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Students vote overwhelmingly in support of changing the official mascot RACHEL ISHEE MADDIE MCGEE NEWS EDITORS

Eighty-one percent of students voted in support of changing the official Ole Miss mascot from the Black Bear to the Landshark, the Associated Student Body announced Friday night.

More than 4,100 students voted in the OrgSync poll over a four-day period that ended Friday evening.

ASB President Dion Kevin III said he was pleased with the outcome of the poll.

“I would consider the campaign for this poll successful,” Kevin said. “Obviously, there were things that could have been done better in order to increase voter turnout and build a little more unity behind it all, but overall, I think we were successful in gauging student opinion on the Landshark.”

Kevin said that while the ASB expected the majority of voters to support changing the mascot to the

Landshark, it was surprised by not only the level of support but also the total turnout.

“We were expecting the majority of students to vote in affirmation of their support for the Landshark, but the margin of support was unexpected,” he said. “The turnout of student votes represented a sample size of around 20 percent of undergraduate students, which was higher than expected.”

ASB Vice President Elam Miller said the turnout provided important data.

“While we wish we could have gotten every student to vote, a sample of 20 percent of undergraduate students is a statistically useful sample,” he said.

Although a majority of students who participated in the poll voted in favor of changing

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Ole Miss struggles in 66-3 loss to No. 1 Alabama

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — On Saturday night, the Ole Miss Rebels marched in to Bryant-Denny Stadium hoping to take down the seemingly unbeatable Alabama Crimson Tide in primetime.

Traveling to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the first time since the 2015 Chad Kelly-led upset of the No. 2 Crimson Tide, the Rebels were in familiar territory as the underdog. But with head coach Matt Luke leading the way and quarterback Shea Patterson at the helm, things were noticeably different as the team took to the gridiron in front of more than 100,000.

Alabama won the toss and elected to defer its option to the second half, giving the

Rebels the ball.

After both teams traded possession for a moment, the Crimson Tide found itself with great field position to start its second offensive drive.

Finding Calvin Ridley out of the backfield for a first down, the Rebels’ tackling issues continued as quarterback Jalen Hurts barreled his way down to the 6-yard line. With first and goal, Hurts misfired and left his pass in the breadbasket of Rebel defensive back Myles Hartsfield, who dropped the sure-thing interception. Not 30 seconds later, Bo Scarbrough gave the Tide a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard rush.

“They did a really good job of game-planning,” defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff said. “In particular, getting

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Quarterback Shea Patterson attempts a pass before being tackled during the second half of the game against Alabama on Saturday. Alabama won 66-3.

IN THIS ISSUE...

LIFESTYLES

55 years since integration

MFA candidate wins award

Pumpkin spice season

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Tying together a personal experience with race and the university’s struggle

Winning manuscript addresses racial identity and invisibility

Celebrate fall in your dorm room with these tasty recipes

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Volleyball fends off Georgia

Rebels win tight matchup with Bulldogs, 3-1 in SEC play PAGE 7

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DANIEL PAYNE

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I wouldn’t say that I’ve always been racist.

It’s more of something I inherited. There’s no particular point that it started, but over the years, my surroundings introduced me to the idea that skin color could determine the character of a person, even in slight ways.

Maybe it was my mostly white community and the way it talked about the inner-city schools, sports teams and children as if they were holding us back. Perhaps it was the way I was taught, not by word but by action, to move a little faster past the black men on the street, the way I was taught fear. Maybe I contributed to these problems for others by teaching others the things I was taught.

It was almost certainly related to the way racist jokes, comments and conversations from older family members were constant, even if uncomfortable, throughout my childhood.

Though I didn’t participate in this sort of explicit racism myself, the implicit biases had taken root before I finished elementary school.

This is not a legacy I’m proud of. If I could entirely erase the biases and their origins, I would.

Strangely, though, the best way to work toward erasing these prejudices in myself and others is to speak openly about them. I have to contemplate my past to change my future.

At this university, we have the same choice. The riots and violence that accompanied integration 55 years ago this week are not proud parts of our history, nor are the greater traditions that lead to such hatred.

The best way to change their effects on our current situation, though, is to bring them to light. We need to collectively contemplate the injustices of the past.

As we reflect on this deeply troubled past, we should note the progress we have made between then and now. Just as I

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celebrate shedding the explicit racial comments and attitudes from previous generations, we should be proud of the steps our school has taken to make more people feel welcome in the University of Mississippi family.

Students of color are a vital part of our family that add friendships, insights, love and ideas and have countless other positive impacts on the university. We should celebrate integration as a giant leap forward in our history and consider our indebtedness to those first black students who endured hardship to make this family what it is today.

In celebrating the progress we have made, we should ask how we can continue it ourselves.

When I realized that implicit racism had become part of my daily life, it was my responsibility to eliminate it in any way possible. I worked to get educated on racism, and marginalized people were gracious enough to teach me how to be a better ally of all people, including those of color. I had conversations about race and stopped trying to hide the legacy of implicit racism I was carrying.

It was in this confession that I found a way to begin working

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through these problems in myself. I’m far from perfect today, but I believe I’m making progress.

We should also be making progress as a university. So, to my university family, I ask you to consider what our campus, through individuals or institution, is carrying from its past — a past we are not proud of, but one we are responsible for facing instead of running from.

We are responsible for reflecting on the legacy of our history and what part it plays on our campus.

We are responsible for looking deep within ourselves to find and destroy bias, prejudice or racism wherever we find it.

We are responsible for listening to those who are marginalized by the system, trusting them and making appropriate changes to make our college more just.

We are responsible for the legacy students will reflect on in the next 55 years. May we leave this school better than we found it.

Daniel Payne is a sophomore integrated marketing communications major from Collierville, Tennessee.

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MFA candidate wins award honoring black poets

no books that represented me: half-black and half-Dominican.”

When his friend Noel Quiñones introduced him to slam poetry during his freshman year at Swarthmore College, Randall knew he could use it to tell his story.

What began as a rare night during which he had done all his homework and had time

to go to a random poetry slam led to a lifelong passion. Randall has received fellowships from Callaloo, BOAAT and the Watering Hole, won the 2015 National College Slam and the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and ended up at the University of Mississippi.

“I’m grateful for my mentors and peers,” Randall said. “They have influenced my poetry and taught me how to be honest in my work. There’s not a day that goes by that I’m not thankful for all the people that have taken a chance on me.”

The university, he said, has also proved to be a large influence.

“Here, I’ve had time more than anything else — before this I was working with the Philly Youth Poetry Movement and basically living in the back of a Megabus. Here, I’ve had time to

refine ‘Refuse’ and think about the imprint I want to leave on the world.”

At the university, Randall has also met several more mentors who have each influenced his work, especially Derrick A. Harriell, director of the M.F.A. program.

“Julian is an outstanding poet and writer,” Harriell said. “He pays extreme attention to the poetic line and writes through a powerful and unapologetic voice. I can’t tell you how proud of him we all are.”

Randall remains grateful to the university, his mentors and peers, noting that winning the Cave Canem award has been a dream of his.

“Ever since I felt I couldn’t find my narrative in the shelves of a bookstore, I’ve dreamed of having something in Barnes and Noble that other people

can pick up and know that I was here – that we, people like me, were here. We had a voice,” Randall said.

According to Harriell, the Cave Canem Poetry Prize remains one of the most prestigious awards of its kind.

“It’s a phenomenal accomplishment for a second-year M.F.A. student to be awarded such a prestigious prize,” Harriell said. “It’s a testament to Julian’s hard work and tireless determination and commitment to his craft.”

Fellow recipients of the Cave Canem Prize include winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the National Book Award.

Besides the title, Randall will receive a monetary award, publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press next fall and a feature reading in New York City.

The next steps toward changing the mascot involve the ASB reaching out to the university.

“The Associated Student Body will begin developing an official body of language which reflects the results of

“The mascot has been a topic of conversation for decades, so the conversations this year were only unique in that they led to an ASB-facilitated poll to gauge student support for a particular mascot,” Kevin said.

lowed student voices to be heard in the mascot debate.

“If the university decides to change the mascot to the Landshark, we’re excited that students got to play a part in such a historic change,” Kevin said.

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Master of Fine Arts candidate Julian Randall was awarded the 2017 Cave Canem Poetry Prize, which honors “exceptional manuscripts by black poets of African descent.”

Describing himself as “black on both sides — but of two different flavors,” Randall’s winning manuscript “Refuse” draws on his identity and the invisibility he felt growing up.

Randall said the manuscript took him three years to complete.

“Shows like ‘That’s So Raven’ and ‘Deanna’ each told half of my story when I was young,” he said. “And they were never allowed to touch. So I began to look for manifestations of myself in different places. But at the bookstores, there were

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the mascot, the vote does not mean the Landshark is - now the official mascot but simply that the student body endorses the change. o “It is important to remember that this was just a poll to gauge student opinion on the Landshark,” Miller said.

“The vote is just the first step in having a serious conversation about changing the mascot.”

In order for the Landshark to become the official mascot for Ole Miss, university officials would have to agree to the change.

Kevin said he hopes the results of this poll begin the process of the university reaching out to other groups - like alumni, faculty, staff, graduate students and season ticket holders.

“If similar results come from those other groups, I hope that the university begins making the transition to the Landshark as the official mascot,” Kevin said.

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It is important to remember that this was just a poll to gauge student opinion on the Landshark.’

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the poll and then present it to the university, hopefully all before the homecoming game,” Kevin said. “From then on, we hope that students will still play a role in the mascot transition if the university decides to go that direction.”

Kevin said things like the design of the mascot and the level at which a new mascot would be implemented during game day have not been discussed.

This is not the first time the ASB has brought up the mascot debate.

While Kevin said he was pleased with the results of the poll, some students have voiced disapproval with how the poll was conducted.

“Many people felt that options other than ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ deserved to be on the poll,” Kevin said. “Others felt that 4,100 students was not a large enough sample size to mandate an official decision from the student body, despite its statistical significance.”

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Noah Gundersen's 'White Noise' lacks poetry, depth ASSISTANT LIFESTYLES EDITOR

If you’re a die-hard Noah Gundersen fan, hold on tight.

His newest album will probably disappoint you.

Gundersen, an eclectic indie folk singer from Seattle, released his third full-length album entitled “White Noise” last week, and it’s an hourlong emotional rollercoaster that will leave you feeling uneasy, hyped and emotionally empty, all at the same time.

This album diverges from everything you know about Gundersen, straying from his usual gritty, acoustic, folksy sound and wandering into ethereal, electronic, synth and beat-heavy melodies instead.

This change may be welcome to some, but if you’re a purist, Gundersen has undergone a huge change that you might not be OK with.

Some reviewers have called this his greatest work yet, but when put up against songs like “First Defeat” and “Times Move Quickly” from his first full-length album, “Ledges,” this new work can’t hold a candle.

The album opens with an extended electric guitar riff — already a jarring moment for anyone familiar with Gundersen’s style. His subtle vocals, combined with the steady pulse of drums and slow picking of the electric guitar are reminiscent of early Coldplay or Death Cab for Cutie songs.

You’ll see traces of both artists littered throughout “White Noise.”

“After All (Everything All the Time)” is an unengaging opening song for the album, especially compared to the soulful vocals in “Poor Man’s Son” or the passionate piano moments in “Slow Dancer,” opening songs on his first and second full-length albums, respectively. “After All” simply lacks the lyrical intensity and energy needed to draw you in, and this is a critical mistake for any artist to make.

This mistake becomes even clearer as soon as the second song, “The Sound,” begins.

This is the song the album should have started with. A slow, subtle intro, it has what

the opening song lacks: forward motion and a passion that makes you want to dance and soul-search. This momentum will inevitably carry you through the rest of the album.

Although off to a rocky start, “White Noise” picks up steadily as it goes, hitting only a few bumps along the way. If you can make it past them, you might wind up loving the album, though you’ll probably end up hitting the skip button a few times on your next play through.

Throughout the album, there is a theme of holding your breath, anxious for some long-awaited moment or event. Mixed in with this is the struggle against feeling like you’re drowning in the midst of life and everything it throws your way. Gundersen repeatedly weaves this imagery into his lyrics, making this album a dark insight into not only his struggles to stay afloat in life but also his intense desire to find something his heart is searching for.

“Number One Hit of the Summer (Fade Out)” is forgettable, but “Cocaine, Sex & Alcohol (From a Basement in Los Angeles)” will leave you slowly nodding along to its eerie melodies, stirring strings and haunting falsetto harmonies that bring to mind songs from Hozier and The Head and the Heart.

“Bad Actors” tastefully examines humanity’s darkest side through the lens of the pornographic industry, and it leaves the listener feeling uneasy. Perhaps it accomplishes its goal, but ultimately, the

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song lacks any real substance that would indicate a deeper meaning or lesson.

It takes seven songs to finally get to something that sounds close to the classic Gundersen style, but “Fear & Loathing” more than makes up for the dragging middle section of the album. This song honestly makes the album worth getting. His vocals soar above gentle piano and pulsing acoustic guitar strumming, and he shows his prowess and raw ability to fill a large space with a small sound. It’s a little more than six minutes long, but you won’t want it to end, especially since its follow-up song, “Sweet Talker,” completely changes the tone of the album.

“New Religion” through the end of the album will mess you up emotionally. The final half cuts deep, with long sections of sustained organ chords, powerful riffs and haunting vocals that drag you through the emotional pain and struggle Gundersen is experiencing.

“Wake Me Up, I’m Drowning” pulls you down like you’re underwater. The vocals rise and fall, strings fade in and out and you can hear the melodies pulsing and reverberating until you feel like you actually can’t breathe.

You’ll sit in silence, trying to recover from this overwhelming rush of emotion as the album fades into the aptly named “Dry Year.”

The album may have had a disappointing opening, but there’s no doubt the finale was specifically written

to end a concert with people feeling hyped and ready to take on the world after drying their tears. “Send the Rain (to Everyone)” is the upbeat anthem song you’ve been waiting for, taking advantage of every skill Gundersen has, from his lyrical expertise to his gritty vocals.

This album is difficult to score. For the die-hard Gundersen fan, it’s not what you would expect — and honestly not what I was looking for from him. That doesn’t discount the accomplishment of the album, though. It’s experimental, ethereal and weird.

Really weird. It ventures into the explicit, it takes you on a journey through pain and heartache and it offers a glimpse into some dark parts of Gundersen’s life.

But the songs lack the grit and soul seen in his previous work, and his lyrics are miss-

ing the depth they used to have. It feels like Gundersen went from writing poetry that followed his own rules to just pandering to modern conventions of indie folk, easy-to-digest lyricism.

I would highly recommend this album to anyone who can jam to Death Cab for Cutie, post-2009 Coldplay and 2015 Mumford and Sons. Like those artists, Noah Gundersen has completely changed his style in a way that will shock fans but that will open him up to a broader audience of newcomers.

“White Noise” lost the luster and heart of his early work, but it shows a maturity and ability to adapt to changing times that some artists miss out on, so this album will keep him relevant for years to come — even though I feel he has sold out to what the people want.

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Soccer shutout 2-0 at home by South Carolina MAGGIE CROUCH SPORTS WRITER

In a top 20 showdown Friday night, the No. 3 South Carolina Gamecocks dominated the No. 18 Ole Miss Rebels in their second loss of the season.

After a game full of tension, fouls and a yellow card, the 10-1 Gamecocks ultimately outplayed the Rebels to a final score of 2-0.

“Our effort was really good, and our intensity was good,” head coach Matt Mott said.

“But our execution just wasn’t good enough, especially against a team like that.”

From the beginning, both sides were fighting for dominance on the field as the ball traveled back and forth. But the Gamecocks quickly found their groove; just nine minutes into the first half, South Carolina’s Elexa Bahr found the back of the net.

The Rebels did not take a

shot on goal until 25 minutes into the first half, which is surprising for a team with 43 total goals on the season.

Instead of playing their own game, the Rebels found themselves chasing South Carolina’s ball around the field for the majority of the game.

“We made a lot of mistakes at critical points, which cost us,” Mott said. “Overall, I was disappointed with our execution, but I liked our fight, and we defended hard against a difficult team.”

Mott wasn’t the only one who was impressed with the Rebels despite their loss.

Goalkeeper Marnie Merritt felt her team didn’t disappoint against a highly ranked team.

“We did pretty well,” Merritt said. “Overall, to hold a team like that to basically 1-0 for the majority of the game is phenomenal for us, and everything we take and we learn and we look forward to Tennessee.”

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“We have to get back to the training grounds and get cleaned up for a very good Tennessee game, and that has to be our focus,” Mott said. “We would have had to play a lot better tonight than we did to score a point, so we just have to be a lot better the next time.”

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“It’s just a bump in the road for us,” Merritt said. “We take each game one at a time, and we’ll get ready for a big game against Tennessee and then LSU.” The Rebels, now 9-1-2, will continue their SEC play on

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The game quickly turned from aggressive to physical.

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in 21 games as a freshman, tied her career high with 25 points and recorded a double-double with 21 kills and 10 digs.

“I just wanted to give my best effort this game,” Stroup said.

Gibson and Thompson also secured double-doubles, giving them their 12th and 11th on the season, respectively, placing them on top of the SEC leaderboard. Freshman setter Lauren Bars recorded a double-double with 29 assists and 10 digs. Warnell added 11 blocks and seven kills (good for a .357 hitting percentage) of her own from the middle, helping Ole Miss leap to third place in the SEC. “We feel really good about ourselves, but we’ll celebrate today,” head coach Steven McRoberts said.

“We have an off day tomorrow, and then we have to get back to work on Tuesday because at Arkansas, at Missouri are both going to be really, really tough matches.”

Rebels beat Bulldogs in 5, jump to No. 3 in SEC STAFF WRITER

The Ole Miss volleyball team notched its 12th win of the season with a 3-2 victory against the Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon, giving the Rebels their best SEC start since 2010.

Ole Miss trailed the entire first set before conceding a final score of 25-22. It did, however, stay within striking distance throughout the set, despite Georgia’s incredible play and .375 hitting percentage. Ole Miss even had a chance to steal the set while down 23-22 before two clutch Georgia plays sealed the deal.

In the second set, Ole Miss came out firing and jumped to an early 11-2 lead, thanks to excellent blocking from sophomore middle hitter PHOTO BY: BILLY SCHUERMAN Nayo Warnell. The Bulldogs battled back, but the Rebels Emily Stroup and Caroline Adams celebrate after Lexi Thompson’s kill during a set against Georgia on Sunday. Ole Miss never fell behind again as won 3-2. they captured the second Thompson and sophomore weak .030 hitting percent- were going to control who set 26-24.

“Going from the first set hitter Emily Stroup caught age and took the fourth set won this and that we wanted to win,” Gibson said. to the second set, we said fire on the back end, help- 25-22. ing the Rebels grab a 25Ole Miss recovered in Stroup, who saw action that we don’t want to chase 17 win and 2-1 advantage stride and only fell behind anymore. We want to be once in the shortened fifth the one to lead the score,” heading into the fourth.

The Rebels again took set. Stroup, Thompson and senior hitter Kate Gibson the court in form, but after senior hitter Kate Gibson said. building a 17-12 lead, Ole remained cool and collectOle Miss carried its moMiss fell into a lull, which ed as the trio collected 12 mentum straight from the gave Georgia just enough kills and iced a 15-12 fifthsecond set into the third as room to come back.

Misset victory.

Georgia recovered from its takes mounted, and though “Coming together after shaky second. The set was Stroup did her best to ralthat fourth set, we knew tight from the get-go, but ly the Rebels, the Bulldogs that it was our control the senior outside hitter Lexi capitalized on Ole Miss’ entire time and that we

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continued from page 1 the ball to the running back out of the backfield — in a different way. If you look at the stat sheet, they were top five in terms of receptions on that football team.”

Looking to respond, Patterson fired a ball over the middle that was tipped and intercepted by Levi Wallace, who took it to the house for the 14-0 Alabama lead.

Following a Jordan Wilkins 21-yard rush and a 17-yard reception by D.K. Metcalf, the Rebels found themselves inside Alabama territory. A three-and-out would put the Ole Miss possession to rest.

“They bracketed (Brown) a little bit tonight, played some double coverage on him some,” Luke said. “It opened up D.K. and the guys on the outside some. We just didn’t take advantage of it enough.”

Alabama took over inside its own 30-yard line but scored on four plays. A 60-yard pass to Cam Sims highlighted the drive that put it up 21-0.

Returning the kickoff beyond the 20 for the first time in the game, the Rebels seemingly found a little bit of momentum, anchored by Patterson.

With no time in the pocket, the dual-threat gunslinger wiggled away from the Tide massive defensive front and found D.K. Metcalf for a gain of 21 and a first down at the 50-yard line. With pocket collapsing again on the next play, Patterson hucked the ball down the sideline and connected with DaMarkus Lodge, giving the Rebels their first red zone possession. Squandering the opportunity for seven, another three-and-out saw Luke Logan kick the ball through the uprights and put the first points on the board for Ole Miss.

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A.J. Brown attempts to get past the Alabama defense during the game on Saturday. Alabama won 66-3.

With the Rebels trailing by 25, the first quarter came to a close.

Continuing to roll, the Tide converted a fourth-and-one en route to its fourth touchdown of the game, Hurts’ second in the air.

“One of the guys asked me prior to the game, ‘How do you defend (Hurts)?” McGriff said. “He’s one of those guys who is a tremendous athlete, and you just hope he has a bad night. He came out and put the team on the shoulders. He ran the offense to perfection.”

Following the kickoff, backto-back Alabama penalties gave Ole Miss hope inside opposing territory. The hope quickly disappeared as Patterson was crushed for a loss on third down.

“They ran a few stealths and some things that they did not

in the first three games,” offensive coordinator Phil Longo said. “They schemed it a little bit. They kind of squeezed the box on us a little bit. That created some problems.”

Taking over on the Rebels’ half, the Crimson Tide drove in to scoring position with ease once more. Andy Pappanastos missed a 40-yard field goal to give the Rebels a glimmer of hope.

However, that glimmer was quickly tarnished, as Ole Miss went three-and-out for the eighth time in the game.

“We were very inefficient on third down,” Longo said. “We can’t sustain drives, we can’t hold on to the ball if we don’t get better on third down. ... We weren’t very good in a lot of areas tonight, but third down was probably the worst.”

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runs later, and Alabama took a 35-3 lead it would carry in to the half.

Hoping to come out with new life after the break, the Rebels did not.

On the first play of the second half, Damien Harris ran for 46 yards off the left tackle and put the Tide in a position to score again. The Rebel defense, with the help from a false start penalty, did force a field goal but went down 38-3.

Skipping no beat, the second-string Alabama offensive unit scored three more touchdowns and took a 59-3 lead that carried in to the fourth quarter.

Capping off a dominant performance by the top-ranked Crimson Tide, tight end Ronnie Clark found the end zone with eight minutes remaining.

The touchdown sealed the

66-3 victory in favor of the home team.

“They’re a good football team,” McGriff said. “They deserve all the credit. They came out and played well and they executed. You have to take your hat off to them.”

Hoping to rebound from this weekend’s loss, the Rebels will return to Oxford and prepare for another top-15 program from Alabama, the Auburn Tigers. Saturday’s road game will kickoff at 11 a.m.

“The most important thing for us is to go watch this tape, flush it and move on to the next one,” Luke said. “We still have eight chances to go win football games. ... On defense, we have to get off the field on third down, and on offense, we have to sustain drives and score points.”

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