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 Volleyball defeats Memphis

The Ole Miss Volleyball team swept Memphis in Oxford Tuesday night, their second home game of the season.  Ole Miss entered the game 4-3 on the season, while the Tigers entered at 7-2. The Lady Rebels celebrated pediatric brain cancer awareness by honoring Bre Henry’s niece, Isla, who has an inoperable brain tumor.  Set one […]

Discounted tickets available for families at Tulane game

In an effort to welcome visitors to Oxford for Fall Family Weekend  from Sept. 19-20, the Ole Miss Athletic Ticket Office is offering family members of Ole Miss students discounts on tickets to Saturday’s football game with Tulane. “Ole Miss Athletics works with the Ole Miss Family Association to offer a limited number of discount […]

Ole Miss Soccer opens SEC play with a draw against Auburn

Ole Miss Soccer opened conference play against Auburn on Friday, Sept. 12. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Seniors Sidney O’Billovich, Taylor Prigge, Kate Smith, Briana Rodriguez and Lauren Montgomery were all honored pregame for Senior Night.  The Tigers entered the game 4-2-1 in nonconference play, with 16 goals scored and only three allowed […]

Ole Miss and Trinidad Chambliss outlast SEC rival Arkansas 41-35

Ole Miss welcomed the Arkansas Razorbacks to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in a battle of undefeated teams. The Rebels came out with a high-scoring 41-35 win. Rebel backup quarterback and Division II Ferris State transfer Trinidad Chambliss got the start over Austin Simmons due to Simmons’ ankle injury and led Ole Miss to its third victory of […]

Ole Miss Football eyes 3-0 start against Arkansas

Ole Miss Football began SEC play last weekend with a road win against Kentucky. On Saturday, Sept. 13, the AP No. 17 Rebels will return home to face Arkansas — another big test for a team with College Football Playoff aspirations. Arkansas enters this matchup unranked but undefeated at 2-0. The Razorbacks’ wins came against […]

Universities can now pay student-athletes directly: How do Ole Miss students feel?

In a decision expected to reshape the future of college athletics, the NCAA has agreed to a settlement in the House v. NCAA antitrust lawsuit to allow schools to pay athletes directly for the first time in history. The deal allows athletic departments to set aside approximately $20.5 million annually per school to distribute among […]

The changing landscape of college sports

The House v. NCAA settlement, which ends three federal lawsuits claiming the NCAA was illegally limiting the earning power of college athletes, has been finalized. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approved the settlement on June 6. Athletic departments can now directly pay athletes, and a firm is now overseeing NIL deals. Despite the approval, two […]

Ole Miss Football wraps up week one of fall camp

Ole Miss Football fall camp kicked off Tuesday. The media attended select practices this week and heard from head coach Lane Kiffin and various players. Coaches will make their final decisions on the depth chart for the upcoming season during this month-long training intensive.  The final practice media can attend for this year’s fall camp […]

Ole Miss Football player Corey Adams killed in Tennessee shooting

Eighteen-year-old Corey Adams, a freshman defensive lineman at Ole Miss, was shot and pronounced dead at the intersection of Forest Hill-Irene and Walnut Grove on Saturday night in Cordova, Tenn.  “Out of respect for his family, we will not be commenting further at this time,” Ole Miss Football said in a statement on X. “We […]

House v. NCAA settlements gets approved, universities can now directly pay athletes

The House v. NCAA settlement, which is a collection of three lawsuits against the NCAA and its power conferences, was approved by Judge Claudia Wilken on June 6. The historic settlement allows every United States university to pay student athletes up to $20.5 million. Athletes can still receive name, image and likeness payments from third […]

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