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DTheailyMississippian Thursday, February 2, 2012 thedmonline.com Vol. 100 No. 240 Despite rankings, Freeze touts first recruiting class and his staff made up a lot of three hats representing Oklahoma ground, getting official visits and State, LSU and Ole Miss, Elston in-home visits to be in the running unzipped his jacket to reveal a red for top prospects, but they were not tie and picked up the Ole Miss hat able to win the final battles, which to indicate his commitment to the showed in the final recruiting Rebels. rankings. Ole Miss finished 44th “Our whole staff watched his nationally and 13th among the 14 decision,” Freeze said. “That was Southeastern Conference schools, the last of the 13 names we had on including Texas A&M and Mis- the board. That was the last name souri, according to Rivals.com. we were waiting on. We had one Ole Miss finished 63rd nationally change this morning with Kenno and last in the SEC, according to Loyal jumping into Jordan Tay- Scout.com. lor’s spot. To get Elston at the end “In this conference there is not was a big pick-me-up for our staff. anyone who is bad at recruiting,” We were thrilled.” Freeze said. “You are not going Elston, who played in both the to go to a place and it not be im- Alabama-Mississippi All-Star pressive and they not do a good Classic and the Under Armour job on recruiting weekends. Most All-American Game, was one of of them have been recruited for a a few players Freeze singled out in year and half and have developed his press conference yesterday as relationships. Our staff was a new immediate impact players. Join- staff. We were learning about each ing him in those two games were ADDISON DENT | The Daily Mississippian Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze addresses the media in the Indoor Practice Facility team meeting room Wednesday. Ole Miss other and where our strengths Ward and South Panola defensive finished 44th nationally and 13th in the SEC according to Rivals.com, and 63rd nationally and last in the SEC according to Scout.com. were. We didn’t get to go to the tackle Issac Gross, and Freeze said spring period and get to the areas. he feels like both will be pushing BY AUSTIN MILLER munity College quarterback Bo this is a great class because I think “You put people out and try to people for playing time. [email protected] Wallace, who signed during the that is proven in time. I do think play to their strengths. I thought On the other side of the ball are junior college transfer signing pe- it is a very good class. We had to we were somewhat effective at get- Wallace and San Francisco Com- In less than two months after riod. All things considered, Freeze try to develop these relationships ting people into some homes. We munity College offensive tackle being introduced as the new head was pleased with his first recruit- in the tough recruiting battles that didn’t win all the battles that we Pierce Burton from the junior col- football coach, Hugh Freeze put ing class and is looking forward to you face in this conference. We are got into, but to get into some of lege ranks and a trio of running together a 19-player recruiting the future. thrilled with a lot of the outcomes those in just three weeks time with backs in Kenno Loyal, I’Tavius class, including 13 who signed “We are excited to have this day that we had.” some of the schools we were com- Mathers and Jaylen Walton who their National Letters of In- come and get it over with and get Given the compressed recruit- peting against was a great tribute will be expected to play this sea- tent yesterday. He held together our guys in the boat moving to- ing period and coming off 4-8 and to our staff.” son. much of this year’s class despite ward spring ball and being who 2-10 records the past two seasons, One of the recruiting battles Ole Ole Miss signed 19 this year to the coaching change and made a we are going to become here,” Freeze and his staff faced an up- Miss won played itself out on Na- get to the 85-player scholarship splash with the additions of Ab- Freeze said. “We are really excited hill battle in making inroads and tional Signing Day with Oxford, limit. If during the mid-year sign- erdeen defensive end Channing about our class. I’ll never stand building relationships with high Ala., defensive back Trae Elston’s Ward and East Mississippi Com- before you any year and say that school players and coaches. Freeze announcement on ESPNU. With See RECRUITING, PAGE 5

Nic Lott returns as keynote speaker for Black History Month

BY JACOB BATTE Lott said being the first black former Oklahoma Congressman [email protected] ASB president meant a lot to J.C. Watts and former Gov. Ha- him. He recalled the memory ley Barbour, and he is currently By the late 1990s, the Univer- of a local reporter talking to him serving under Gov. Phil Bryant, sity of Mississippi had already shortly after the election. working with the Mississippi enrolled its first black student, “He said that at my age that I Development Authority. Con- cheered on its first black student- couldn’t possibly understand or gressman Watts was the highest- athlete, elected its first black Miss comprehend the significance of ranking black elected official in Ole Miss and crowned its first what it meant to minority stu- Congress while Lott worked for black Miss University. However, dents who had come and gone, him. at the turn of the millennium the to the alumni,” Lott said. “But Though he has been across students had yet to be led by a over the years, I have certainly the United States working with black Associated Student Body grasped the importance of it.” different politicians, Lott has re- president. Lott said he is happy to be able mained close to the university, But in February of the year to represent the university in such serving on various alumni com- 2000, that would change, as a positive way to the state and to mittees. Taylorsville native Nic Lott was the nation. Lott said he was very honored elected to be the first black ASB “I’m glad that my election when he was contacted to be part PHOTO COURTESY NIC LOTT president. Lott said he first began served as a symbol of how far of the Black History Month Kick Nic Lott, the first black Associated Student Body president at the University of Mississippi, to think about running for ASB our university has come, the Off at Ole Miss. speaks to a reporter from WAPT during the 2008 presidential debate at the Gertrude C. president the previous December great progress our university has “I am thrilled to be a part of Ford Center for Performing Arts. when he served as the state chair made and how we certainly ap- it, and I look forward to return- of the College Republicans his preciate and embrace diversity ing to campus to speak about 50 advantage of the opportunities “I encouraged them to visit,” junior year. When he heard the across the campus,” he said. “It’s years of integration,” he said. they have been afforded without he said. “They were amazed, news, Lott said he was surprised. great to be able to let folks know Lott said his speech will focus knowing the sacrifices and the when they would come to visit, at “I was very nervous about it, it was a new Ole Miss and that on the trials James Meredith tremendous courage that people how much it has changed.” but when the announcement we are open for diversity.” faced when he enrolled in 1962 had during those dark, evil days Lott will be speaking at noon came I was really excited,” he After he graduated from Ole and the ensuing 50 years of in- in our state.” in the Student Union lobby. For said. “I knew what it meant for Miss in 2001 with a degree in tegration that swept across the Lott said when he was in more information on black histo- me just to be able to accomplish political science, Lott interned nation. Washington, D.C., many people ry month at Ole Miss, visit zing. that goal. I was looking forward at the White House. He has also “It was not a cakewalk,” he still remembered the image of olemiss.edu/category/celebrat- to getting to work right away.” worked with Sen. Trent Lott, said. “A lot of folks today take old Mississippi. ing-black-history. 2

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OPINION | 02.02.12 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 2

Washington needs an outsider

BY SEAN HIGGINS with a Congress that is up for re- liberal U.S. senator to become is to legislate. Republicans need chusetts and Republican presi- [email protected] election every two years. president of the United States. to be more than obstructionists; dential candidate Mitt Romney In a recent ABC News/Wash- In 2007, the National Journal they should be focusing on job has a proven track record of The 2008 presidential election ington Post poll, Congress only ranked senators on their voting creation, clean energy, providing finding common ground with between Sens. John McCain and scored a 13 percent job approval record and concluded Obama an alternative to Obamacare and the opposition and working to- Barack Obama was purported rating. Yet it was only two years to be the most liberal of all his finally, cutting spending and get- ward a solution best suited for to be about hope and change; ago when Republicans gained a Democratic colleagues. If voters ting our deficits under control. his constituents. In Massachu- the next president was going majority in the House of Repre- were truly looking for progress Obama ran — and won — in setts, he worked with a legisla- to change the status quo from sentatives and Speaker Boehner, and bipartisanship, why would 2008 on the idea of uniting the ture made up of over 80 percent a gridlocked Washington to a R-Ohio, promised the country they elect someone who strictly country. His goal has been an ut- Democrats, yet still managed to Washington that worked for the that the U.S. House would be- voted along the party line? If his ter failure. In Obama’s third year pass substantial tax cuts, health American people, rather than come the “people’s House.” voting record told us anything, it in office, 80 percent of Democrats care reform, education reform lobbyists and peddlers like Newt One thing both parties agree was that he was going to be an approved of the job he was do- and four balanced budgets. Gingrich, corporations and Wall on is approval ratings. Both par- exceedingly partisan president ing, according to Gallup tracking Enough with the partisan, Street. But the voters eventually ties in Congress have lost 17 when elected. polls, compared with 12 percent Chicago political machine — got what they deserved. Repub- points in approval over the past The current gridlock and par- of Republicans who approved. Obama has had his chance, and licans nominated McCain, an three years — 91 percent of con- tisanship in Washington cannot The 68-point partisan gap is the he failed. He ran on uniting the insider who spent nearly three servative Republicans disapprove be placed only on Obama. Re- highest for any president’s third country, but instead he divided decades in Washington, while of Congress, as do 90 percent publican leadership in the House year in office. The Washington us. Romney has a track record Democrats nominated Obama, of liberal Democrats. With ap- and Senate should also take the Post reported that out of the 10 of bipartisan solutions. He is the a former community organizer proval ratings like these, why do blame. most partisan years of presiden- candidate Americans have been and partisan political novice ac- most incumbents get re-elected? “The single most important tial job approval in Gallup data, waiting for and is the outsider customed to corrupt Chicago If voters are looking for a bipar- thing we want to achieve is for seven have come since 2004. who can finally restore confi- politics. tisan politician, we need to stop President Obama to be a one- We need a president, unlike dence in an incompetent, broken Why, then, are Americans so sending ideologues to the White term president,” Senate Minor- Bush or Obama, who is willing Washington. dissatisfied with the government House and to Congress. ity Leader Mitch McConnell to compromise and work with they continually have the oppor- Voters need to take their job said in July. both Republicans and Demo- Sean Higgins is a political science tunity to choose? Not only are more seriously. That may not seem like a ter- crats to bring credibility back to and journalism double-major from they dissatisfied with presidential In 2008, the American peo- rible goal for a presidential can- the White House. Brookings, S.D. Follow him on Twitter candidates, but they are angry ple elected the most partisan, didate, but Sen. McConnell’s job Former governor of Massa- @seanmhiggins. Pre-existing conditions unfortunate, but should not be covered

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Ole Miss National Signing Day commitment capsules

BY BENNETT HIPP Robert Conyers Trae Elston Issac Gross [email protected] Cody Core Offensive tackle Wide Receiver Defensive Back Defensive Tackle Miami, Fla. (G. Holmes Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS) Batesville (South Panola Quintavius Burdette Auburn, Ala. (Auburn Braddock HS) HS) Rivals.com: HS) Athlete Rivals.com: Scout.com: Rivals.com: Senatobia (Senatobia HS) Rivals.com: Scout.com: Scout.com: Vitals: 6’0,” 183 pounds Scout.com: Rivals.com: Vitals: 6’5,” 277 pounds Elston committed to Ole Vitals: 6’3,” 270 pounds Scout.com: Vitals: 6’3,” 173 Conyers was close to com- pounds Miss on signing day, choos- Gross continues the South Vitals: 5’10,” 180 pounds mitting to Duke and offen- ing the Rebels over LSU Panola-to-Ole Miss pipeline Burdette committed to Hugh A longtime commitment sive line Matt Luke, but put to Troy University, Core and Oklahoma State. He and is one of the top play- Freeze at Arkansas State and that on hold when Luke was fills a huge need for Ole ers in the state of Mississip- switched to Ole Miss in late reopened his recruitment hired to the same position at this past month. As a se- Miss as they badly need pi. While undersized for a January. Originally a running Ole Miss. Soon thereafter, playmakers in the second- defensive tackle, he makes back, he was forced to play nior, he hauled in over he committed Ole Miss over 600 yards receiving and ary. He could play either up for it with a great first quarterback as a senior. He offers from Cincinnati, Duke, cornerback or safety at the step and high motor. He rushed for over 1,200 yards eight touchdown. He also Kentucky, Michigan State, played in the Alabama- next level. With a lack of chose Ole Miss over offers as a junior at the running South Florida and Wake returning depth, he’ll have from Alabama, Arkansas, back position. Listed as an Mississippi All-Star Clas- Forest, among others. Cony- sic and chose Ole Miss the chance to play early for Mississippi State, Southern athlete, he could play in the ers is an athletic tackle that the Rebels. Mississippi, Tennessee and defensive secondary or at over offers from Kentucky, should do well in Freeze’s North Carolina and Troy. Texas, among others. running back for the Rebels. spread offense. Mike Hilton Kenno Loyal I’tavius Mathers Athlete Running Back Running Back Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek Decatur, Ga. (Columbia Murfreeesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) HS) HS) Rivals.com: Deal’s auto repair Rivals.com: Rivals.com: Scout.com: & Glass Co. Scout.com: Scout.com: Vitals: 6’0,” 195 pounds Full Service Repair Center Vitals: 5’9,” 175 pounds Vitals: 5’10,” 234 pounds With the graduation of Bran- An electric athlete and Of the three running backs don Bolden and Enrique Davis, For all your auto repair a possible sleeper in this and the two athletes who Ole Miss badly needed to land and glass needs class, Hilton could help Ole could play running back, a big-time running back in this Miss at any number of po- class, and Mathers fits the bill. Loyal is the biggest back 281-4417 • 2100 S. Lamar sitions. He could play run- in this class. The only other He earned Tennessee Gatorade Next to marquiS ChevroN ning back, cornerback or big back on the roster is Player of the Year honors his in the slot as a receiver for Nick Parker, so Loyal has a junior season. As a senior, he the Rebels. Hilton chose Ole chance to come in and fill a rushed for over 2,000 yards Miss over offers from Cincin- niche role for the Rebels. He and 27 touchdowns. He chose NEW Gelcolor by OPI nati, Kentucky, Mississippi chose Ole Miss over offers Ole Miss over a myriad of offers Are your Nails Out of Control? State, North Carolina and including Alabama, Mississippi from Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Come & get them Ready for the Super Bowl! Southern Mississippi. Louisville, Penn State and Pur- State, Notre Dame, South Caro- due, among others. lina and Tennessee.

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CAPSULES, Temario Strong Jaylen Walton RECRUITING, a solid kid who know this is where Linebacker Running Back they want to be, we will (take an continued from page 3 Batesville (South Panola HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis continued from page 1 early commitment). They are go- Rivals.com: Ridgeway HS) ing to help you recruit by talking Ben Still Scout.com: Rivals.com: about where they are going and Offensive Guard Vitals: 6’1,” 210 pounds Scout.com: ing period there are open spots where they want to be. We have Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Strong is the other Ole Miss Vitals: 5’8,” 164 pounds under this limit, Ole Miss can sign already taken one, and we think University School) commitment from South Panola A pure speed back, Wal- up to six players that can count we’ve hit a home run to start.” Rivals.com: and projects to play outside line- ton is a perfect complement backward to this year’s class of 19 Scout.com: backer at the college level after to Mathers’ physical running players. The Rebels have already Missed College Sports Talk’s playing defensive end in high landed their first verbal com- Vitals: 6’4,” 295 pounds style. As a senior, he rushed Signing Day show? Listen to One of the longest-tenured school. He played in the Ala- for over 2,500 yards and 33 mitment for the class of 2013 in bama-Mississippi All-Star Clas- Byhalia offensive tackle Davion live interviews with Brandon Ole Miss commitments, Still touchdowns. He’ll also have Speck, Dan Rubenstein, sic and recorded 60 tackles and a chance to play early in Ox- Johnson this past Sunday. committed to the Rebels this Dave Shuman and Brad past April. He is one of just six sacks as a senior. While a bit ford and seems like a great “I think that gives you some Logan on myrebelradio. four offensive linemen in this undersized, even at linebacker, fit for Freeze’s offense. Wal- momentum,” Freeze said of ear- class, so he provides valu- he possesses great speed, quick- ton chose Ole Miss over of- ly commitments. “If it is a really com. Also, interviews with able depth at the position. He ness and a high motor. fers from Arkansas, Auburn, done deal with a solid family and recent commitments. chose Ole Miss over offers Mississippi State, Nebraska, from Memphis and Tulane. John Youngblood Notre Dame, and Penn State, Defensive End among others. Channing Ward Trussville, AL (Hewitt Defensive End Trussville HS) Aberdeen, MS (Aberdeen Rivals.com: HS) Scout.com: Rivals.com: Vitals: 6’5,” 230 pounds Scout.com: Youngblood was com- Vitals: 6’4,” 250 pounds mitted to Central Florida Considered one of the best, until the day before signing if not the top player in the state day, when he flipped his of Mississippi, Ward recorded commitment to Ole Miss. over 20 sacks during his se- As a senior, he recorded nior campaign. Like Elston and over 130 tackles and six Gross, he played in both the sacks. Freeze recruiting Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Youngblood when he was Classic and the Under Armour coach at Arkansas State, All-American Game. During and chose the Rebels over that game, he committed to Ole offers from Arkansas State, Miss over Alabama, Auburn, Central Florida, Memphis, PHOTO COURTESY THE TENNESSEEAN PHOTO COURTESY COMMERCIAL APPEAL LEFT: Ridgeway (Tenn.) running back Jaylen Walton. RIGHT: Blackman (Tenn.) running back LSU and Mississippi State. Troy and UAB. I’Tavius Mathers. 6

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Pipeline from South Panola to Ole Miss continues to flow

BY DAVID COLLIER was little drama in the room next season. The two signees join [email protected] where defensive tackle Issac Gross a long list of players who have and defensive end/linebacker come out of South Panola and Unlike the rooms of various Temario Strong each signed a let- moved on to play at Ole Miss for recruits around the country, there ter of intent to play for Ole Miss their college careers. Gross, rated a three-star defen- sive tackle by both Scout.com and daily Lunch Specials Live Coaches Show Rivals.com, said he is relieved the half poboy + side $6 with andy Kennedy at 7 recruiting process is over. “It just feels good,” he said. “It’s Downstairs half pasta + side $6 Downstairs a pressure relief now. I just want- downstairs ed to stay home and go where my heart was.” While fans had their eyes glued to message boards and are excited about Gross, Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze is probably more ex- cited than anyone. “I will say this about Issac, the guy loves to compete,” he said. “I think he is going to be a guy who PHOTOS BY AUSTIN MCAFEE | The Daily Mississippian wants to win. He wants to earn his South Panola’s Issac Gross (LEFT) and Temario Strong (RIGHT) sign their National Letters of way and I think he will do so very Intent at the school’s signing ceremony yesterday. $15 Shrimp & GritS quickly. “His first step is as good as any. commitment to the Rebels. competitive nature and a motor and $3 quartS! He is probably 260 (pounds) now. “Last night he called me, prob- that never wants to stop. He is kind of a dual guy. He could ably at midnight just to mess with “He came on his official visit, probably play out at defensive end me and have a good conversa- and after our Saturday night din- Live music - no Cover and some on the inside as well. I tion,” Freeze said. “He ended it ner wanted to go workout in the please drink responsibly know if he gets up to 280-285 by saying, ‘You know, coach, I just IPF,” Freeze said. “I told him we (pounds) and keeps his quick first bleed that red and blue, and I’ve could not watch him do that, but step, he is going to be a handful. always wanted to be a Rebel and he kept saying that he just wanted He could play anywhere on the am looking forward to (signing to find somewhere to go work out. front four.” day) tomorrow.’” He was begging people to play Some reports Tuesday night Strong, rated a three-star defen- one-on-one with him or do this or 211 s. lamar, OxfOrd 662-236-0050 said Gross was contemplating flip- sive end by both Scout.com and that. ping his commitment to Southern Rivals.com, said nearly the same “We talk about finding guys that Miss, but Gross knew where he thing at the South Panola signing are gym rats, who want to play was going all along. day ceremony Wednesday. ball all the time, that love compet- “There wasn’t any heat, no pres- “I feel like I’m at home,” he ing. He fits in that mold.” sure at all until I went on my last said. “I’m ready to play ball. I had For both South Panola products, visit to Southern Miss,” he said. a lot of my folks go there and tell they are just ready to get started. “But other than that, Ole Miss, me good things about (Ole Miss). “(Ole Miss) is so close, so I’ll COLOUR I feel like, is the perfect place for Then I went and saw it for myself. be over there in the spring learn- me. I feel like I’ll be happier there, I got to meet the new coaches. I ing plays,” Gross said. “I’ll al- so Ole Miss is the place for me.” love the coaches. We’ve got an un- ready have a jump, so I’ll go work That night, in fact, Freeze said derstanding for each other.” out and see where it goes from REVOLT Gross called him to confirm his Freeze singled out Strong’s there.” Show begins at 9:00 p.m.

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