Grayson Weir

Wild third-set win carries Ole Miss volleyball to 3-1 victory over Alabama

Looking to rebound from their Friday night loss to Auburn, the Rebels took to the court in a mid-afternoon Sunday, ending in a 3-1 victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide. To the tune of missed serves, hitting errors and a clear lack of rhythm, the Rebels left themselves with a 5-12 first-game, seven-point deficit in front of their […]

Cross country sweeps Rebel Invite in definitive fashion

The Ole Miss cross country team showed its strength on its home course with a sweep of the Rebel Invite on Friday. Hosting seven other schools, including Southern Miss, Jackson State, Rust College and William Carey, the Rebels dominated. For the second year in a row, the team ran itself to victory in both the women’s 5K […]

Rebel goalkeeper Marnie Merritt knows no nonsense

Marnie Merritt has been preparing her whole life to be a part of something special. Her love of soccer came at an early age; Merritt found her home in the net around the age of 12. Quickly realizing her field skills weren’t quite up to par with the other 12-year-olds, her coaches put her in the goal, […]

Heart attack to bounce back: A tale of two Rebel defenses

On a beautiful 70-degree, early September morning, the Ole Miss Rebels took the field in front of a fairly sparse 11 a.m. showing at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. After a definitive offensive performance against South Alabama in week one, head coach Matt Luke came into the day looking for defensive depth and efficiency against the UT Martin […]

Editor to editor: UT Martin

Matt Herod, sports editor at The Pacer, joins DM sports editor Grayson Weir to discuss Saturday’s matchup between Ole Miss and the University of Tennessee at Martin.  One of the big stories from Ole Miss’ game was the impressive performance of quarterback Shea Patterson. The big story of UTM’s win over Clarion was the shutout […]

A Rebel since birth, Matt Luke relishes head coaching job

Head coach Matt Luke epitomizes what it means to be an Ole Miss Rebel. Born in Gulfport, he was brought up in a household that bled red and blue. His father, who started his family’s deep Ole Miss ties in the ’60s, played defensive back under head coach Johnny Vaught. “My father played here, my […]

Volleyball starts season strong with three weekend wins, falls short to North Dakota

Ole Miss volleyball returned for the 2017 season Friday morning as the Rebel Invitational took to the brand new Gillom Sports Center. Going 3-1 on the weekend, the Rebels beat Louisiana Tech, Chattanooga and Florida A&M, but fell just short in a tight match with North Dakota. Friday versus Louisiana Tech: The 2017 volleyball season […]

Editors pick ’em: College football week 1

College Football makes its return this weekend, and so do our sports editors’ weekly picks. Grayson Weir and Sam Harres have made their calls, now take a look at how they expect this first week to shake out. Oregon State at Colorado State Grayson: In the headliner of the weekend, the Beavers travel south to break in Colorado State’s new […]

Column: Amazing grace, how sweet the sound: College football is upon us

Ladies and gentlemen, the most wonderful time of the year is upon us. Forget Christmas, forget your birthday, forget Mardi Gras – it’s college football season. This Saturday at 1:30 p.m., Oregon State and Colorado State will send their captains to the 50-yard line at a brand new stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado. A coin flip […]

Column: Postseason shmostseason: 2017 is going to be a blast

College football returns Saturday. Sure, it’s the Colorado State season opener and it’s being played in Australia, but it’s college football, nonetheless. And that means just seven days later the Rebels will take the field in front of 64,000 in white. This year, of course, is a little bit different. The games don’t hold the […]

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