The Daily Mississippian - September 1, 2016

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Thursday, September 1, 2016

Volume 105, No. 9

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You can dance if you want to, but you don’t have to leave your friends behind.

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State judicial candidates visit campus Senator:

Tech is vital to progress

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Candidates (from left to right) Judge Kenny Griffis, John Brady and Robert Chamberlain running for Mississippi judicial positions speak to the College Republicans Club Wednesday night.

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round 75 students gathered at the College Republicans Club Wednesday night and heard from three candidates who are running for Mississippi judicial positions this November.

Candidates included Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Kenny Griffis, who is running for the Mississippi Supreme Court District 1.

John Brady and Robert “Bobby” Chamberlain, who are both running for a position in the 3rd District, also spoke at the event.

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“When you vote, you choose who our leaders are,” Griffis said. “You need to let your voice be heard.”

Griffis encouraged students to vote in local and state elections as November gets closer.

Although Griffis is a 14-year veteran of the Mississippi Court of Appeals, he is running against incumbent Jim Kitchens.

Brady and Chamberlain are also running against Steve Crampton and James T. Kitchens, who were not present, for the 3rd District

seat. One of the candidates will replace Justice Ann Lamar, who has served nearly 10 years.

The current chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, Joe Nosef, spoke as well.

In Mississippi, the state Supreme Court justices are elected in nonpartisan elections. Judicial candidates are not allowed to announce bias toward a political party, but partisan groups can endorse individual candidates.

If elected on November 8, each judge will serve an 8-year term.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker visited the university yesterday to advocate for innovative technology advancements in Mississippi.

At the technology summit, held at the Overby Center, Ole Miss alum Wicker explained how the state of Mississippi and the university equally contribute to create a better quality of life through the use of technology.

Wicker, who has represented Mississippi in the Senate since 2007, also co-chairs the Helsinki Commission, which promotes human rights, military security and economic cooperation among 57 countries.

“Our state and this university are a vital part of technology and internet progress today, but in many important respects, Mississippi is leading the way and it is our problems and our unique challenges here that are causing us to have to be a world leader,” Wicker said.

The senator explained how Mississippi and Ole Miss con-

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Oxford restaurants embrace farm-to-table trends LIZZIE MCINTOSH

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The Oxford food scene has exploded in recent years. New restaurants seem to appear every month. Similar to the rest of the country, there has been a surge toward “locally-sourced” or “farm-to-table” menus in Oxford.

There are several restaurants in Oxford who are loyal to include local ingredients in their food. Not because it is a trend, but because it is their way of life.

In 2014, the Oxford Canteen,

now an Oxford staple, came on the scene. Chef Corbin Evans includes ingredients from local farms like Native Son in Tupelo.

Evans said he believes the community should better educate local restaurants on local availability for ingredients and shopping at farmers markets.

“I can do it in my little window,” Evans said. “Bigger restaurants who have bigger buying windows might even be able to purchase more than five heads of kale and purchase a case which would really help the farmers out.”

Oxford culinary legend John

Currence laughed about the irony of the farm-to-table trend to Mississippians.

“When guys in Brooklyn started wearing overalls and buying food in pickle buckets and calling themselves farmers, the world was amazed that chefs used those local products, but we laughed in Mississippi,” Currence said. “In the South, people dismiss us to be the last at everything, but this is what we’ve always done.”

Currence is also purposeful in the ingredients he chooses to employ in his restaurants.

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OPINION

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Large number of refugees will lead to a risky future

MICHAEL LANAGAN

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The Syrian refugee crisis has been an important topic for the last couple years. When we first heard of the refugee crisis, our heartstrings were torn at with pictures of young children and new widows. The “we are all human, have a heart” narra-

tive is understandable, but in cases such as this, the people of our country, especially young Americans, must weigh the benefit to harm ratio. I think almost everyone can agree, ISIS is an evil organization, and as much as we would all like to be able to give shelter to those in need, it is impractical and irresponsible to allow hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees into the United States. The FBI has advised the Obama administration that there is absolutely no possible way that they could discover the identity and background of every single Syrian refugee attempting to enter the country.

This is not to say Islam is wrong and should be discriminated against, but it is clear that Western culture conflicts with the values of certain sects

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of Islam and is likely to breed resentment should these large groups of refugees fail to assimilate, as we have seen in other parts of the Western world.

In Germany, under Angela Merkel’s policy of allowing in a massive amount of refugees, we have seen terrorist attacks fester throughout Europe and sexual assaults become an almost common occurrence. A prime example of this is the mass sexual assaults in Cologne, Germany this past winter and terrorist attacks throughout the European continent over the past few years.

So, how does this affect us, college students at Ole Miss? If we accept an “open door” policy towards refugees, we run major risks in the future. They are risks that might not affect the older generations who occupy

leadership roles in government and foreign policy and are responsible for making these decisions, but younger people like us will have to suffer the consequences. In France, we have seen the problem of radicals failing to assimilate into society percolate for decades, and in the past few years, the consequences of it have sprung to the forefront with horrific terrorist attacks in Paris and Nice. The French people now live under a constant threat of terror. Though our country has admittedly been better at assimilating people of different cultures and backgrounds, taking unknown refugees in such large numbers is bound to cause problems.

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one school in Germany recently asked parents to do - or perhaps our wives and daughters attacked for merely showing their ankles in public? Could we see another attack coordinated of the magnitude of Paris or even 9/11? Surely, I hope not. But in order to make sure that does not happen, we need to act wisely, albeit calloused, in not accepting tens of thousands of unknown Syrian refugees.

It would only take few hiding amongst the crowd of benevolent people seeking refuge to cause unspeakable damage, and as young people, we must make our voice heard to protect our futures.

Michael Lanagan is a political science and economics major from McKinney, Texas.

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LOCAL FOOD

continued from page 1 He uses foods from multiple local vendors including Woodson Ridge Farms and Brown Family Dairy.

“I love that I can take something from seed to tomato to table and serve it to someone,” Currence said. “This is why it’s significant. I hope that people will continue to demand more in the way of quality.”

The Tampa Bay Times recently released an investigative report aptly titled, “Farm to Fable”, which challenged the farm-to-table restaurants of Tampa’s food scene. The investigation revealed restaurants were falsely advertising ingredients as local to make themselves look invested in their community.

That is a danger of the farmto-table label. There is a lot of wiggle room.

“It’s become a buzzword that, I think, is a little tired,” Evans said. “The word ‘local’ addresses better than farmto-table. In reality, everything comes from a farm, whether it’s from Chile or California in the middle of winter.”

Currence said that as this movement became popular across the country, it picked up some ethical baggage.

“The odd thing is that it became a phenomenon all across the country and there has also been a disingenuous usage of the term because people thought they had to get on board with it,” Currence said.

“They became total liars.”

Both Currence and Evans said there are restaurants in Oxford operating dishonestly, like those the Tampa Bay Times exposed. The chefs agreed that a telltale sign of a deceiving establishment is the advertisement of local ingredient usage of produce that is not in season, like cucumbers or celery.

“The guys you can trust are those who say they have used ingredients as best as they can get them,” Currence said.

“There is ignoble activity in the claims about what people are doing. We stay away from it as much as possible.”

Evans said he feels similar frustration with restaurants operating deceitfully.

“I don’t want to name names, but there are plenty of people in this town who are serving catfish that is not cat-

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Several restaurants in Oxford include local ingredients in their dishes, including the Ravine, Oxford Canteen and City Grocery. fish and not local,” Evans said.

“They are serving shrimp that is definitely not wild-caught, local shrimp.”

Restaurants in the state are still learning how to employ local ingredients in their foods. Oxford Chef Joel Miller of Ravine is known for actively incorporating local foods in his work.

Miller worked in the California food scene for a time, garnering him with an interesting perspective on Mississippi’s food culture.

“I did not feel Mississippi was ahead of the farm-to-table curve,” Miller said. “In California, eating locally is already a way of life for many people, ingrained into the culture. It seemed more an exception than the rule here in Mississippi.”

When Miller moved to Mississippi, he found he had to prove himself to local farmers before they would even sell him their produce. Farmers were hesitant to sell Miller their products because other restaurateurs had promised to buy and never did.

“I actually had to fight and prove myself to local farmers

before they would sell to me regularly,” Miller said.

Miller has seen fabrication not only in local restaurants but also in local farms.

“I have found local farms that do not grow everything they attempt to sell,” Miller said. “I am always very honest with people. Not everything we use in the restaurant is local.

That would be nearly impossible, whether here in this state or California.”

Those being honest in serving locally sourced food, like Miller, Currence and Evans, said they feel the confines of the economic framework in a small Mississippi college town.

“The challenge is living in a town where over half the population is students,” Currence said. “We’re doing what we can, but a lot of what we do is catering to our audience.”

Daniel Doyle, executive director of the Mississippi Sustainable Agriculture Network, said less than one-tenth of the state’s population is buying from a local farmer and those who do are not making it a main component of their diet.

“When you look at most Mississippi communities and

you realize over 90 percent of the food they are eating is not grown locally and even more of it is not grown sustainably, it’s no wonder that there are so many health issues in these communities,” Doyle said.

According to the Mississippi Food Policy Council, 90 percent of Mississippi’s food supply is imported and $8.5 billion is lost annually from the state’s economy because of the way Mississippians are currently producing and eating food.

“People say, ‘They are growing a lot of stuff’ and we are and we always have, but we haven’t farmed in a way to feed the population,” Melissa Hall, assistant director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, said.

For Currence, a native Southerner, subsistence farming is familiar to him because of his family’s history. The first thing he did after moving to Oxford was start a garden because both of his grandparents

were subsistence farmers who lived off of the food they grew.

“In the South, it’s not a new phenomenon because we are the agricultural bread basket of the country,” Currence said.

“So many family histories are tied up in agriculture.”

While there are families like Currence’s who actively grow their own food, there is still a visible disconnect between those families and the rest of the state.

Ron Shapiro, a curator of the Oxford food scene and new co-owner at Shelter, explained the juxtaposition between the wealth of agriculture in the state and the individual.

“The amount of food that Mississippi grows is an insult for eating,” Shapiro said. “Fortunately in Mississippi a lot of people have gardens, but as far as what the large farms are contributing, it has nothing to do with local food.”

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Campus organization recruits new dance partners KIARA MANNING

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Everyone dances, Jennifer Mizenko said.

“From the moment we’re born, we’re alive because we move,” she said. “Dancing is a part of the fabric of life – all movement is expression. Dance only formalizes that expression.”

Since its implementation in 2010, the Ole Miss Student Dance company has provided its students with opportunities to inspire the community through dance.

Mizen, a professor and dance company advisor, said the dance company was established six years ago to grant a variety of artistic opportunities to choreographers, managers, designers and dancers.

“The company is designed to create a fostering environment for members to study, teach and improve techniques and skills in

all aspects of dance,” Mizenko said.

Mizenko began dancing at the age of 5 and began working at Ole Miss 27 years ago. According to Mizenko, her goal is to continue pursuing a program that will promote the value of dance within the Ole Miss community.

Mizenko said she believes dance teaches life lessons such as discipline, creativity, fitness, teamwork, cooperation and communication. Auditions for the company are held once a year, and at the end of the semester there will be auditions for Mississippi: The Dance Company, which is the company directed by Mizenko.

Mississippi: The Dance Company is the department’s official dance company where choreography is designed by faculty, guest artists and chosen students who choreograph at a superior level.

Last semester, the company had roughly 30 participants, and Mizenko said she hopes to further

establish the power of dance in the Oxford community. The only dancers that carry over from year to year are officers, which currently include Kate Prendergast, Sydney Gibson, Drew Wheeler and Victoria Burrow.

“We try to bring dance back to the Ole Miss and Oxford communities through modern, contemporary, jazz, tap and hip-hop,” company officer Victoria Burrow said. “It is important to expose people to different styles of dance especially in places like Oxford, where dance is less prevalent.”

Burrow describes dancing as therapeutic and a great stress reliever.

“Personally, dance is my outlet,” Burrow said. “It’s how I express myself and show people what I’m thinking or feeling at the moment. That in and of itself is vital to living a meaningful life.

Without my passion for dance, I wouldn’t be me.”

According to senior journalism major Taylor Lewis, dance is a

great way to bring a variety of personalities together.

“Dance is important to communities because it’s a good way to express yourself and bring together many diverse cultures by doing one common movement,” Lewis said.

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University offers life skills courses for community ANNIE DENT

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Ole Miss’ Communiversity program is offering 10 new classes this fall to give faculty, staff and students a chance to try something new or improve a skill they already have.

New class topics include Christmas decoration tutorials, professional development, social media tutorials as well as others.

“We have several personal enrichment courses covering topics from ‘iPhone Photography’ to ‘Essential Oils’ to annual events like ‘Holiday Sweets and Treats,” Mary Leach, professional development director, said.

The communiversity classes are a series of non-credit courses offered in a wide variety of topics such as knitting, cooking and other areas of interest. Currently, people can enroll in seven subject areas.

The program is partnered with RebelWell health services as well as faculty.

Most classes have charges, but several are free. Citizens more than 55 years old qualify for a 10 percent discount on class fees more than $30.

University employees can use payroll deductions for classes that cost more than $60. Additionally, students qualify for a $5 discount on all classes.

Registration closes one week before the first day of class and all fees are due

before the class begins. The classes are typically held in the E. F. Yerby Conference Center unless otherwise noted.

The classes are designed to promote education but also engagement between locals.

“We offer unique opportunities for community members, students or non-students, to be involved in the university and engage with others with similar interests,” Leach said.

The classes are designed for students to take away lessons whether it is learning a new language or getting certified in CPR and apply it to everyday life.

Several participants say they have never been on campus before taking a Communiversity class, according to

TECH SUMMIT

resources to the university to make that happen and to complement the building with programs that will allow students to get involved,” Vitter said.

Vitter said the university is preparing to grow in its use of innovative technology.

“Our standards are rising,” Vitter said. “The demand for the university is rising. This is going to be a signal that the University of Mississippi is the place to be for innovation and it is going to be a great magnet for talent both across the nation, but to keep the best and brightest here in Mississippi, because this is the place where you can really get the education of a lifetime.”

The senator said there is currently a new idea being developed, which will provide

continued from page 1 tribute with the use of technology to create a better life and improve the world.

“Our state and this university are a vital part of technology and internet progress today, but in many important respects, Mississippi is leading the way, and it is our problems and our unique challenges here that are causing us to have to be a world leader,” he said.

Wicker said he is looking forward to the development of the new science, technology, engineering and mathematics building on campus.

“Developing the STEM building will be the next big thing for Ole Miss,” Wicker said. “The new science building will cost approximately $25 million, and it will take approximately two years for completion. It will feature advancements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.”

Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter said the construction of the STEM building is the university’s largest academic project.

Leach.

“The values and intentions communiversity promotes are really inspiring. I’ve learned a lot about working together, relationships and not only how to help benefit my surrounding community, but hopefully everywhere I go in the future,” student Taylor Lewis said.

The program also provides assistance to people with bachelor’s degrees to become certified as teachers.

“Having so many talented individuals in our community is wonderful, but giving talented individuals additional opportunities to share their talent and create new talent that our community can benefit from is why our department exists,” Outreach and Education Director Ja-

son Wilkins said. “Our entire department is of the belief that resources and education is meant to be shared.”

People who enroll in communiversity can expect to learn a variety of everyday skills and participate in numerous courses developed to appeal to many in the Oxford community.

“For me, communiversity is the sum of its name (community and university).

Communiversity courses and programs are learning experiences that do not fit the traditional college course format,” Wilkins said. “It’s about making available knowledge and experiences to all members of the Lafayette and Oxford community.”

physicians virtual access to EMTs. Having virtual access will allow them to be able to tend to the paramedics while they are on the ambulances.

He said the idea is expected to be put into action after the first of the year.

Sophomore public policy major Jarrius Adams said Wicker’s use of the word “advancement” gave off a positive and innovative connotation.

“I’m thrilled for any and all advancements that take place,” Adams said. “What we need to ask ourselves is, ‘Are these really advancements or are they just changes?’ I love his motivation to improve rural areas and I’m excited to see what the future holds for Mississippi.”

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U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker speaks at the Overby Center Thursday to advocate for technology advancements in Mississippi.

“It is geared towards the new technologies and the new ways of teaching that

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Are you pep rally ready?

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Damn right it’s football time, baby. And what better way to ring in a new season of America’s favorite sport than a good ole fashioned Ole Miss pep rally?

Today at 6 p.m., the entire student body is invited to the new and improved Vaught-Hemingway Stadi-

um at Hollingsworth Field for some good ole fashioned spirit-lifting, featuring our very own Coach Hugh Freeze.

Other special guests include Ross Bjork, the volleyball team and ASB members. This will also be the first opportunity for students to get an inside look at the new stadium before the Rebels’ first home game against Wofford next Friday.

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Maybe it’s your first year as a Rebel, or maybe you were a fan in utero, but it’s everyone’s first assembly in the new Vaught. So here are a few things you can do to get ready for tonight’s big pep rally:

BRING A DATE OR A FRIEND.

The best part of being a Rebel is being a Rebel with someone else, so pluck up the courage to ask someone special. Or, if you’re not quite ready to take a date into the Vaught, ask a friend or two.

Heck, ask 10! Just spread that Rebel love and get everyone you know rallied and pepped.

PAINT YOUR FACE OR YOUR BODY.

Now is the time to cover your cheeks in those cute, little red and blue Ole Miss logo temporary tattoos. Or just go for the gold and paint one whole side of your face. Get creative and paint your face to look like a shark. It’s not a competition, and there is no prize, but I will personally applaud the man or woman with the best face paint. So step up your game, Rebel fans.

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LEARN THE HOTTY TODDY CHANT.

You don’t to show up to an Ole Miss pep rally and not know the words to the Hotty Toddy chant! If you don’t know it, a quick web search should help. Or, just stand literally anywhere on campus and yell, “Are you ready?” then listen.

PUT YOUR FINS UP.

It’s one of the newer traditions here at Ole Miss, and certainly one of the best.

There are also a few new traditions we can look forward to this coming season, but I’m not giving away everything.

GLOSS UP FOR THE KISS CAM.

I’m not even totally sure if it will be a thing this pep rally, but you should always be prepared. If anything, the pep rally is a great photo-op, so you should try and look as spirited as possible.

WEAR RED AND NAVY BLUE.

Actually, wear every single Ole Miss article of clothing that you have at the same time. If you really care about school spirit, you will do this.

Dress is casual. Just remember to be respectful of other students in the way you dress and act.

WEAR CLOSED-TOE SHOES.

HEED MY WARNING. Your feet will get dirty, the pavement is hot and you might get your feet stepped on, so wrap those pups up in some closed-toe shoes. Not to mention, the stadium has only gotten bigger, so you’re bound to be doing a lot of walking as you explore all the

new odds and ends at the Vaught.

LEARN THE STADIUM RULES BEFORE YOU GO IN.

You don’t want to have to surrender anything at security when your walk through the front door. I recommend bringing only your essentials (keys, chapstick and phone, even though Wi-Fi in the Vaught notoriously shoddy.)

If you’re unsure about anything, a list of the current stadium policies is available on the Ole Miss Sports website.

COME HYDRATED.

Always remember to stay hydrated. Just because the air in Mississippi is so humid doesn’t mean you still don’t need to drink up that H2O. Don’t be the kid who passes out from dehydration. Also, wear sunscreen – no one wants to start off football season with a sunburn.

HYPE UP

Last season, the Rebels DOMINATED. Our next home game isn’t until the 10th, but we’ve still got some good football to play this Labor Day weekend. So, take a second to forget your troubles a little, and let your school spirit out. Be proud to be a Rebel. Be proud of your university and of yourself.

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Word on the street: How was your first week back?

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In this week’s word on the street, Ole Miss students talk about their first week back at school.

“My first week of school has been great. I’m glad to finally be back in Oxford. Classes are going well, and I’m excited for football season!”

Alexis Dibenedetto, sophomore risk management major from Auburn, Alabama.

“My first week went really well. I’m really happy with how this semester is going to go.”

Georgia Summer, sophomore history major from Atlanta.

“My first week is going quite well. I feel like it’s going to be a good semester. College is a lot of responsibility. It’s not like high school. You’ve got to keep up with your assignments on your own, but other than that, it’s good.”

Brownisha Clark, freshman biology major from Philadelphia.

“My first week was busy.

It was really nice getting back to campus and seeing everything new that the university is doing and all of the organizations back at school. ASB had an awesome welcome week.”

“My first week was good.

The walking is a lot. I’m getting used to that. I like the teachers, and my classes are going well.”

“My first week of classes were awful because we’re back in school. I’m not happy about it.”

Chelsea Boone, freshman political science major from Cleveland.

Cole Decker, sophomore undeclared major from Petal.

“I walked a lot, and I’m really hot. I like my classes, but they’re big. I’m a transfer student, so I’m still getting used to it.”

Taylor Weeks, junior psychology major from Tupelo.

“I had a great first week.

It was fun to see everyone I made friends with last year.

It is all really exciting.”

Zac Herring, sophomore international studies major from Olive Branch.

Reed Ashton Kevin, sophomore IMC major from Oxford.

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seasons but also led LSU to a pair of national championship games.

Ending a five-game losing streak to Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide would help wipe out any lingering questions of his security.

Malzahn and Sumlin, meanwhile, had great success in their debut seasons with dual-threat quarterbacks but have each posted two straight mediocre records including struggles within the league.

They open with big challenges even before they can even start trying to climb up the typically loaded SEC West.

Auburn faces No. 2 Clemson and Texas A&M plays No. 16 UCLA. If the season should really unravel, it would cost Texas A&M $15 million to fire Sumlin; Auburn would owe Malzahn $9 million.

Malzahn has won just six SEC games combined the past two seasons after debuting with an SEC title and national championship game berth in 2013. He’s facing some heat after going 7-6 in a season PHOTO BY: ARIEL COBBERT when Auburn opened as a Coach Hugh Freeze speaks at Monday’s presser about next week’s game against popular pick to win the league. Florida State.

“Last year obviously we were half, I guess,” Sumlin said. ball. disappointed with the ways “We’ve spent a lot of time in “We’re playing with a big things turned out,” Malzahn the offseason talking about chip on our shoulder,” Mason said. “If you’re a competitor, what we’re doing well and said. “We understand exactly you want to do something what we’re not doing well, and where we’re at.” about it. Our team’s kind of try to stay ahead of the curve Kentucky’s Stoops has had a chip on their shoulder in on what we do well and then downplayed talk about this the offseason, which I think is address some things on the being a pivotal season or good.” back end.” possibly being on the hot seat, Sumlin got off to a great He may have found one and Kentucky would owe him start, too. His Johnny Mananswer in quarterback Trevor the remaining $12 million on ziel-led inaugural team Knight, a graduate transfer his contract if he’s fired. Plus, finished 11-2, followed by 9-4. from Oklahoma who arrives Stoops has won five games The last two teams have won after two highly touted passers each of the past two seasons, eight games apiece but also transferred. flirting with bowl trips and finished sixth and tied for fifth Vanderbilt’s Mason is dramatically improving from in the ultra-competitive West 7-17 in two seasons after the his 2-10 debut. after going 3-5 and 4-4. The Commodores had made three “You get more comfortable Aggies have opened both those straight bowl games for the at what you’re doing and going seasons with five straight first time in school history. into the fourth year as a head wins.

That includes just two SEC coach,” he said. “I better be “We’ve got to figure out wins, but he has eight returnbetter than I was year one, what’s going on in the back ing starters on each side of the right?”

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Nearly a third of Southeastern Conference coaches enter the season with questions about their futures and potential make-or-break seasons looming over their programs.

Kevin Sumlin and Gus Malzahn, offensive whizzes who have coached Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks, are facing pressure to return to the top half of the SEC West standings.

LSU begins the season ranked No. 5, with Les Miles hoping to ride Leonard Fournette back into SEC and national title contention after barely holding onto his job last season. Kentucky’s Mark Stoops and Vanderbilt’s Derek Mason also may need to show some progress to hang on to their jobs.

The good news for the

coaches is that it’s opening week, where they can start control what happens to them going forward on the field instead of dealing with questions off it. Of course, the flip side is the intensity of the scrutiny will increase with poor performances.

“We have pegged our loyalties to LSU and we’re going to coach like we’ve always coached,” Miles said. “I’m going to bust my tail, put the best team on the field that is possible, which at LSU is a damn good football team. And I’m not going to look behind.

I’m not going to let anyone on the perimeter distract me.”

Miles appears to have a team that could challenge No. 1 Alabama in the Western Division a year after a three-game skid put his job in jeopardy.

He’s lost at least three SEC games in each of the past three

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Wommack prepares defense to face familiar foe CODY THOMASON

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Florida State presents a new challenge for the Rebels, as the two teams’ lone matchup came all the way back in 1961. Defensive Coordinator Dave Wommack has prior experience facing Jimbo Fisher’s team, however, from his time as the Georgia Tech defensive coordinator and was able to give some insight into the style of offense the Seminoles would likely deploy against the landshark defense. Wommack expects the offense to be disciplined and to feature a lot of one tight end sets along and some two back sets.

“They usually run the ball, and most of the time LSU, Florida State and those teams have some really good skill guys,” Wommack said.

Wommack does have to prepare for a new quarterback, as Deondre Francois will be starting in his first collegiate game. Wommack had looked to high school tape to scout the redshirt freshman.

“You go back, you look at the spring game and you look at the IMG stuff and you look

at his mechanics and what kind of player and athlete he is,” Wommack said.

“He’s a really good athlete.

He throws the ball well,” Wommack added.

Wommack also said he expected senior John Youngblood to see a lot of time at defensive end against the Seminoles but still hoped fellow senior Fadol Brown would be able to play.

“Fadol was out there for the first time, and he was going through practice, so that will take some of the stress off,” Wommack said.

Wommack said he was still unsure if Brown would be see time on Monday, but if he can’t he would try to balance Youngblood’s reps with other players.

“We’ll have to spell him with Garrald McDowell and Shawn Curtis, and we also have the ability to put Breeland Speaks out there so I think we have plan A, B, C and D,” Wommack said.

Speaks is also the starting defensive tackle for the Rebels front four.

“He’s used to playing the three-technique and it takes time, in all honesty,” Wommack said of his play at defensive end. “We’ve put

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Senior Tony Bridges runs during a practice drill last weekend. Coach Hugh Freeze highlighted how young the defense is while talking to the media about Sunday’s scrimmage results. him in in run situations just to give us a big run anchor in there and steal some reps to give John some rest.”

At linebacker, Wommack said he planned on trying to focus rotations behind starting middle linebacker Demarquis Gates and starting

stinger Terry Caldwell on the situation.

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Gates will play some stinger at times,” Wommack said. “(Junior) Tayler Polk is going to play a lot in the game, just because he’s practiced so well. I don’t think anyone has practiced better than Tayler Polk.”

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Volleyball to host The Rebel Classic tournament KIRSTEN MCGILL

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The Ole Miss Volleyball team will host their first tournament of the season this weekend in The Pavilion after coming off a road tournament win in North Dakota.

The success in the North Dakota Classic gave the Rebels their ninth straight regular season tournament win under Head Coach Steven McRoberts. The Rebels managed to work together to first pull out a win over North Dakota and the opposing crowd in match one.

“It was one of those matches that went back and forth, and if you add up all five sets, we won by one point,” McRoberts said.

Although it was a hard fought victory, the Rebels set a single match record of 80 kills against UND. Kate Gibson, a junior outside hitter from Memphis, set a single match record with a career best 27 kills in the match.

Within an hour, the Rebels were back on the court warming up for another match, but a quick turn-around did not affect Ole Miss. This time, the

Nakeyta Clair follows through after hitting the ball. match would only take four sets to win with the Rebels coming out on top. The Rebels quickly built a large lead against Omaha, taking set one

25-19. The Mavericks managed to take set two by three points, but Ole Miss came back and claimed set three and four to win the match.

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“It was a total team effort this past weekend,” McRoberts said. “We had three players named to the all-tournament team, but another three

or four that could have been.”

Emily Stroup, a freshman from Fargo, North Dakota, made her debut for the Rebels in set four against UND. She then was able to get three kills in two sets against Omaha. Freshman Nicole Purcell, a defensive specialist from Leawood, Kansas, finished with 19 digs against Omaha and a career-high 26 digs against North Dakota.

“It’s going to have to be a team effort this year for us to win,” McRoberts said. “Our schedule in the preseason is much tougher than it’s been in the past.”

The Rebel Classic begins Friday, and will conclude on Saturday with Ole Miss facing UT-Arlington in their first match of the tournament on Friday at 6 p.m.

The Rebels will then battle McNeese State at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and will finish off their first home tournament by playing North Carolina State at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

“Hopefully we can get a good crowd to The Pavilion this week and keep this win streak going,” McRoberts said.

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Fadol Brown practices again as Rebels prepare for FSU BRIAN SCOTT RIPPEE thedmsports@gmail.com

Hugh Freeze and his team are ready for a change of scenery.

His team is tired of hitting one another.

“By the time the third week of camp rolls around, everybody is itching to do something different than you’ve been doing every day for a while, so I think everybody is ready for the opportunity in front of us and ready for it to get here,” Freeze said.

The Rebels will get that chance on Monday night against the No. 4 Florida State Seminoles in a game that will have the full attention of the college football world.

Ole Miss received some good news defensively as senior defensive end Fadol Brown practiced for the second consecutive day. Brown had been hampered by a foot injury that required surgery last December and has been held out of fall camp before returning on Tuesday.

“We’ll just keep monitoring it day by day,” Freeze said. “He finished practice and didn’t seem to be in a large amount of pain or anything. I was watching him move around and haven’t talked talk to him afterwards. I think he’ll give it a go.”

Freeze said he thinks Brown could play “20-30 good snaps” against the Seminoles.

Defensive Line Coach Chris Kiffin said he’s gotten to the point where he feels like he is two deep at every line position, but getting there without Brown being able to practice was a little more difficult.

“Any time you lose a starter for an extended period of time, you’ve got to move some pieces around and really find out what you have,” Kiffin said.

“All of a sudden second stringer is now a third stringer and a second stringer is now a first first stringer. It was a unique circumstance to say the least.”

The Florida State offensive line is an experienced group that will pose a tough task for a defensive line that is considered the strength of the Ole Miss defense.

“Their offensive line coach has been doing it for a long time and they know what they’re doing in the run game and protection-wise. Obviously, they’re blocking for a special back that makes it easier, but they’re a talent group.”

Stopping Heisman candidate Dalvin Cook won’t be easy, but for the Rebels it’s about carrying out a game plan.

“At the end of the day, it’s

going to be about execution,” Kiffin said. “Our defensive line versus their offensive line in the run game and when they want to set back and try to air it out with a young quarterback we’ll be looking for our opportunities to show our skill set.”

In the event that Brown ends up unable to play on Monday night, Breeland Speaks could see some action at defensive end.

“Breeland, as most of our tackles are, is pretty athletic.

He’s a guy that, if we need to get big against the run, we could stick him out there,” Kiffin said.

He added that is a worst case scenario plan and that he anticipates Brown to play in some capacity. John Youngblood is listed as the backup on the depth chart, and Kiffin was confident that the senior could hold his own.

It will be hard for everyone on the field to play a lot of snaps, but particularly for Brown as he was unable to practice for most of fall camp. Freeze said Brown has been working out in the pool and other things and that his conditioning is not of concern.

The Rebels and Seminoles square off on Monday night at 7 p.m.

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Fadol Brown speaks at a press conference last season.

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