Russ Eddins

Trump signs executive order regarding college sports

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, April 3, entitled “Urgent National Action to Save College Sports.” Though the order, which would go into effect on Aug. 1, sets limits on the transfer portal and NIL, it is unlikely to have any major effect on college sports.  The order calls for the NCAA […]

Ole Miss Football is back with spring drills

Ole Miss Football began its spring drills on Friday, March 27, and the media was permitted to attend a 12-minute practice window on Tuesday, March 31. Head coach Pete Golding and quarterback Trinidad Chambliss spoke at press conferences over the period.   During the open practice window, quarterbacks took snaps and worked on rolling outside the […]

Ole Miss Baseball swept by State in weekend series

No. 18 Ole Miss Baseball lost all three games against No. 6 Mississippi State at Swayze Field from Friday, March 27, to Sunday, March 29. The Rebels lost the series on Saturday with a 6-1 defeat in game two and State completed the sweep with a 7-1 win on Sunday.  Game one was the Rebels’  […]

The state of college athletics: Is change on the horizon?

President Donald Trump is considering signing an executive order to reel in NIL and set guardrails. Congress is also working on the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act — which would allow the NCAA to set transfer regulations — and two senators recently agreed to amend a decades-long sports broadcasting act.  […]

Ole Miss Baseball takes series against Kentucky with comeback win on Saturday

Ole Miss Baseball took the series against Kentucky on Saturday, March 21 at Swayze Field with a 12-9 win. They won game one on Thursday, March 19 with a 5-0 shutout victory, but faltered on Friday, March 20 in a 3-1 loss thanks to defensive mistakes. First baseman Will Furniss’ two-run single on Saturday was […]

What we learned about Ole Miss Baseball this week

The Ole Miss Baseball team took a tough series loss this past weekend, March 13-15 at now-No. 2 Texas, after losing 2-1 against now-No. 12 Southern Miss on Tuesday, March 10. The Rebels rebounded against Austin Peay at home with a 9-5 win on Tuesday, March 17, but after going 1-3 in ranked games this […]

Mississippi Senate denies NIL bill

The Mississippi Senate Finance Committee denied House Bill 4014 on Monday, March 16, which would have removed income tax from name, image and likeness (NIL) deals for universities in Mississippi. The bill passed through the House of Representatives on Feb. 25 and was sent to the Senate on Feb. 26.  “I don’t know about the […]

Ole Miss Rifle brings home the gold

The Ole Miss Rifle team brought home the NCAA smallbore title from the NCAA Rifle Championships in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. The team, composed entirely of women despite air rifle being a co-ed sport, finished third overall and tied for the best finish in program history. Audrey Gogniat won […]

Chambliss sues NCAA over injunction appeal

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and his legal team are seeking extra-contractual and punitive damages after the NCAA filed to appeal Chambliss’ preliminary injunction, which Chambliss argues forced Electronic Arts (EA) to remove him as a finalist for the cover of College Football 2027, a popular video game. Judge Robert Whitwell granted Chambliss’ injunction on […]

Ole Miss Softball finishes 4-0 in weekend tournament

The Ole Miss Softball team hosted the Ole Miss Classic this past weekend on Feb. 27-March 1. The Rebels played two games against Jacksonville State and two games against the University of Louisiana-Monore; they won all four and outscored their opponents by a margin of 24-3. Game 1 — vs. Jacksonville State Ole Miss won […]

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