2008 OLE MISS REBELS FOOTBALL PREVIEW

2008 Ole Miss Rebels football will be interesting to watch. Mississippi football is rich in southern football history and tradition. But, lately, the football gods have not shined on Oxford. For instance, Ole Miss finished the 2007 season with a 3-9 record (0-8 in the SEC) and lost to cross-state rival Miss. State and ended up dead last in the SEC.

Many Rebel boosters were surprised by the firing of head coach Ed Orgeron after last season. Many thought Orgeron was on the right track and had brought in some good, young talent (including Texas transfer QB Jevan Snead who sat out last season). Indeed, Ole Miss has more returning starters this year than anyone in the SEC (19; 10 on defense). But, they lost their QB (Seth Adams) and leading rusher (Bruce Hall) from ’07. Both graduated as seniors.

At any rate, the University of Mississippi wooed Houston Nutt away from Arkansas and he now leads the Rebels. And, that’s what makes 2008 interesting. Nutt, knows the SEC well. He knows how to motivate players. If the talent is there, Nutt could lead the Rebels to some surprise wins. Two key players in 2008 for Ole Miss will be Left Tackle Michael Oher and Defensive Lineman Greg Hardy – both 2008 All-SEC Pre-Season First Team Members.

But, at the end of the day, as we so often say: “The SEC is just so tough.” We think Ole Miss will battle it out with Arkansas for last place in the SEC West. The October 25 game at Arkansas will be huge. It is homecoming for Arkansas and look for Houston Nutt to have his Rebs fired up for his own “homecoming.” Of course, the Egg Bowl against Miss. State in the last regular season game of the year will be huge too. This year it will be in Oxford.

If we’ve gotta make a prediction, we think Ole Miss will win one or two SEC games this year and finish in 5th place in the West (ahead of Arkansas).

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2008 Ole Miss Rebels Football Schedule

August 30 -- Memphis
September 6 -- at Wake Forest
September 13 -- Samford
September 20 – Vanderbilt
September 27 – at Florida
October 4 – South Carolina (Homecoming)
October 18 – at Alabama
October 25 – at Arkansas
November 1 – Auburn
November 15 – Louisiana-Monroe
November 22 – at LSU
November 28 (Friday) – Mississippi State

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Head Coach: Houston Nutt (1st season at Ole Miss) (111-70 .613)
Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway (60,580)

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Houston Nutt Biography (current Ole Miss coach)

University of Mississippi Oxford Trip

SEC Football Predictions

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