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A.J. FIFTH BEST BROWN RECRUITING CLASS

The best and worst recruiting classes PAGE 8 Freeze, Rebels prove relevance in SEC PAGE 9 Freeze: ‘It’s the best class we’ve D.K. had’ METCALF PAGE 10 A.J. Brown picks Ole Miss over DEONTAY ANDERSON hometown PAGE 11 Meet the 2016 recruitment class PAGE 12 DESIGN: CAROLINE CALLAWAY opinion PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 4 FEBRUARY 2016 | OPINION

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HOLLY BAER opinion editor [email protected] COLUMN ARIEL COBBERT CAMERON BROOKS Becoming a Rebel: Learning to love the game photography editors [email protected] abama fan, but she never in- play. It seemed to snowball ed over Alabama’s victory ear- CAROLINE CALLAWAY stilled in me the proper South- from there. lier that night, but I was too design editor ern SEC football worship I never sought out games, excited to care. Whether or habits. When I came to the but I enjoyed them when not I had intended it, football ASHLEY GAMBLE University of Mississippi, she they were on. I’d quickly pick had grown on me. online editor decided she would pretend to a team to root for (if one of This weekend, Superbowl 50 support Ole Miss football for mine wasn’t playing), and I’d features one of my teams. With JAKE THRASHER me – despite my lack of ap- learned enough lingo to ap- my newfound appreciation for CARA KEYSER preciation. My first semester, propriately root for them or the South’s favorite sport, I’m illustrators I went groving, another expe- criticize bad plays. Before I giddily anticipating how they rience I didn’t appreciate. My knew it, I was even checking will do. I believe in Peyton ADVERTISING STAFF: step-aunt and uncle are loy- scores online for my Broncos Manning more than I believe HOLLY BAER al Ole Miss fans, going so far and Landsharks when I didn’t in any religion, and that man EVAN MILLER [email protected] as owning a home in Oxford get a chance to watch. better not let me down again. I advertising sales manager and setting up a tent every The first time I sought out only wish I could be in Colora- [email protected] I didn’t grow up in the cult home game in front of Lamar. a game purposefully was this do to watch the game with my of SEC and NFL football. I I couldn’t appreciate the al- year’s game against Alabama. grandparents and father, the CARY ALLEN picked teams by the color of most-reverent atmosphere. Despite searching, I couldn’t other die-hard fans in my life. BEN NAPOLETAN the jerseys and basically ate I didn’t make a turnaround find a place to watch it and I still don’t love football, DANIELLE RANDALL nachos instead of watching for in regards to football until kept up to date with Twit- but, like a proper lapsed prac- PIERRE WHITESIDE first downs. Despite having account executives my junior year. After years ter (which will always update titioner, I appreciate it and the privilege of going to sever- of getting friends to explain faster than Google). I cheered pay reverence at the import- MADELEINE DEAR al Denver Broncos games with little moves and rules regard- when we did well, and I cursed ant holy dates—the Egg Bowl ROBERT LOCKARD my uncle — a proud season ing football, I finally start- when we failed. and the Superbowl. ELLEN SPIES pass holder — I mostly looked ed cheering on accident. I During the Egg Bowl, I sat creative designers at the horses and cheerlead- watched an Ole Miss game and with my mom’s neighbors, Holly is a religious studies ers. finally felt that rush of heat to drinking beer and hollering major from Flowood. S. GALE DENLEY My mother is a die-hard Al- my face when we made a bad like a real fan. My mom gloat- STUDENT MEDIA CENTER PATRICIA THOMPSON THE DAILY The Daily Mississippian The Daily Mississippian welcomes letters to the editor. Let- Director of Student Media and MISSISSIPPIAN is published Monday ters should be addressed to The Daily Mississippian, 201 Daily Mississippian Faculty through Friday during Bishop Hall, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS, 38677-1848, Adviser S. Gale Denley Student the academic year, on or e-mailed to [email protected]. Media Center days when classes are Letters should be typed, double-spaced and no longer than ROY FROSTENSON 201 Bishop Hall, scheduled. 300 words. Letters may be edited for clarity, space or libel. Assistant Director/Radio and P.O. Box 1848 Third-party letters and those bearing pseudonyms, pen Advertising University, MS Contents do not names or “name withheld” will not be published. Publi- represent the DEBRA NOVAK 38677-1848 cation is limited to one letter per individual per calendar official opinions of month. Creative Services Manager The University of Main Number: Mississippi or The Daily Letters should include phone and email contact informa- KENNETH SESSIONS 662.915.5503 tion so that editors can verify authenticity. Letters from stu- Media Technology Manager Mississippian unless Business Hours: specifically indicated. dents should include grade classification and major; letters JADE MAHARREY Monday-Friday, from faculty and staff should include title and the college, Administrative Assistant 8 a.m.-5 p.m. ISSN 1077-8667 school or department where the person is employed. opinion OPINION | 4 FEBRUARY 2016 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 3

COLUMN Caucus narrows pool of candidates, excludes others

DALTON CAPPS Trump can get a win in New [email protected] Hampshire it may help him regain his momentum, but if Cruz can get a second win in a I have not paid much atten- major area it may spell the end tion to the caucuses until this for many candidates. Unfor- year. As I try to find a candi- tunately, I don’t know what is date worth voting for, Repub- worse: Trump winning his first lican or Democrat, I will be primary or Cruz winning his paying close attention to the second. caucus results. The Iowa cau- Bernie Sanders gained the cus was our first chance to see most of any candidate from how the nation views its poten- either side in the Iowa caucus. tial presidents. The next cau- He showed he is a viable can- cus takes place in New Hamp- didate and may very well pull shire on Feb. 8. ahead of Clinton in the long Although I am not surprised run. However, one big question with who placed first and sec- arises out of the Iowa caucus: ond, Ted Cruz and Donald With whom will O’Malley Trump respectively, it does not and his supporters side? If I make me feel confident in con- had to guess, I would bet that servatism in the United States. Clinton wins over O’Malley’s I find myself questioning why group, but with so few votes candidates whom I consider in Iowa, would it actually help to be much more qualified and her in the long run? moderate are not beginning to pull away from the more ex- Dalton Capps is a senior his- treme. tory major from Goldwater. Jeb Bush and John Kasich Republican front runner Ted Cruz speaks at a rally earlier this year. COURTESY: ASSOCIATE PRESS are more moderate and more capable of working with Dem- sults. Iowa was an immense So what does this mean for ocrats in Congress than the win for Bernie Sanders, who the candidates going forward? other Republican candidates. is currently leading in the New I think it’s still too early to Despite this, Bush and Kasich Hampshire polls by more than really make a sound guess for together garnered less than 30 points, according to the the Republicans with so many five percent of the total votes, Huffington Post. candidates still in the race. If according to the numbers published by the Associated Press. Only your mother could make you The one saving grace on the Republican side of things is how close Marco Rubio came Feel Better Faster in votes to overcoming Donald Trump. That being said, Marco Rubio has yet to convince me Walk-ins Welcome. of his worth or his chances of winning over Clinton or Sand- Open Every Day ers. The Democratic side of the 8am-7pm Iowa caucus was not surpris- Sick? Injured? ing to me in the least. Even We’re here to help! though Hillary Clinton led in the polls before the caucus, she Our emergency room trained staff is equipped to handle your illnesses & injuries. escaped Iowa by the narrowest of margins— three-tenths of a You only pay a co-pay percent. when you visit! Martin O’Malley received no delegates and only three 662.236.2232 percent of total votes. O’Mal- 1929 University Ave. ley suspended his presidential OxfordUrgentClinic.com campaign upon seeing the re- 27727 36306 START-UP WEEKEND ENTREPRENEURS, LAUNCH YOUR START-UP IN 54 HOURS OR LESS

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More Than A Month is a new storytelling campaign sharing photos and personal anecdotes from students to empower and inspire the University community. The goal of the campaign created by senior psycholo- gy major Summer Wigley is to “celebrate those around us who are history in the making.” The campaign is sponsored by the UM Black Student Union and the UM National Association for the Advance- ment of Colored People. More Than A Month began Feb. 1 to coincide with the beginning of Black History Month, but the goal is to continue the campaign in some capacity even after the month ends. Wigley said several ideas inspired her to start the campaign. “I’m a photographer on the CAPTION COURTESY: INSTAGRAM side, and I asked myself ‘What are you doing with your gift?’ called I Am More Than. Wigley campaign is a very refreshing only when you feel with him,” hardly backed by society.” I’ve always had a passion for said the name was chosen to platform that provides dif- Wigley said. “It’s been a re- Wigley said she hopes peo- photojournalism and I’m a demonstrate that young peo- ferent perspectives on what ally growing experience and ple will learn something new huge fan of Humans of New ple are history in the making blackness entails,” Johnson I think people can learn a lot as they follow the posts from York, so it was a big inspira- and should be celebrated. said. “I can definitely see a lot when people open their hearts More Than A Month. tion,” Wigley said. Reuben Johnson, senior of positive dialogue coming and their minds to things dif- “I just hope that one person The name More Than A broadcast journalism major, from this and I am so excited ferent than them.” is inspired or (their) heart is Month was derived from a was one of the first people to to see the impact it will have The stories the students tell changed,” Wigley said. “I want campaign that the Baptist be featured in the campaign. on race relations on campus.” through More Than A Month people to see it and engage Student Union did last year “The More Than A Month Wigley said she made a vow aims to help educate Univer- with it. Hopefully there will be to do whatever she could to sity students and the Oxford an open, continuous conver- learn and understand her best community. sation about people. Don’t be friend’s experiences after she “The stories shared will, afraid to be who you are and realized her friend would be without a doubt, open the eyes share your story because our treated differently based on of many who may be unaware campus has proved that when the color of her skin. of the challenges faced by you speak up, people will lis- “I didn’t want to simply sit members of my community,” ten and things can change be- back and sympathize from a Johnson said. “I also believe cause of it.” distance, but be proactive and that the stories being shared More Than A Month can be empathize with those different will support the idea of black found on Facebook and Insta- than me. There’s no growth people being multi-dimen- gram. when you feel for someone, sional beings, an idea that is

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ABBIE MCINTOSH Dish) is an app you can down- [email protected] load on your phone that gives you a complete nutrition break- down of all the food offered in Beginning Feb. 1, RebelWell the dining hall that day.” kicked off their Spring into Mo- At first, RebelWell only tion: Wellness Challenge. The reached out to the faculty and challenge asks participants to staff of the University, but has change small habits, which in now reached out to include stu- turn will alter unhealthy behav- dents in their programs. Fresh- iors. The challenge runs through man biology and math major March 11 and offers wellness Savannah Culver heard about seminars on topics such as RebelWell from an e-mail. “Smart Meals,” “Transforma- “I’ve wanted to get healthi- tion Tuesdays” and “Smoke- er, and I just heard about Re- Free Presentations” throughout belWell this semester,” Culver the course of the challenge. said. “I think getting involved The Spring into Motion chal- in their programs will help me lenge is not the only program reach the healthier lifestyle I’ve RebelWell offers. RebelWell been wanting.” facilitates wellness activi- Culver is not the only student ties and challenges, wellness who wants to get involved with events, demonstrations, well- RebelWell. ness courses, individual fitness “I’ve been on a health kick assessments, screening pro- this semester,” freshman psy- grams for specific health risks chology major Hatten Living- and meetings with a registered ston said. “I know RebelWell dietitian. PHOTO BY: ARIEL COBBERT offers some nutrition options Mariana A. Jurss, RebelWell’s Mariana Jurss records Angie Gurner’s height during the Kick Off Wellness Check In, for the Spring into Motion Challenge hosted and I’m interested to see what registered dietitian, said anyone by RebelWell. they’re all about.” can set up an appointment with Well is easy, Jurss said. factors and just for participat- more to its participants. For those wishing to learn her. “For example, this past Mon- ing, (people) are eligible for a “We noticed a lot of people more in depth details about “As long as someone is partic- day we had our Spring into meeting,” Jurss said. saying ‘What do I eat? I want specific events and programs ipating in a RebelWell program, Motion challenge where people RebelWell has also partnered to avoid the freshman 15,’ when RebelWell offers, more infor- we offer five complimentary vis- could just come in, check their with other organizations on visiting dining halls. So we cre- mation is available on their its with me,” Jurss said. blood pressure, check their campus, like the Turner Cen- ated an option called Campus website. Getting involved with Rebel- weight, and check other health ter and Ole Miss Dining to offer Dish,” Jurss said. “(Campus

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Rebels react to top-ranking 2016 recruiting class

“We got some really good “I think we did fantastic. We “Hell yeah. I don’t keep up players. My favorite is Greg are the wide receiver U of the with high school football any- Little, but he’s not really little. SEC. Tre Nixon runs a 4.38 on more, but I do know that we’re We’ll do well.” a laser which is incredible.” No. 4. We were No. 2, but that’s still bad ass.” Jackson Pierron, sophomore Harrison Bara, criminal justice major sophomore criminal justice Madeline Gibson, major junior economics major

“I saw the video of the sky- “It’s pretty dope. It’s a new “Shea is my favorite. The “I’m expecting great things. diving guy. That was cool.” frontier to replace the old class is really good and better Quality. It’s all about quality. class. I’m most excited about than I expected. I was thinking We’ll have big rings soon.” Mallory Elam, Metcalf.” we would be top 25, not top freshman marketing and 5.” Noah Kippenbrock, orporate relations major Que Certion, freshman biology major sophomore accountancy William Buchanan, major sophomore accountancy major

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COLUMN Freeze, Rebels prove national relevance in SEC Starkville and got a signature They went national. They Texas, according to scout. “It is top to bottom the best COLLIN BRISTER [email protected] from highly coveted receiver fought Alabama. They fought com, to be the heir appar- class that we have had, and A.J. Brown. Florida State. ent of Laremy Tunsil. They we’ve had some good ones,” Brown said that Ole Miss They fought Texas A&M. signed two highly-rated play- Freeze said. recruited him the hardest of They won some, they lost ers in Deontay Anderson and So, we’ll see. Many mem- Hugh Freeze knew what he any school. They didn’t con- some. Freeze said that getting D’Vaughn Pennamon out of bers of this class won’t be on had to do when he arrived in cede immediately because kids to visit makes them want Texas A&M’s backyard. campus again until June. It’s Oxford in December of 2011. 205 days until the Ole Miss He knew what was neces- vs. Florida State kickoff in Or- sary if he was going to win at lando. Nobody won a football Ole Miss. game on Wednesday. He knew what he had to do We’ve changed But Ole Miss did win. They in recruiting. reminded a nation they’re rel- “When you talk about re- evant. cruiting, our coaches will They proved they’re going clearly understand that we to compete for the SEC West- are establishing dynamic re- the narrative in ern Division Championship. lationships with everyone that They continued to prove is involved in our decision that as long as Hugh Freeze is making process,” new head at Ole Miss, they’re a force to football coach Hugh Freeze college football,” be reckoned with in the col- said at his introductory press - Hugh Freeze lege football landscape. conference in Dec. 2011. Ole Miss has made people “We will win a champion- he was from Starkville. They to come back. They signed highly-touted mad. Ole Miss is accused of ship. We have to win the state made him a priority. They got And some did come back. wide receiver Tre Nixon out of recruiting improprieties every in recruiting and it will start him to leave Starkville. They signed the best quar- Florida. Jacob Mathis, a four- day. with great coaches.” They signed four-star re- terback in the country, Shea star tight end, also pledged That didn’t happen four Ole Miss won the state on ceiver DeKaylin Metcalf from Patterson. with the Rebels. years ago when Hugh Freeze Wednesday. They signed Oxford. “If you’re going to build a The class drew comparisons took the podium. three of the top five— nobody Brown said, in response to championship team, I think to the Rebels’ 2013 recruit- “I know we’ve changed the else had more than one. They him and Metcalf playing to- you start at quarterback, and ing class, where they landed narrative in college football,” signed four-star defensive gether, “It’s finna get ugly, obviously we feel like we have five-stars Robert Nkemdiche, Freeze said on Paul Fine- lineman Benito Jones from that’s all I can say.” the best one in the nation in Laremy Tunsil and Laquon baum’s show Wednesday af- Waynesboro. They signed Ole Miss won a lot more Shea Patterson,” Freeze said. Treadwell. ternoon. “And people don’t four-star tight end Octavious than Mississippi on Wednes- They signed No. 2 over- Fairly or unfairly, that is like it.” Cooley. day. all prospect Greg Little from how the class will be judged. The Rebels went into

36238 sports PAGE 10 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 4 FEBRUARY 2016 | SPORTS Hugh Freeze: ‘It’s the best class we’ve had’

BRIAN SCOTT RIPPEE he has the best feet in America.” [email protected] Freeze called the offensive line class “a home run.” Another area where the Rebels’ When Hugh Freeze stepped have hit home runs in the past to the podium to address the is at wide receiver, and it was media on Wednesday, he did so no different in 2016. Ole Miss with a smile. The fifth year head grabbed three wide receivers, in- coach had just compiled another cluding the top two prospects in unprecedented recruiting class the state of Mississippi in D.K. that is ranked fourth nationally Metcalf and A.J. Brown. by ESPN. “We continue to put in that “I don’t know if our staff has room guys that I think are phe- ever done a better job of develop- nomenal,” Freeze said. “The kids ing relationships that can with- that commit to where they want stand the onslaught of difficult to go and are loyal, and recruit things that are thrown at you for you, and never waver are kids through the course of recruiting,” that you have an extra apprecia- Freeze said. “We feel like top to tion for and (Metcalf) was that bottom its the best class we’ve way for us.” had, and we’ve had some good Brown, a Starkville native, ones.” was the biggest steal of the day Ole Miss signed 24 players in for Freeze and his staff as they the 2016 recruiting class, includ- were able to lure him away from ing the nation’s top quarterback Starkville and his hometown uni- and offensive tackle in the coun- versity in Mississippi State. try. Eight of the 24 were early en- PHOTO BY: TAYLOR COOK “I really enjoyed the building of rollees and are already on cam- Head coach Hugh Freeze answers questions at the National Signing Day press conference Wednesday afternoon. that relationship with he and his pus. you always start at quarterback,” the nation in Shea Patterson. I kid,” Freeze said of the two backs. father Arthur,” Freeze said. “The “If you’re going to put togeth- Freeze said. “And obviously we love everything about that kid.” “We had to fight off schools at the moment he told me that he grew er a championship class, I think feel like we have the best one in The Rebels addressed a num- end with both of them. They’re up wanting to play for Ole Miss, I ber of weaknesses across the quality kids.” knew we had a chance.” board in this 2016 class, including The Rebels were thin on the If there was one weakness in at running back. Ole Miss added offensive line in 2015, and there this class, Freeze thinks it may be four star D’Vaughn Pennamon were holes that needed to be on the defensive line and at line- out of Manvel Texas. They also filled. Ole Miss did just that as it backer added three-star Jarrion Street signed five offensive linemen, in- “I’d probably say in the defen- of Trussville Alabama. Street was cluding the nation’s top offensive sive line or a linebacker or two,” the 7A player of the year in the line prospect in Greg Little. Freeze said when asked about state of Alabama. “Many are saying it may be where he might have missed in “Two guys that are really ath- the best in the nation as a unit,” this class. “We’re battling a lot of letic, Pennamon is a big, strong Freeze said of the group. “I know good places, and they’ve got a lot kid and Jarrion, a more athletic we are very pleased. We think of good options.” these kids and families fit ideally All in all, it was the strongest Tonight with who we are.” class in program history, and With the departure of Laremy Freeze feels as if he has estab- Tunsil, perhaps the most gaping lished a confident way to go about Karaoke • No Cover hole was at left tackle, but Freeze recruiting. and Matt Luke found a more than “I think we can go nationally $2 Domestics & 50¢ Wings capable replacement in Little. and win our share. We’ll continue PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY “With us losing Laremy, of to do it. Ole Miss is a great place,” 4 PM - CLOSE course you’re looking for the best Freeze said “If you get people available, and we think Greg Lit- here, they’ll want to come back.” Located at 10 CR 307 (Thacker Loop) tle is that,” Freeze said “We think 36309 See more at www.mrfeathersoxford.com 36317 CLASSIFIEDS INFORMATION

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