Russ Eddins

Russ Eddins is a junior journalism major from Oxford, Miss. He serves as the Sports Editor for The Daily Mississippian and was previously a Sports Writer and the Assistant Sports Editor. Russ is a big St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Bills fan.

Ole Miss continues playoff push with 30-14 win over South Carolina

Ole Miss returned to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium to face South Carolina on Saturday night and improved to 8-1 with a 30-14 win.  The crowd showed up for the game in a big way.  “I like our students. They (have) great energy, and they were there whenever we got there two hours before the game,” head coach […]

What we learned from Ole Miss Basketball’s exhibition games

The Ole Miss Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams hosted exhibition games in Oxford on Sunday. The women’s team played Southern Arkansas and won 96-36, while the men’s team faced Saint Mary’s and lost 68-53. Here are some reactions from Sunday’s action. Men’s team The Rebels lost 68-53 after a slow start, though they kept the […]

Rumors link Lane Kiffin to the Florida head coach vacancy

The University of Florida Athletic Department fired football head coach Billy Napier on Sunday, Oct. 19, after a 3-4 start to the season and an overall record of 22-23 in four seasons at the helm. With a coaching position such as this one opening up, a lot of attention shifted to one man to potentially […]

Student-athletes seek fifth year of eligibility in various lawsuits against the NCAA

Current NCAA rules grant student-athletes in good academic standing four seasons of eligibility over a five-calendar year period. However, student-athletes have recently turned to the courts in search of a fifth year of eligibility. A fifth year can lead to positive impacts for many student-athletes, including ones at Ole Miss, such as Tyler Banks, who […]

DI Administrative Committee approves new portal window for football

The Division I Administrative Committee voted last Tuesday to move the winter transfer window to Jan. 2-16 for football. The new window was finalized at the conclusion of the committee’s meetings last Wednesday.  Two exceptions to the rule are also expected to be approved: Players will be allowed to transfer after a head coach is […]

Ole Miss soccer struggles through SEC play

Arkansas (lost 4-1) Ole Miss lost 4-1 against No. 7 Arkansas on Friday, Sept. 26. Goalkeeper Sydney O’Billivich started the game strong with two saves in the opening five minutes, but the Razorbacks broke through in the ninth minute when Bella Field finished off a corner kick. Six minutes later, Razorback Ainsley Erzen doubled the […]

How can Ole Miss get to the College Football Playoffs?

Following its 24-19 win versus then-No. 4 LSU, Ole Miss climbed to its highest AP ranking in a decade and replaced the Tigers at No. 4 in the polls. This rise has many fans, the rest of the SEC and the nation asking one question: How far can this team go? The Rebels started last […]

Takeaways from Ole Miss’ win against LSU

Then-No. 13 Ole Miss Football held onto its lead against then-No. 4 LSU to win 24-19 on Saturday. The Rebels are now the No. 4 team in the country entering their first bye week of the season. The matchup proved various team strengths for Ole Miss. The offense is one of the best in the […]

Can Ole Miss compete in the post-House era?

  In the current climate of college sports, student-athletes can make money in a variety of ways: name, image and likeness (NIL), third-party deals and sponsorships, to name a few. Following the recent House v. NCAA settlement, athletes can add payment from university athletic departments to that list.  Athletic departments can now directly pay student-athletes […]

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