MISSISSIPPIAN
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Hurricanes induce anxiety in students from Florida
AVA ROSETTI News Contributor
After the chain of storms in the Southeast this fall, University of Mississippi students from Florida, which saw some of the worst of both Hurricane Helene and Milton, continue to worry from a distance about the destruction and distress in their hometowns.
“Once you don’t hear from your family for a certain amount of time, you realize that they have lost power,” McCall Jewett, a junior journalism major from Tampa, Fla., said. “But once it surpasses a couple of days, the only thing you can do is panic. I was completely unaware if my family was okay and if my house was okay. I didn’t know
if I was going to have a house to go home to for the holidays.” Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region on Sept. 26 as a Category 4 hurricane, destroying communities and homes as it moved up the East Coast. Just under two weeks later, Milton blew into Siesta Key, Fla., as a
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POOKIE AND JETT
Influencers Campbell and Jett Puckett will visit UM as guest speakers for the Building Brands event.
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ASB recommends parking ticket policy change
JORDAN ISBELL News Staff Writer
The Associated Student Body passed bills and resolutions regarding Americans with Disability’s Act maintenance requests and a new parking ticket warning policy during a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
ASB discussed and voted on three resolutions and one bill.
Resolution 24-6 proposed changing the University of Mississippi Department of Parking and Transportation’s warning policy to one warning for unauthorized parking per academic semester. The current policy gives students one warning per academic year. The resolution passed unanimously.
A resolution, if passed, is an official recommendation or request to university leadership. ASB senate leadership then advocates for implementation of the resolution to any university leadership that might be impacted, according to ASB Vice President Jack Jones.
Brady Moore, a sophomore public policy leader-
ship major who served on the Department of Parking and Transportation Student Appeals Board, authored the bill. He believes the change would bring better communication for students who were unaware of the warning policy.
“Our students were caught in this lapse where they didn’t know the policy because it’s not listed anywhere on the parking website,” Moore said.
He also clarified that the resolution does not apply to legal penalties, such as parking in a handicapped spot without a parking sticker.
Resolution 24-7, authored by senior public policy leadership major Brittany Bustillos, urges the department of student housing to add dorm common space and ADA-related maintenance requests to the student maintenance request form. The resolution passed with a unanimous vote.
“We’re trying to make
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Cooking up camaraderie in a dorm kitchen
Sundays are quiet days in Oxford, and many students prefer to spend the waning hours of their weekend relaxing in their dorms or doing homework. However, in Residence Hall 1, a group of students has chosen to put this time towards organizing Sunday “family” dinners.
Emmey Stewart, a freshman studies major from Mobile, Ala., and Addisyn Smith, a freshman southern studies major from Savannah, Ga., are founding participants of the dinner group. Smith said that these gatherings sprang from missing home.
“I was like, ‘I want a home-cooked meal,’” Smith said. “So I went and got pancake mix. We ended up making way too many for just us. So we texted everyone, and were like, ‘Come downstairs, come get pancakes.’”
The dinners take place every week in the kitchen of the dormitory around 8 p.m. The gatherings are laid-back affairs, typically con -
sisting of students sitting and chatting, doing homework, studying and watching football on television. Sometimes the girls cook. They
have prepared tacos, pasta, ramen, cookies, pancakes and cake. Other times they order pizza.
The girls usually begin by texting everyone in their family dinner group chat, which consists mostly of students on floor two of Residence Hall 1. Later on, they message the group chat for all of Residence Hall 1 to invite anyone who is hungry to come eat the extra food, which tends to attract some new faces.
“We’ll text, ‘Hey, we have pizza,’ or ‘There’s pasta tonight,” Stewart said. “And then everyone just comes down, including the frat boys.”
Approximately 20 to 30 people pop in and out over the course of the meal, with new faces appearing every time.
“It’s a great opportunity to meet new people,” Smith said. “When people come in and grab food, we’re like,
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From left to right: Emmey Stewart, Addisyn Smith, Elle Simmons, Sydney Schoen and Mary Claire Waters
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Category 3 hurricane on Oct. 9.
“I was completely overwhelmed and sad for my city,” Jewett said. “It was extremely hard to go to class and do my schoolwork worrying about the damage that was happening back home and knowing my family was possibly in danger.”
Jewett said that supplies were limited and many people were left unprepared and unable to evacuate, including her family.
“Like every hurricane, the stores are out of water, canned food and things that families need to survive during these storms.”
Jewett traveled to Tampa to a flooded house hoping to help her family recover from the damage. However, soon after she got home, she had to quickly return to Oxford after hearing the news of Milton. Because of their work, her parents were unable to evacuate.
“The only word to describe the feeling I had when I heard there was a second hurricane is terrified,” Jewett said. “Knowing that my parents couldn’t evacuate yet again because of their jobs was extremely difficult.”
Seeing what happened as a result of Helene, Jewett was
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it more of a seamless process, so we want to urge student housing to add an option for ADA and common space maintenance requests so these problems can be addressed faster,” Bustillos said.
Currently, the university has a separate form called the
even more worried about what Milton was capable of doing.
“After we heard how bad Milton was supposed to be, I genuinely thought I was never going to see my family again. But thankfully, for my family, everyone is okay and safe,” Jewett said. “There is still a long way to go when it comes to repairs and damage to our house and city, which still worries me.”
Aidan Darr, Jewett’s boyfriend and a junior real estate major from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., said that it was hard for him to focus on school during the hurricanes.
“Keeping contact with my family and staying up to date with the hurricane was definitely a distraction,” Darr said. “It was really all I could think about for a few days.”
Darr explained that Helene did not cause as much structural damage to his family’s home, but Milton almost flooded their entire house. He also said there were a few hours during which he could not contact his family due to outages caused by trees falling on power lines in his neighborhood.
“I was trying to stay near my phone as much as I could in case I heard something from my parents at home or friends in Tallahassee to make sure everything was okay,” Darr said.
Sarah Johnson, a junior journalism major, faced similar worries for her family in Fort Myers, Fla.
ADA Barrier to Access report form that allows students, faculty and staff to submit any instances of a lack of accessibility.
ASB then discussed Bill 246, which advocates giving students pursuing dual degrees the opportunity to vote for both of their academic schools. The bill passed with a unanimous vote.
Ryleigh Felty, a senior English major and author of the bill, clarified who would be clas-
“I would rather have been in the hurricane with my mom knowing what was going to happen than being so far away and clueless to what was going on,” Johnson said.
Johnson’s mom did not evacuate for Milton but instead installed storm shutters and prepared their house for the worst — a decision Johnson said made her anxious.
“Her decision to stay was definitely not okay with me,” Johnson said. “It was scary enough that she was staying there and even more terrify-
sified as a dual degree student.
“This is someone that’s majoring in any combination of two different academic schools, not two majors within one academic school,” Felty said. “(There are) 295 undergraduate students enrolled in majors in two separate academic colleges, and (the bill) will help students know that they can vote for both their academic senators.”
Resolution 24-8 proposed that WellReb Kits be passed out to campus residents at the start of each school year. The resolution passed with unanimous approval.
Elizabeth Wildman, a junior public policy leadership major who wrote the bill, collaborated with the William Magee Center to help distribute resources and packing bags for roughly 7,000 students last semester.
“This is really crucial, as 34.9% of college freshmen are reported to have mental health problems, which is what most of the resources were geared toward,” Wildman said. “The McGee Center and housing have made it very clear that they would love to continue this initiative with our
ing not being there with her.”
Johnson was able to stay in contact with her mom through a few different methods. With the new iPhone iOS18 update, users are able to send messages via satellite whenever there is no signal — something Johnson’s mom took advantage of. Also, in the event that would not work, Johnson’s mom would alter her voicemail every few hours with updates so that anyone who called could know what was happening.
Milton was supposed to hit Johnson’s hometown the night
help for years to come, and I really believe it’s going to be a useful resource to new students on campus now and in the future.”
ASB also filled two open senate seats.
Paul Winfield, a freshman public policy leadership major, was one of the two elected senators. In his nomination speech, he spoke about implementing better degree mapping and advising in response to several frustrated students.
“There is no clear, centralized system that shows us what classes we need, when we need to take them or how our AP and transfer credits will transfer here at the university,” Winfield said. “Making sure that it’s easy and accessible to be able to reach your advisor and properly plan out your academic journey over the next four years is really important.”
Freshman Jack McGeever, a public policy leadership major, was the other elected senator who campaigned for better transparency from the university housing department due to an incident of several Stewart Hall residents getting sick.
of Thursday, Oct. 10. Fortunately for her family, the storm hit during the day, allowing her to be in communication with her mom the entire time.
“When I was not in class, I was on the phone with my mom,” Johnson said. “And actually when I was in class, I was texting her constantly. I know it was a distraction from school, but keeping in contact with her was more important at the moment.”
“I was sick for two weeks, and I thought it was COVID, but when I went to an off-campus place to get tested, it turned out it was mold sickness,” McGeever said. “The symptoms people are experiencing and the antibiotics they’re being prescribed are all consistent with mold sickness. If you call University Housing and ask for mold reports, they’re not going to give it to you.”
The Daily Mississippian reached out for comment about McGeever’s statement from Jacob Batte, director of news and media relations for the university. Batte said he would provide a response as quickly as possible. Jones, a junior economics major, praised the newly elected senators.
“I was incredibly proud of the two open seat winners,” Jones said. “Both of them are people that have been here before, and I’m super proud of them and appreciative of their commitment to the Senate.”
Kayt Davis speaks during an ASB meeting in the student union on Oct. 23.
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Families in McCall Jewett’s neighborhood place their belongings on the street after intense flooding from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.
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Former staffer shares inside story on Ronald Reagan
ANNABELLE MILLER
The University of Mississippi GOP and Young Americans for Freedom organizations hosted Peggy Grande, former executive assistant to President Ronald Reagan, on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The Declaration Center held an informal reception before the event and provided 10 signed copies of Grande’s book for a raffle after the event.
Grande authored “The President Will See You Now: My Stories and Lessons from Ronald Reagan’s Final Years” and is currently on the Board of Advisors for Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy.
Grande also worked as the executive secretariat for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the deputy director for the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships under President Donald Trump.
“I think everybody can relate to part of my story, being young and green and stepping into a really big space where at first you didn’t really belong,” Grande said. “You find your footing and you realize you can add value there and be
confident in a new, big space.”
Grande discussed her start in politics as a young woman from Southern California and her role as Reagan’s executive assistant.
“He was, in a lot of ways, the convergence of everything that I loved,” Grande said. “He was a man of faith, integrity, character, and he was such a great communicator.”
Grande talked about traveling and meeting world leaders at Reagan’s side, but she said her most memorable moments were quiet days in the office and car rides to events.
“(Reagan) spoke more to me with his actions, how he treated me, how he showed me respect (and) how he never demeaned or belittled me,” Grande said.
Grande published her book after the deaths of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and she said she is proud of how she incorporates revealing, yet respectful information about the former president.
“I think it gives you an inside view into who he was and what he was about outside of the policy,” Grande said. “This is a character sketch of a person at the times when the cameras weren’t rolling when he thought nobody was watching.”
Grande also dis-
cussed Reagan’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.
“Reagan was willing to take something that was very private, personal and painful and be public about it,” Grande said. “As a result, he’s helped not only a lot of patients with Alzheimer’s, but he’s helped families.”
Grande has visited many college campuses as a speaker, and she said she was pleased with the turnout at the event at UM.
“I loved the curiosity on their faces for my story and the reflection you could see them doing about what that means for them and their future,” Grande said.
While visiting campuses, Grande said she especially enjoys talking to young women.
“I didn’t really have any political role models back in the day because there weren’t so many women in politics,” Grande said. “Hopefully there are young women who can picture themselves in the political or professional arena and can also picture themselves having the greatest struggle of all, which is becoming a mom.”
Colton Jones, a graduate student pursuing a masters in accountancy and data analytics, is the president of UM GOP. He said the organization
invited Grande to speak as a way to bring members together to learn about her experiences.
“I hope that having speakers like Peggy (Grande) give an inside scoop that we would not have ever gotten to see,” Jones said. “I’ve never had a speaker like Peggy who told us about a person who had the highest job in the world.”
Jones said he felt the most important aspect of the event was Grande’s discussion on respectful interactions.
“I think once we learn each other on a personal level, we
have greater respect for one another, and we’re able to lead like we should,” Jones said.
Dave Roberts, a freshman finance major, said he has always been interested in politics and decided to attend the event after hearing about it from a friend. “I was like, ‘that’d be awesome just to go and meet (Grande),’ and it just sounded like a great opportunity,” Roberts said.
Journalism school offers course about Bob Dylan
AVA HEFFERON News Contributor
The School of Journalism and New Media is launching a new Journalism 350 course that takes a deep dive into the history and culture of the South through legendary songwriter Bob Dylan’s work.
The course — Bob Dylan and the South — is being offered during the spring semester at 11 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays. Similar courses have been offered at other schools such as the University of Tulsa, Harvard University and Boston University.
Ronnie “RJ” Morgan, an associate instructional professor of journalism and director of the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association, will teach the class.
“I hope that students get out of college an understanding of history and the context of different things and theo-
ries that play out in practice,” Morgan said “And so to take a deep dive into Bob Dylan is to take a deep dive into America from the ‘60s and forward.”
Dylan — who is from Duluth, Minn. — has ties with Mississippi and the University of Mississippi. His song “Oxford Town” is about the riots that occurred in 1962 when James Meredith integrated the university. Dylan later went on to record music about the southern culture of Mississippi and the civil rights movement.
“I want students to leave this class with a deeper appreciation for Mississippi history, the history of the South, the civil rights movement and other southern movements. Dylan has written about legal immigration, political struggles, southern demagogues and our politics,” Morgan said.
Bob Dylan and The South will have students study many types of media.
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“There are all of these albums, documentaries and books,” Morgan said. “(The class) will be part lecture, part discussion, and I hope that by the end of the class students can create their own media such as their own radio show that talks about Bob Dylan.”
Department Chair of Journalism Bill Cassidy said this class will be different from other journalism courses.
“As the chair of the department, something I would really like to do is show students the connection of journalism to so many different things you don’t think about,” Cassidy said. “(The class) is not going to be a reporting class per say, but it will open students’ eyes to different things you can do within journalism.”
Morgan said he hopes to use this class to show how important the media can be in covering social and political issues.
“I want to use Bob Dylan’s
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work as a through line to talk about a lot of social and political issues and the way that mass media has helped shape our ideas about those issues,” Morgan said. “I also think that it’s important for students to walk out of this class with a deeper appreciation of Bob Dylan and his work as an artist and his position of importance in our culture.”
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Joan Baez and Bob Dylan in 1963
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Pookie will be looking fire tonight: Campbell and Jett Puckett come to campus
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Campbell and Jett Puckett — aka Pookie and Jett — will come to the Sandy and John Black Pavillion at 6 p.m. today. The Pucketts are visiting campus to speak at the Building Brands event hosted by the University of Mississippi’s Women in Business organization.
The duo, who live in Atlanta, made their mark on the internet by posting videos showing off their outfits and date night activities in the form of vlogs. Jett — a businessman with degrees from the University of Georgia and the University of Pennsylvania — is known for being enamored by “Pookie.”
Before she reached internet fame, Campbell graduated from UM with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. She was a member of Phi Mu sorority. Following her collegiate years, Campbell worked as a flight attendant before leaning into entrepreneurship with her platform “You Should Wear That LLC,” which serves
as both a travel blog and source for fashion advice.
Women in Business President and senior entrepreneurship major Clay Blanchard expressed appreciation for the Pucketts’ willingness to participate, especially considering that they volunteered to do it free of charge.
“All of the proceeds that we’re collecting are going
back into the business school as Women in Business’ fall fundraiser,” Blanchard said.
“It’s amazing that they are using their platform not only to inspire others but to help Campbell’s alma-mater.”
Founded in 2017, Women in Business was created as an undergraduate program with the goal of empowering young women, specifically those with hopes of achiev -
ing a career in business.
Blanchard, who will be the opening speaker at the event, talked about her experience leading the organization.
“This is my second academic year being president of Women in Business,” Blanchard said.
“The position has brought me so much joy and pride.
I’ve made some of my best friends and gained tremen -
dous leadership skills. I love being able to inspire women and also be a resource for some of the skills that go beyond the classroom.”
In addition to the Pucketts, Women in Business Adviser and UM alumna Sydney Hedberg will speak at the event.
Blanchard has advice for students and influencers who are attempting to find their footing and make their mark on the internet and the world.
“Be yourself, and there will be an audience that finds you,” Blanchard said. “If you’re copying everyone else, you won’t have something special to offer. That’s the number one rule of business.”
Doors for Building Brands open at 5 p.m., and the event runs from 6-7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available for purchase on the Women in Business website.
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‘Hey, what’s your name? Come sit and hang out and talk.’”
Since weekends can be busy, the girls use the dinners to catch up before the school week begins.
Mary Claire Waters, a
freshman business major from St. Simon’s Island, Ga., who regularly attends family dinners, described how the gathering is a good opportunity to reconnect and share stories from the weekend.
“Last week, everybody went home, and we didn’t get to see anybody during the weekend,” Waters said. “Sunday, that’s when everybody comes back.”
Sydney Schoen, a fresh -
“We’ve only known each other for, what, two months? It feels like we’ve known each other our whole life.”
- Sydney Schoen freshman general business major
man general business major from Franklin Lakes, N.J., said the dinner has helped the girls grow closer than might be expected of those living in a dorm that does not have a reputation for being social, as Crosby Hall or Martin Hall do.
“Our dorm isn’t normally considered social,” Schoen said. “But our whole floor knows each other by name. We’re always in and out of each other’s dorm (rooms). So we all just come down here Sunday and hang about and talk about what we’re doing or help people study or do their homework.”
In the future, they hope to host a sushi night or even relocate to a Provisions On Demand (POD) market for a meal. Later on this semester, the girls hope to celebrate holiday meals together.
“The Sunday before, we’re going to have Thanksgiving here,” Smith said.
The girls plan to continue hosting the Sunday fam -
“We’re all away from home. I’m not close to my home. So for me, it’s like a whole little family.”
ily dinners next year, even when they are no longer living in dorms. Luckily, they will all be living together next year, so the tradition will be an easy one to carry on.
Though the girls are only halfway through their first semester, the Sunday dinners have helped them feel as if they have been friends for much longer.
“We’ve only known each other for, what, two
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months?” Schoen said. “It feels like we’ve known each other our whole life.” Smith echoed Schoen’s sentiments toward the dynamic of the family dinner group.
“We’re all away from home,” Smith said. “I’m not close to my home. So for me, it’s like a whole little family.”
Jennifer Vesey guides tourists through Oxford’s haunted history
When one thinks about Oxford, visions of the Square, the Grove and all things “Ole Miss” are conjured up. Ghosts, typically, are not.
Jennifer Vesey, owner and founder of Oxford, MS Ghost Tours, wants to change that.
Ghost tours are a popular tourist attraction in many parts of the United States, especially in nearby historic cities such as New Orleans and Hot Springs, Ark. When Vesey moved to Oxford from Memphis, she decided to start one of her own, the first in the area.
The walking tour begins on the Square and proceeds to multiple locations, such as the courthouse, the Chancery Courthouse and the Thompson House. Each location has a story or two, totaling six stories, that shed light on Oxford’s more sinister past, as patrons stand in the very spot said crimes and tragedies occurred.
“Our walk is very connected in the stories,” Vesey said.
“You can see the history there. And that’s the beautiful thing about the Square, too. It has changed, like the storefronts and stuff like that, but the layout is almost exactly the same. And I think that’s beautiful, because you can really visualize the history there.”
In preparation for the tour, Vesey did extensive research on the city, using various sources — ranging from newspapers dated over a hundred years ago to the internet and books from the Lafayette Public Library — all to make sure her content was as accurate and intriguing as possible.
Vesey holds an electricity monitor throughout each tour, which detects the electromagnetic fields around a person. When it lights up more, and
there is no electrical source nearby, Vesey believes that the monitor indicates spiritual communication from the dead.
Batesville, Miss,. native Dani Stetka attended one of Vesey’s tours.
“It was such a fun way to learn about the history of Oxford while getting a walking tour of the present day Square.
Jennifer did a great job of seamlessly blending facts with lore, keeping the stories moving along and keeping us intrigued even through some of the more gruesome details,” Stetka said. “I would, and have, recommended this (tour) to adults of all ages. It would make a great beginning or ending to a fun night out on the town.”
Vesey charges $15 per ticket and runs tours every night throughout the year. Multiple tours a day are offered in the month of October, and private tours are available.
“I want everybody who wants to learn about the history of Oxford to be able to come on tour,” Vesey said. “So whether they have a handicap, they’re older (or) they may be more low income, I want to welcome all people from all different backgrounds. And so when cre-
ating the tour and the walking path, I wanted to make sure that it was easily movable and that I could adjust the route as needed to help accommodate those people if need be.”
Owen Plaisance, a junior public policy leadership major from Thibodaux, La., is a fan of ghost tours.
“Growing up in Louisiana, ghost tours have always been very popular and interesting to me,” Plaisance said. “I would really like to go on one here in Oxford because I am sure there’s lots of dark history this town holds. It’s important to know about the town you live in.”
Vesey aspires to open more tours in the future, with ideas such as a historical home tour and a cemetery tour.
“It’s really amazing to know that I can find something that I’m passionate about and make a business out of it,” Vesey said. “And so it’s a confirmation for me. All the hard work that I’ve done is being made into something really cool and really beautiful.”
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Ole Miss returns to Vaught-Hemingway to face Oklahoma
LUKE DUNAVANT Sports Staff Writer
After a relaxing yet reflective bye week, Ole Miss will face Oklahoma on Saturday, looking to bounce back after a heartbreaking loss to LSU two weeks prior.
Ole Miss and Oklahoma have never faced each other in a regular season game. Their only meeting occurred on Dec. 31, 1999, during a postseason bowl game, in which the Rebels secured a 2725 victory in Shreveport, La.
The Rebels go into this game ranked as the No. 18 team in the AP Top 25 poll. Quarterback Jaxson Dart and wide receiver Tre Harris both still lead the SEC in passing yards and receiving yards per game, respectively.
The team’s offense as a whole has been questionable, however, as the play calling has been boom or bust.
Dart had 42 pass attempts, and the team as a whole had 42 rush attempts against LSU, with some of those coming from Dart’s improvisational skills. The main problem is Dart sometimes forces the ball
down the field, only checking down when he absolutely has to.
A bright spot from the LSU game was running back Ulysses Bentley IV finally getting a significant amount of carries in a game, totaling 107 yards and a touchdown.
“It felt great, man, just to be back out there with those guys,” Bentley said to the Daily Journal. “I definitely showed a lot of emotion. I was definitely excited.”
The Rebel defense, on the other hand, has exceeded all expectations. The linebacker duo of TJ Dottery and Chris “Pooh” Paul Jr. might be one of the best in the country, combining for 89 tackles and three-and-a-half sacks.
This goes along with one of the best interior defensive line duos as well, with JJ Pegues and Walter Nolen having 47 tackles and three sacks. As a whole, the Ole Miss defense has 469 tackles, 24 sacks and seven interceptions on the season.
Oklahoma is coming off a poor performance against South Carolina, losing 359. Quarterback Jackson Arnold, who was benched earlier this season, came back
into the game, throwing the Sooners’ lone touchdown.
For the whole game, Arnold threw for 225 yards — an okay performance. The problem for Oklahoma’s offense is inconsistent performances from key players.
The Sooners’ defense is not the main issue, recording 33 tackles and six sacks against the Gamecocks alone. If Oklahoma can stay consistent on offense, the Sooners could pose a real problem for the Rebels.
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Ole Miss will take on the Oklahoma Sooners at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, with the game kicking off at 11 a.m. and streaming on ESPN.
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Lane Kiffin watches a replay on the sideline during a game against Georgia Southern in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Sept. 21.
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A look into the 50th season of Ole Miss Women’s Basketball
NATE DONOHUE Sports Staff Writer
With the Party in the Pavilion on Tuesday, Ole Miss basketball is officially underway. In her seventh season as head coach, Yolett McPhee-McCuin looks to steer the 20th-ranked Lady Rebs to another strong performance.
“I’m very grateful to play in the Southeastern Conference,” McPhee-McCuin said at SEC Media Days in Birmingham, Ala., on Oct. 16. “I have an immense amount of joy about being the head coach at the University of Mississippi, and we look forward to having a hopeful and healthy season.”
Last season, Ole Miss finished with a 24-9 regular season record, earning third place in the SEC and a seven seed in the postseason NCAA tournament. The Lady Rebels beat Marquette in the Round of 64 but lost to Notre Dame in the Round of 32.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the women’s basketball program at Ole Miss. The team has qualified for the postseason tournament 20 times and advanced to the Elite Eight five times.
Ashton Hopp, special assistant to McPhee-McCuin, has been with Ole Miss Women’s Basketball for three seasons and looks forward to spending her fourth celebrating 50 years of the Lady Rebels.
“I think it’s super cool to see the tradition,” Hopp said in an interview with The Daily Mississippian. “… and to really honor all of the legends and the women and the men, the coaches and the players that came before us. … We aren’t where we’re at as Team 50 without the people before us.”
This year, McPhee-McCuin loses all-SEC wing Marquesha Davis, who averaged 14 points per game last season. Additionally, center Rita Igbokwe, who averaged 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks a game, graduated in the spring.
But the Lady Rebels are bringing back several key players, including guards Madison Scott and Kennedy Todd-Williams and forward Kharyssa Richardson. Additionally, KK Deans — perhaps the best shooter on the roster — will be back after missing most of last season. Ole Miss will have experience, leadership and talent, priming the team for a deep tournament run come March.
Ole Miss will start out tough with an AP Top-25 matchup against No. 3 Southern California in the Aflac Oui-Play in Paris.
Trojan guard Juju Watkins is an early frontrunner for the Na-
tional Player of the Year Award, and she is joined by the No. 1 recruiting class in the country.
“We’re the first premiere game (on) Nov. 4,” Hopp said. “I think the outlook is humble, hungry, and we’re going to go out there and be dogs, and we’re going to go out there and seize the opportunity.”
After that, the Rebels face No. 9 NC State, a Final Four team last season, in the ACC-SEC challenge. The week of Thanksgiving, the Rebels travel to the Bahamas for the Baha Mar Women’s Championship. If they beat Boston College in the opening round, they have the opportunity to play a powerhouse program like No. 2 ranked UConn. Either way, the Lady Rebels should escape the non-conference schedule in solid shape.
“I’d rather have our players have a chance to dive into the competitive space before we get to what I call ‘the baby WNBA,’ which is the SEC,” McPhee-McCuin said.
On Jan. 2, the Rebels open conference play in Auburn, Ala., against Auburn. In the middle of the month, they play No. 24 Alabama. Two games later, after another home game against Florida, the Rebels head south to face rival Mississippi State. Though the Bulldogs are unranked, this could prove to be a trap game for the Rebels.
A week later, the Rebels return to Oxford to play No. 4 Texas — the new team on the block in the SEC. The Longhorns are coming off an Elite Eight performance during which they were without one of their best players, guard Rori Harmon. With guard Laila Phelia — Michigan’s leading scorer last season — transferring in, the Longhorns should be a formidable team.
In February, Ole Miss will face a slew of tough opponents, most notably No. 22 Kentucky, No. 10 Oklahoma, and to close out the month, defending National Champions No. 1 South Carolina. The Gamecocks have claimed the national title in two of the past three seasons and bring back high-profile guards Raven Johnson, MiLaysia Fulwiley and others.
An early March away game against No. 7 LSU marks the end of the regular season. Afterward comes the SEC tournament, and the Rebels hope to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. With so many experienced players and such strong coaching, Ole Miss should impress this year.
The 50th Ole Miss Women’s Basketball team poses for a photo at the Party in the Pavilion on Oct. 22.
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