, the RUF has raided the village of Freetown and raped, killed and chopped off the limbs of the people working in the main diamond field, which they eventually took over. This incident was but one of many others in which – in addition to the killings and

mutilations – children were kidnapped and turned into monstrous “child soldiers” in a gruesome 10 year civil war that left more than 50,000 people dead, 500,000 displaced and 27,000 amputated.

The U.S., no reaction.

Skip forward to 2004. The Sudanese government has unleashed armed militias who carried out massive ethnic cleansing against the non-Arab Sudanese rebels. The Bush administration did nothing but “condemn” the atrocities of the Sudanese government, ironically at the same time Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib were happening.

And recently in 2011, not one word was heard from the Obama administration on the human rights abuses committed by the Bahraini regime against its own people. The reason is that showing Bahrain in a bad light to the American people does no good to the U.S. naval base (that gives the U.S. access to Iran) there, and may raise the skepticism of American taxpayers whose money goes to empower the very same regime. If this is

not enough, then get this: CNN reporter Amber Lyon was fired for her exposé of the Bahraini government.

And as you are reading this article, there is yet another genocide in a country called Burma in Southeast Asia. Rohingya Muslim minority continues day in, day out being at the risk of ethnic cleansing at the hands of the Buddhist majority. The Burmese government is turning a blind eye and a deaf ear, and there is even some evidence of its complicity in the atrocities.

Why didn’t the U.S. intervene in all these genocides?

The answer is simple: there were no U.S. interests involved. What am I exactly saying here? Am I saying the U.S. should have intervened in all these egregious events?

Actually no. I am only trying to make you see the flagrant fallacy of this “redline” argument. For if the U.S. really intervenes based on the principle of fighting for those who cannot fight for themselves, then why intervene in some cases, but not others? If the U.S. had no interests whatso-

ever in intervening in Syria, you probably would not have heard of the story in the first place, just like you were kept in the dark on the other genocides.

When Americans ask, “Should we intervene in Syria?” I feel that what they’re really asking is “Should we sacrifice some of our funds and troops to do the Syrian people the favor of attacking their oppressive government?” This is a question that carries with it a sense of romantic patriotism that fails to realize that simply no intervention ever existed in the absence of national/strategic interests. And the interests here are strategic: a) winning over the rebels who are potentially the new Syrian leaders, and thereby gaining what is now a Russian territory, b) uprooting terrorism before it grows further in the chaos, and c) protecting Israel.

So I say the redline rhetoric isn’t that convincing after all.

What do you say?

Ahmed Seif is a graduate student from Egypt.

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ganization and managing the College Republicans’ Facebook and Twitter pages.

The Ole Miss College Republicans bring conservatives and Republicans together to discuss topics and issues in the country and foster an environment of political awareness.

“We want more involvement with the university itself,” Hahn said. “We want to promote an environment for conservatives, and we respect everyone’s opinion on a topic.”

geted funds to this initiative,” Harvey said.

Elizabeth Kelley, a sophomore elementary education major at Ole Miss, believes a tax increase is appropriate for education.

“I think that it is very important that schools keep up with the technological advancements in this world,” said Kelley. “These new products are essential in keeping up with all of these advancements if the schools have the sufficient funds.”

Harvey believes the new technologies will be very beneficial to the students’ learning experience.

“The 1:1 initiative is something that is becoming more and more common,” Harvey said. “I can speak for our district in that in order to prepare our kids to be college and career ready, an initiative like this is necessary.”

In the Clinton Public School District, students from elementary school through the 12th grade received Apple products for in-class and athome use. Students in kindergarten through the 5th grade

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received iPads, whereas students from 6th grade through the 12th grade received MacBook Pros. According to Clinton’s website, the implementation of these products is a part of Clinton’s 1:1 Digital Learning Initiative that was adopted for the 2013-14 school year. The 1:1 program integrates technology for instructional purposes.

Jackson State University has take a similar technology initiative as that of Clinton Public Schools. The university recently issued iPads for every first year student, including online students. According to the Associated Press, the distribution of iPads is a part of Jackson State’s second annual scholarship program in which Jackson State partnered with the Mississippi e-Center Foundation. The foundation will be tracking the student’s progress through the Apple product in an ongoing study.

“I was very excited when I found out I qualified to receive an iPad, “ said Angela Parr, a Jackson State University student. “It’s small but just the right size. It does what I need it to do and it is portable and convenient.”

According to the U.S. Department of Education’s web-

site, Mississippi has a 62.7 percent graduation rate compared to the nation’s 75 percent graduation rate. Both Harvey and Kelley believe the new initiative would be a progressive move for all of Mississippi.

“I think for the state of Mississippi, it is extremely important to take every action that they can to advance their student’s knowledge and well-being,” Kelley said. “And taking a step in technology gives the students the technological resources to provide them with the opportunity to increase the test scores and literacy to Mississippi students across the state.”

Harvey believes that this issue applies to Mississippi as well as the rest of the United States.

“I think this is something that not only Mississippi, but also all of the United States should implement,” Harvey said. “Times change, students change, the days of going to the chalkboard and writing notes have come and gone. We have to get kids engaged and involved with what they’re learning.”

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Listen up. Thacker Mountain Radio has returned

By Clara Turnage scturna1@go.olemiss.edu

Off Square Books transforms every Thursday night from a small bookstore into a living theater. Shelves are pushed back and chairs brought out before a stage from which the books are taken and replaced with keyboards, drums, microphones and other implements of live performance. Musicians and authors file in and make their way to the stage to prepare themselves for the night’s show. Thacker Mountain Radio Show is the cause of the commotion.

“Thacker Mountain Radio is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and documenting the evolving sounds and stories of a diverse South through live performances, radio broadcasts and other multi-media platforms,” producer Kathryn McGraw said.

“The hour-long live show and radio broadcast is a huge way we accomplish our mission.”

Thacker is a blend of local and national level authors, feature bands and diversity rolled into a single radio show. Every week the bookstore hosts around 200 spectators as well as the performers.

“I feel like it is something really unique to Oxford,” senior journalism major Anna Frost said. “It shows the artistic side of town, which I love.”

Musicians playing anything from rock ‘n’ roll, folk, country and bluegrass to opera, jazz and salsa arrive each week to play their role in the unconventional musical styling of Oxford’s greatest radio show.

With the musicians arrive a platoon of authors from every

level of success coming in to read snippets of their work not only to the awaiting crowd, but also to Rebel Radio and its avid listeners.

“Each act that appears on our show, be it an author or band, brings their own identity and vibe,” host Jim Dees said. “We mix it up and the authors and musicians help us with that by bringing their individual art to the stage.”

Having hosted the show since 2000, Dees knows his way around the familiar setting. His vocal talent, however, is not his only contribution to the Oxford community. He has also published a compilation of his once-weekly column, “Lies and Other Truths.” He is now a freelance writer when off of the stage and has recently published an article in the April issue of Garden and Gun. The Yalobushwackers are the house band for Thacker Mountain Radio Show and perform live each week. The members each have very different backgrounds; some hail from New Orleans and others have lived in or around Oxford their entire lives. Somehow the various band members come together to form the perfect concoction for Oxford-style entertainment. Each week they play two or three numbers ranging between blues, folk, rock and country.

The band suffered a great loss last October when lead guitarist Jerry “Duff ” Dorrough passed away.

“Thacker Mountain Radio lost not only our brother and bandleader, but a large chunk of wit and soul of the show,” Dees said.

Though the band certainly lost a great deal last year they

haven’t missed a figurative beat in their performances.

Tonight’s feature band, Caribbean Paradise, allows the listeners to relax to islandstyle jazz followed by the selfproclaimed “purveyors of joyfunk,” CBDB. After the show CBDB will preform at Proud Larry’s.

Bob Shacochis will be reading from his mystery, “The Woman Who Lost Her Soul.”

The novel travels from WWII Croatia to 1980s Istanbul and Haiti in the 1990s as it leads up to the war on terror.

Schacochis won a National Book Award in 1985 and describes this week’s feature as a 50-year prologue to 9/11.

The show has grown since its founding in 1998 by Caroline Herring and Bryan Ledford, two Southern studies graduate students who loved the idea of music and books together in an old-time, radio-style show.

The colorful staff makes the experience at Thacker Mountain a welcoming and exciting one.

“I was attracted to Thacker Mountain Radio because it is

a great example of how the community of Oxford works,” producer Kathryn McGraw said.

“Each week dedicated volunteers and amazing board members work together to make sure everyone in the community feels welcome. It’s magic, and it’s one of the things I love most about Thacker.”

The show can be heard on Rebel Radio 92.1 FM or on www.myrebelradio.com at 6 p.m. tonight. It will be rebroadcast this Saturday at 7 p.m.

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Director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture Ted Ownby speaks at Off Square Books during Thacker Mountain Radio last Thursday.

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: New Orleans based band, Country Fried, performed at Thacker Mountain Radio.Yalobushwackers play at Off Square Books during the weekly Thacker Mountain Radio Show last Thursday. The Yalobushwackers closed out the show at Off Square Books.

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With two wins to start the football season, University of Mississippi fans are ready for our next big challenge: The University of Texas at Austin.

Many students are gearing up for the 10 hour trip to Austin for this weekend’s game.

Ole Miss students preparing to visit Austin for the first time are ready for the new experience, but in a state without the Grove, what should visitors do while in Texas? Students who have made the trip before have a few suggestions about where to go and what to do for firsttimers.

“It’s my first time to go to Texas, and I am very excited,” said Andrea Jordan, junior public policy leadership major. “I am going to the game, of course, but am having to sit by myself because there are no seats together anymore. Oh well, it’s for the game.”

For other Ole Miss students, the drive to Texas is a familiar route. Shelby Perry-Wilson, a junior hospitality management major from Arlington, Texas, is ready to visit her home state.

“I’m pumped to hang out with my friends that go to UT,” Perry-Wilson said. “And to eat the Mexican food, because it’s the real deal in Texas.”

Perry-Wilson is also excited to float the river with friends in San Marcos, a 20-minute drive from Austin and a Texas tradition.

Other Texas natives recommended favorite places to shop and eat in Austin.

“Dirty Martin’s Kumback Burgers is my favorite restaurant in Austin, hands down,” said Katie Terry, senior history and pre-nursing major.

“Best burgers you’ll get. Waterloo Icehouse is an Austin original, as Austin used to be called Waterloo and the Icehouse stemmed from Waterloo records.”

For alternative things to do in Austin, Terry mentioned the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum (known as the Bob), the Alamo Draft House, Stand Up paddle boarding on Town Lake and Zilker Metropolitan Park.

Terry also recommends stopping by Kerby Lane, famous Tyler’s T-shirts and the Co-Op on “the Drag.”

“The Drag,” or Guadalupe Street, is located right by the UT campus and is hugely important to Austin culture and student life, filled with shops and restaurants recommended proudly by native Texans. Sixth Street is another important stop to fully experience UT Austin.

“The Drag has the best shopping and is right across from campus, and nightlife is on

sixth Street,” said Bess Broadwater, sophomore hospitality management major.

Broadwater suggests stopping

by Matt’s El Rancho, Hopdoddy Burger Bar or the Salt Lick for a bite to eat in Austin.

As for tailgating, the UT system is very different from Ole Miss’ beloved Grove.

“Tailgating is all over downtown,” Broadwater said. “In parking lots, parking garages, random fields. Some people just go to Scholz’ Garten to tailgate. It’s very different than the Grove.”

Whether making the trip to one’s home state, or entering a whole new experience, Ole Miss students visiting the University of Texas at Austin will all answer the same when asked, “Are you ready?”

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A freshman’s first Grove experience

By Matt Barnthouse mattbarnthouse@gmail.com

All the way back at my home in Indiana, I heard about the majestic tailgates at the Grove.

I knew tailgating was a very big deal at Ole Miss, but until last Saturday I never got to experience what I now consider as one of the greatest traditions in all of sports.

It was a sweltering 95 degree day as I left my Kincannon Hall dorm room to walk up the hill that led to the Walk of Champions. As the Grove made its way into my viewing distance, I stopped in awe.

This was not the Grove I remembered.

Blue and red tents covered the green grass as far as the eye could see. TVs and satellite dishes scattered the Grove as the tailgaters watched the day’s early games, while eating their various salty snacks and other tasty goods.

If you only looked at the attire people wore, it would have been hard to tell whether or not this was a football game or a golf outing. Most of the men were in button-down shirts and khaki shorts, while a few of the more daring men somehow survived the intense heat wearing khaki pants. The women were dressed in sundresses and oversized sunglasses.

As the day wore on, the

Grove went from an enchanting wonderland to an intimidating abyss. I did not know anybody. I was only on the outside looking in. I began to ask myself questions. Do I really belong here? Am I worthy of being a student at Ole Miss?

Luckily, I found the Associated Student Body’s Everybody’s Tent.

Since I was not necessarily welcome to any of the other tents in the Grove, I was grateful to find it. “The Grove can be intimidating for people who have never been (tailgating there) before,� ASB Executive Assistant William Fowler explained. “You definitely have to have your own tent or a tent to go to if you want to have a good time. That’s what we wanted to do with ‘Everybody’s Tent.’ Everybody can come out (to the tent).“ Eventually, the heat started to get to me, so I went back to my dorm room for an hour.

When I went back to the Grove, I saw some of my basketball teammates (I am the equipment manager for Ole Miss Men’s Basketball).

For some reason, when you are hanging out with star athletes, people are more inclined to invite you to their tents.

Even though I was just a measly equipment manager, the

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My first Grove experience taught me many things. If you go solo and don’t know anybody, you are not going to have a very fun time; however, if you go with a few friends or know a few people with tents, you’ll truly believe the phrase often said by Ole Miss students, “We may not win every game, but we’ve never lost a party.�

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SEC Football Power Poll

By David Collier | thedmsports@gmail.com

In this week’s installment, The Daily Mississippian’s sports editor David Collier will rank the 14 Southeastern Conference teams. Opponents, game times and television networks are also included for each team.

1.

Alabama

2.

Georgia

3.

LSU

(1-0, 1st last week)

(1-1, 1-0 SEC, 3rd last week)

(2-0, 4th last week)

It’s the week the college football world has been waiting for. Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide have had two weeks to get ready for Johnny Football and should be ready to go.

This week: at Texas A&M (2-0), 2:30 p.m., CBS

After a disappointing week one loss, Georgia bounced back in a big way with the SEC-opening win over South Carolina.

Now, the Bulldogs are right back in the National Championship race, but a long season remains.

This week: BYE

The Tigers offense continues to put up big numbers. This time LSU came out on top 56-17 over UAB, but we still won’t find out everything we need to about this LSU team until SEC play starts.

This week: Kent State (1-1), 6 p.m., ESPNU

6.

7.

Florida

(1-1, 5th last week) Predicting a loss last weekend wasn’t a far stretch with the Gators offensive woes, and that thought proved to be right, as Florida fell to in-state rival Miami, 21-16.

This week: BYE

11.

Auburn

Ole Miss

8.

Vanderbilt

(2-0, 1-0 SEC, 7th last week) (1-1, 0-1 SEC, 8th last week) The Rebels got a blowout 31-13 win over Southeast Missouri, and now, Ole Miss travels to Texas for a rematch of last year’s 6631 loss. It would be a huge win for Ole Miss if they can get it.

This week: at Texas (1-1), 7 p.m., Longhorn Network

12.

Arkansas

The Commodores beat Austin Peay, 38-3. Vanderbilt is a solid team and are a big candidate to pull a big upset against South Carolina this weekend. Turnovers will be key.

This week: at South Carolina (11, 0-1 SEC, 6 p.m., ESPN

13.

Tennessee

4.

South Carolina

(1-1, 0-1 SEC, 2nd last week) The Gamecocks have to put last week’s 41-30 loss to Georgia out of their minds, or Vanderbilt will beat them.

Sleeper matchup of the weekend.

This week: Vanderbilt (1-1), 6 p.m., ESPN

9.

The Bulldogs took care of business against Alcorn State, winning 51-7. Mississippi State now has a crucial contest with SEC foe Auburn that could make or break their season.

This week: at Auburn (2-0), 6 p.m., ESPN2

14.

Kentucky

(1-1, 14th last week)

The Tigers knocked off Arkansas State 38-9. There are still several question marks, but those should be answered when Mississippi State comes to town for Gus Malzahn’s first SEC game.

This week: Mississippi State (11), 6 p.m., ESPN2

It wasn’t easy, but the Razorbacks stayed unbeaten in week two with a 31-21 win over Samford. With a struggling Southern Miss team heading to Fayetteville Saturday, they should get another win.

This week: Southern Miss (0-2), 11:21 a.m., SEC Network

The Volunteers blew out Western Kentucky, 52-20. In a game they’re not expected to win, Tennessee and new head coach Butch Jones will learn a lot about themselves this weekend.

This week: at Oregon (2-0), 2:30 p.m., ABC

The Wildcats bounced back and got the first win of the Mark Stoops era with a 41-7 win over Miami (Ohio). However, things don’t get any easier this week, as they host rival Louisville.

This week: Louisville (2-0), 11 a.m., ESPN

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Plenty on the line for JFF and the Aggies vs. ‘Bama

1. Evan Engram reminds Ole Miss fans that tight ends are indeed a real thing Over the years, the tight end position has become the forgotten position in the Ole Miss offense. Most recently, during the Houston Nutt era, tight ends were primarily used as extra blockers and rarely caught more than a couple of balls a game.

Enter true freshman Evan Engram, who seems dead set on reminding Rebel fans that the tight end is indeed a real position in American football.

Engram, a Powder Springs, Ga., native, received his only SEC offer from Ole Miss, and many thought he was a couple of years away from contributing considering his size.

After just two games of collegiate action, Engram has already proven that he can be a playmaker in Hugh Freeze’s fast-break offense. Engram caught five critical passes in the Rebels’ back-and-forth season-opening win over Vanderbilt. The next week, he followed that performance up with his first collegiate touchdown catch — a 64-yarder — against Southeast Missouri.

Ole Miss fans, get used to hearing more about the tight end position thanks to true freshman Evan Engram.

2. Johnny Football Texas A&M vs. Alabama —

arguably the most anticipated matchup of the 2013 college football season — has enormous implications on the SEC West title race.

It also represents a fork in the road regarding public perception of Johnny Football. If Texas A&M upsets Alabama for a second year in a row, I’m guessing that most will lay off the Heisman-winning party boy. The realization will be that Manziel is a rare breed — yes, he parties hard, but he also takes care of his business as well. Win and everything’s good. But on the flip side, if the Aggies get smoked by the Crimson Tide, and Manziel plays a poor game, expect another wave of outrage over JFF’s antics.

I, for one, will be rooting hard for Texas A&M, and Johnny Manziel, to finally get a break.

3. Reevaluating the SEC East I was quite certain that South Carolina would win all of its SEC games in 2013 and represent the East in Atlanta.

After the Gamecocks’ loss to Georgia on Saturday night, though, that prediction went straight into the garbage.

So, I’m readjusting my SEC East pick and going with Georgia for the time being. But don’t be surprised if the Bulldogs drop a couple of league games, — LSU, Florida and

Vanderbilt are all possibilities — and the Gamecocks win their next seven conference matchups to take back control of the division.

4. The new guys: Ranking the first-year SEC coaches after two weeks 1. Bret Bielema (Arkansas): The power-running game Bielema brought over from Wisconsin was hyper effective in wins over UL-Lafayette and Samford thanks to Arkansas’ stud running back duo of Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams.

If the new Boss Hog can replicate even some this success against topflight SEC defenses, then Bielema’s hire could end up being the best of the bunch.

2. Butch Jones (Tennessee): Jones and the Vols took care of business against Austin Peay and, to my surprise, absolutely stream rolled Bobby Petrino and Western Kentucky in week two.

Next up for Tennessee is a trip to Eugene, Ore., to take on the lightning fast Ducks. I’m thinking this one is a blow out in favor of Oregon, and if so, the challenge for Jones will be to keep the momentum alive that he’s worked so hard to establish in Knoxville.

3. Gus Malzahn (Auburn): In 2010, Malzahn, then Auburn’s offensive coordinator, was calling plays for one of the greatest, most electric college quarterbacks of all time — one Cameron Jerrell Newton.

Now, he’s working with Nick Marshall, a guy who played defensive back at Georgia before going the junior college route to get another shot at playing QB. Marshall, a topnotch athlete but up-and-down passer, is a temporary solution.

Because of that, I can’t fully judge Malzahn until he gets his

guy at quarterback.

4. Mark Stoops (Kentucky): The Wildcats bounced back from the whooping Western Kentucky put on them with a blowout win over Miami (OH) this past weekend.

I expect the former — lopsided losses — to be the norm for an outmanned Kentucky squad this year. If so, Stoops will have his hands full holding on to a recruiting class that ranks in the top-10 nationally according to some recruiting services.

5. Week three SEC picks Here are my picks for week three in the SEC. I’ve also included weekend plans for Will Muschamp, Mark Richt and Gary Pinkel with the Gators, Bulldogs and Tigers all off this week.

Alabama vs. Texas A&M: As much as I want JFF and the Aggies to topple the Tide once again, ‘Bama simply has a much better overall team and won’t be snuck up on this time.

Roll Tide gets its revenge over the 12th man 31-24.

Arkansas vs. Southern Miss: The last time Bielema saw a team as bad as the Golden Eagles, he was breaking down film of Wisconsin’s Big Ten foes. The Razorbacks trample the hapless Mustard Buzzards 48-10.

Auburn-Mississippi State: Even without a Cam Newton-caliber quarterback in the shotgun, the Tigers handle the Bulldogs 35-21, sending Mullen and Co. to the SEC West cellar.

Florida’s Will Muschamp: Muschamp, a notorious hot head, is still pretty pissed off about the Gators’ week two loss to instate rival Miami. He plans on finally cooling off this weekend the only way he knows how — by listening to the Enya discography and getting a mani-pedi.

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Kentucky vs. Lousiville: The joke here is Kentucky. That’s it. The fighting Teddy Bridgewaters take it to the Wildcats 55-21.

LSU vs. Kent State: Les Miles and Tigers QB Zach Mettenberger haven’t spoken since the signal caller refused to help his coach beat Level 342 of Candy Crush. Miles and Mettenberger temporarily put aside their differences, and the Tigers roar past Kent State 4910.

Ole Miss vs. Texas: Mack Brown thought about hiring a random Austin hipster to replace defensive coordinator Manny Diaz before settling on Michigan reject Greg Robinson to help fix the UT defense.

He probably should’ve gone with the hipster. Black Bears 52-49 over the Bevos.

Missouri’s Gary Pinkel: I don’t really know much about Pinkel, so I’m just going to assume that he plans on spending his weekend surfing Reddit and eating Chinese takeout like the rest of us.

South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt: Spurrier and the Gamecocks stay alive in the SEC East race with a narrow 31-28 win over the nerds, I mean, Commodores.

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Rebels have ‘good, physical’ practice Wednesday

By John Luke McCord mcordjohnluke@yahoo.com

Hugh Freeze’s team practiced inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in the heat of Mississippi on Wednesday afternoon. However, it’s the heat in Austin on Saturday night that could play a factor in the team’s matchup against the Texas Longhorns.

“I hear it’s going to be hot in Texas,” Freeze said following practice. “We’ll hopefully get adjusted to it. Hopefully we can rest some people with our (second string players) some without too big of a drop off.

We’ll need to do that some.”

Freeze was pleased with Wednesday’s practice, and he especially liked what his coaching staff did.

“Our coaches, I’m really proud of them. We pushed the hard today and really got after it,” Freeze said. “It was a physical, good practice. The energy wasn’t great. We kind of expected that, but we pushed them through it. So we got some stuff done today.”

Freeze spoke about the status of a few of his players en-

tering Saturday. First, Charles Sawyer, on the heels of a DUI arrest this past weekend, will not travel with the team to Austin. Christian Morgan will, if possible, Freeze noted, need a redshirt. Freeze said the doctors would be in tomorrow, but that lingering injuries will not prevent offensive linemen Pierce Burton or Emmanuel McCray from playing on Saturday. Vince Sanders practiced again, and Freeze praised him after practice, and it appears Sanders will play and the Rebels will be healthy prior to playing Texas on the injury front.

Freeze also spoke about his offensive line and where it stands early in the season.

“I think it’s too early to tell,” he said. “We didn’t get to play enough. They did some good things against Vandy. Losing Aaron (Morris) hurt our depth. We’ll know more about them in the next few weeks.”

Freeze also spoke about the players that Texas has on the defensive side of the ball.

“Big, big, good-looking athletes,” he said. “They don’t have any small kids. They’re

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Evan Engram runs for a touchdown during the Southeast Missouri game Saturday.

all athletic and long, rangy kids, who I’m certain can play and play very, very well. That’s

what I expect from them.”

In the eyes of many Rebel fans, Saturday’s game has

seemingly become more and more winnable as the week has progressed. Freeze talked about how big a win could be over a program like Texas.

“I think it would cause a lot of people to see us in a little different way,” he said.

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