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MISSISSIPPIANTHE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Visit theDMonline.com @thedm_news Chancellor announces plan for offi cial mascot switch SLADE RAND with the Landshark as the after more than 4,100 stu- with executive committees decisions — in the interest of MANAGING EDITOR offi cial mascot and retire dents voted in an Associated of alumni, faculty, staff and what is best for the future of Rebel the Bear,” Vitter said Student Body-sponsored poll graduate student groups to our university and our stu- in a statement Friday. Vitter gauging student support for help fi nalize their decision. dents. We are focused upon Ole Miss fans will have a said Friday’s announcement the Landshark. Less than 20 “After we received positive moving forward with a mas- new mascot to cheer with served to offi cially retire Reb- percent of all students en- support and endorsements cot that unifi es and inspires, along the sidelines when the el the Black Bear. The Land- rolled across each University from these stakeholder and it is clear that over the 2018 football season kicks off . shark will make its on-fi eld of Mississippi campus voted groups, which was completed past seven years, the Ole Rebel the Black Bear is head- debut Sept. 1, 2018, when the in the poll, which showed this past Thursday, we were Miss family has chosen the ed for retirement, Chancellor Rebels kick off the 2018 sea- that 81 percent of respond- excited to share this tremen- Landshark and ‘Fins Up.’” Jeff rey Vitter announced Fri- son with a game against Tex- ing students supported the dous news with the entire Vitter wrote in his letter day, giving credence and clo- as Tech in Houston. change to the Landshark as Ole Miss family,” Vitter told that Ole Miss Athletics will be sure to a nearly decade-old Vitter sent the offi cial let- the school’s offi cial mascot. The Daily Mississippian. “We responsible for “designing, student movement. ter to all faculty, staff , stu- In addition to this student made this decision in the “I’m excited to announce dents and alumni a week input, administrators met same way we make all of our that we will move forward SEE LANDSHARK PAGE 4 Great 38 race benefi ts local charity Provost Wilkin talks new role, teaching, service Noel Wilkin was announced as provost of the university the end of last month. The DM recently sat down with Provost Wilkin to discuss goals for his new role, how he began his career in aca- demia and his favorite Ole Miss memories.
MADDIE MCGEE ing, research and service. The NEWS EDITOR fi rst, in the area of teaching, is to innovate and enhance our teaching strategies to remain The DM: How would you on the cutting edge with re- describe the interview pro- gard to teaching innovation cess to become provost? What and innovative programs that emotions did you experience we’re off ering to students to during the process? help position them for life- long careers. The next area Noel Wilkin: First, I am is research and working with glad our institution did a na- our vice chancellor for re- tional search. I think that’s search and special programs the right process for an insti- to help him to energize our tution like ours, and our com- research activity. munity deserves the kind of opportunity to provide input In service, we are going to into who their provost is. As be adding energy to how we an internal candidate, it made are reaching out to communi- it a little unusual that people ties to enhance the prosperity were coming to campus, and of our state. We want to pour I wanted to get away from our collective energy and cre- campus so they could freely ativity and talents into the operate and I could ensure community in ways that are that the search was not jeop- benefi cial to them. The goals ardized by me being around. centered around that area in- On those days, I scheduled clude lots of little initiatives. meetings in remote locations off -campus so I wouldn’t in- DM: Did you always envi- terfere with the process. I’m sion yourself having a career happy to have the process in academia? completed, and I’m thrilled to be chosen. NW: I started out as a PHOTOS BY: BILLY SCHUERMAN pharmacist, and in that pro- DM: What are some of fession, I learned a lot about your goals as provost? Runners competed in a 3-miler, 8-miler or half marathon during the 2017 Great 38 Race Weekend. The races started and interacting with people and fi nished on campus, with the fi nish line on the 38-yard line of the fi eld in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The event was helping people accomplish NW: I have a number inspired by Chucky Mullins, the Ole Miss football player who wore No. 38. He was paralyzed during a game and later died their objectives. Pharmacists from complications from his injuries. The event’s proceeds benefi t the Roy Lee “Chucky” Mullins Memorial Scholarship of diff erent goals, and they Endowment, which assists Ole Miss students who have a physical disability or demonstrate exceptional fi nancial need. probably would be best cate- gorized in the areas of teach- SEE NOEL WILKIN PAGE 3 IN THIS ISSUE... OPINION LIFESTYLES LIFESTYLES SPORTS Debating the mascot change The Killers are back Sundance to Oxford Film Fest Rebels drop third straight Now that the university is adopting the Landshark Pop rockers release new album fi lled ‘Walking Out’ to be screened Monday Auburn dominates fi rst-half performance , carries as the mascot, what do our columnists think? with retro sound night at Oxford Commons it to 44-23 win PAGE 2 SEE THEDMONLINE.COM PAGE 5 PAGE 8 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 9 OCTOBER 2017 OPINION
COLUMNS THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: Debating the Landshark mascot change LANA FERGUSON editor-in-chief [email protected] For: Landshark 'symbolizes unity' SLADE RAND managing editor tic,” but so was the Black “Fins Up,” and it caught on firm believer of “to each his [email protected] Bear, considering there across demographics. own,” but we need a mascot are only about 150 of those You can continue to wear that will unify us instead of bears in existence in our your “tradition,” because continue to divide us. MAGGIE MARTIN state. at the end of the day, that’s Through it all, the Land- copy chief As a university, we must your freedom of expression shark continues to cap- [email protected] acknowledge the turbulent and none of my business, tivate our school and its history of our institution but students decided by an plethora of fans. Nothing RACHEL ISHEE and understand that any 81 percent margin in a stu- makes more sense than MADDIE MCGEE previous mascots do not dent government poll that having something unique, news editors and will not ever reflect the Landshark just makes not something created out [email protected] JONATHAN LOVELADY STAFF COLUMNIST our university’s path to sense as our mascot. With of legend or a misjudged creating a more diverse en- lots of conversation and a attempt to undermine the SAM HARRES The Landshark hand ges- vironment and upholding multi-day window open to status quo, as our mascot. GRAYSON WEIR ture is a charismatic sign our standard of academic vote, our campus was effec- Our mascot should stand sports editors that, when thrown up, achievement. tively clear on what we, as a for all of us so that when we [email protected] brings unity and acknowl- The tradition of “Fins student body, wanted. travel the country (and the edgment of our school pride Up” is not something just Regardless of this evi- world), we can shout “Hot- MARLEE CRAWFORD to all of us. It is not covered recently thought of out of dence, tradition continues ty Toddy” to one another TAYLAR TEEL in “legendary controversy” nowhere: It all goes back to to come up in debate to and throw up the hand sign photography editors but is a prideful symbol the 2008 football season. justify stances on previous with it. [email protected] that symbolizes unity and After a plethora of losses mascots, but I concur that doesn’t offend anyone. year after year, a winning our institution and its de- Jonathan Lovelady is a Nevertheless, some have season captivated fans and mographics were entirely junior economics major DEVNA BOSE an issue with the new mas- players alike. Linebacker different when those mas- from Los Angeles. lifestyles editor cot, saying it is “unrealis- Tony Fein threw up the first cots represented us. I’m a [email protected]
JONATHAN GIBSON assistant lifestyles editor [email protected] Against: 'Here we go again'
LIAM NIEMAN to do with Ole Miss’ admin- I am not trying to suggest cause of the ease of student opinion editor istration and the Associat- that the referendum was voting or political apathy, [email protected] ed Student Body. inspired by the administra- who’s to say? Colonel Reb was taken tion and given to the ASB. The more pressing issue HAYDEN BENGE off the sidelines of Ole Miss I think it was just an idea is that the Ole Miss stu- ETHEL MWEDZIWENDIRA football games in 2003. that the ASB executives dent government is more design editors This was just a precursor to had, and the administra- concerned with pushing its [email protected] the change in 2010, when tion saw it as its chance to own agenda than accurate- Ole Miss adopted the Black correct its mistake. ly representing the wants EMILY HOFFMAN Bear as the official mascot. That being said, the Ole of the student body as a social media editor Now, here we are, seven Miss ASB does not accu- whole. Yes, many had their ANDREW WILDMAN years later, and the admin- rately represent the opin- voices heard in the referen- ADVERTISING STAFF COLUMNIST istration is changing mas- ions of students. If you read dum, but many did not. SALES MANAGER cots yet again. The Daily Mississippian, So, will the Landshark The administration just you may have seen the ar- stand the test of time as Blake Hein I want to start by saying seems wishy-washy. When ticle reporting that 81 per- the new Ole Miss mascot? [email protected] I am not opposed to the Ole Miss adopted the Black cent of students voted “yes” Probably not. Will we see idea of the Landshark as Bear, we still said, “I am an for the Landshark. How- a new mascot in the next SALES ACCOUNT the Ole Miss mascot. The Ole Miss Rebel.” The field ever, another number that 10 years? I’d say we will EXECUTIVES Landshark is something still says “Rebels” in the many looked over was that see another mascot change Cameron Collins that is now ingrained in our end zones. The Ole Miss ad- only around 4,100 students in five years after this one Sam Dethrow football culture. It’s only ministration didn’t back up voted. doesn’t take. Ethan Gray appropriate that this is the its mascot then, and it isn’t That’s a lot of students, What is it that we will Kathryn Hathorne next mascot for our school. going to do it now. but it’s nowhere near a continue to say to represent With that being said, Since the Black Bear majority or even a third of pride in our school? “I am I am firmly opposed to S. GALE DENLEY didn’t take, the administra- students enrolled across an Ole Miss Rebel.” changing our mascot to the STUDENT MEDIA CENTER tion was searching for some the university’s campuses, Landshark. Now, you may saving grace to make it look which is 24,250 students, Andrew Wildman PATRICIA THOMPSON be asking, “Why is this? I Assistant Dean good after the backlash it according to the Ole Miss is a sophomore thought you liked it.” But Student Media received from students and website. That’s a lot more integrated marketing my opinion has absolute- Daily Mississippian Faculty alumni. Enter the Land- than 4,100. Now, whether communications from Adviser ly nothing to do with the shark referendum. this low turnout was be- Laurel. Landshark and everything FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE DM NEWS TWITTER THE DAILY The Daily Mississippian is published Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays in print during the academic year, on days @thedm_news MISSISSIPPIAN when classes are scheduled. New content is published online seven days a week. THE DM SPORTS TWITTER S. Gale Denley Student Media Center Columns do not represent the offi cial opinions of The @thedm_sports 201 Bishop Hall, University of Mississippi or The Daily Mississippian unless P.O. Box 1848 specifi cally indicated. THE DM LIFESTYLES TWITTER University, MS The Daily Mississippian welcomes letters to the editor. @DM_lifestyles 38677-1848 Letters should be e-mailed to [email protected]. Main Number: 662.915.5503 Letters should be typed, double-spaced and no longer than THE DM DESIGN TWITTER Business Hours: Monday-Friday, 300 words. Letters may be edited for clarity, space or libel. @thedm_visuals 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Third-party letters and those bearing pseudonyms, pen names or “name withheld” will not be published. Publication is limited to one letter per individual per calendar month. THE DM INSTAGRAM ISSN 1077-8667 Letters should include phone and email contact information @thedailymississippian so that editors can verify authenticity. Letters from students should include grade classifi cation and major; letters from THE DM SNAPCHAT faculty and staff should include title and the college, school or @thedm_news department where the person is employed. NEWS THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 9 OCTOBER 2017 | PAGE 3
we get students from all 50 ed a passport where students Miss sporting events for the NOEL WILKIN NW: I didn’t experience states and, on this campus, 82 would get an entry into the community, emotion, people continued from page 1 any cultural shocks in moving countries. What they say they drawing for every event that and talent they bring to our to Oxford. I lived in a small love about this place is that they attended. Those events campus. I also enjoy home Debating the Landshark mascot change are the connection between town just outside of Wash- when they come here, there culminated in a festival that improvement. While I have the physician and the patient ington, D.C., in a communi- are people who care about we hosted in the Grove on the little time to do big proj- and work to ensure that the ty where we knew all of our them and their success. day of the debate. ects, I love getting to engage patient gets the maximum neighbors and interacted with in a project that’s relatively benefi t. That really started my all of our neighbors regularly. DM: What is your favorite That night, everyone sat on small, but getting to see it career in the direction of nav- We volunteered, we helped Ole Miss memory you have lawn chairs, and you could completed from start to fi n- igating a space where I rec- the neighbors and all of the from your time here? hear people cheering for dif- ish is rewarding. ognized what diff erent roles community would come to- ferent candidates. I watched play in accomplishing various gether. Living in a commu- NW: I would probably say the debate sitting in the Grove objectives. I went back and nity that really worked well the presidential debate that I with 15,000 people, expe- earned my Ph.D at the Uni- together exposed me to the had the opportunity to work riencing the culmination of versity of Maryland, Balti- small-town community feel, on the steering committee for all of this energy and activi- more and was able to start my where you get to know and in- in 2008. My role in that was to ty around the debate, which career here as a faculty mem- teract with people. help think through the issues brought our community to- ber in the School of Pharma- and to handle the academic gether. cy. Once I got into graduate DM: What are some of debate-related activities for school, I realized I wanted to your favorite things about Ole our campus. We knew that DM: When you’re not here have a career in academia, Miss? we would only have access to on campus, what are some of mainly because of the incred- about 100 tickets to get into your hobbies or things you ibly meaningful work that we NW: I would say that one of the debate, so the only value like to do around Oxford? do as an institution of higher the things that I enjoy about would be to host events that learning. I didn’t set out in my this community of scholars is made the debate real for the NW: It’s apparent to me career in academia to achieve the passion that people have rest of our community. that this job is pretty much leadership positions. My goal for our mission and what 24/7 in that there’s always was to be the best faculty we do. People are passion- We came up with 90 activi- something that needs atten- member I could possibly be ate about their research and ties and events, and the issues tion. It requires considerable and be the best citizen I could about making a diff erence they covered were so diverse. time-management skills to to the university. and working with others to Chancellor Robert Khayat an- carve out time to do other accomplish those goals. Part nounced that all of the tickets things that aren’t a part of this DM: You’re not originally of that is the deep caring for would go to students, so we role. I love to watch soccer from Mississippi or the South. the success of students and had to fi gure out how we were with my family. My daughter Did you experience any cul- helping students in various going to select the 100 stu- is a soccer player for Oxford ture shocks when you came to objectives. We are predomi- dents who were going to get High, and I love to watch their Noel Wilkin
Ole Miss? nantly a resident school, yet to go to the debate. We creat- games. I enjoy going to Ole PHOTO BY: BILLY SCHUERMAN
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parts use a hand to the head letes,” Vitter said. Panhellenic Sen. Julia dent input, the chancellor’s LANDSHARK to celebrate Fein’s life and Vitter had shared the ad- Grant authored the resolu- decision was a victory for the continued from page 1 show school spirit. ministration’s decision to re- tion, titled “A Resolution university.” Campus leaders cited tire Rebel the Black Bear and of the Associated Student Savannah Day, ASB Senate Fein’s story and students’ adopt the Landshark with Body Senate to change the public relations chair, said developing, and launching passion for it as one of a slew Associated Student Body ex- offi cial on-fi eld mascot of the resolution has been in the the Landshark mascot” and of reasons Ole Miss was ready ecutives before releasing the the Ole Miss Rebels to the works since the student poll reiterated the Landshark’s for the Landshark. Kevin ref- statement Friday. Landshark.” Grant said she was complete, and Tuesday’s 2018 football season debut. erenced Fein and the 2008 “I communicated our de- will still bring the resolution vote will continue as sched- Michael Thompson, senior season in his Sept. 18 letter cision to the ASB president to the fl oor Tuesday despite uled. associate athletics director She said the ASB Senate’s for communications and goal was initially to have the marketing, said Athletics will Although this change was an institutional decision, it was mascot change referendum complete the mascot devel- come through the legislation opment sometime next year. important to communicate with ASB leadership, since for approval before reaching “It’s part of Spirit Squads, the administration. Howev- which is a part of our cheer they had initially pursued the change.’ ‘ er, since September’s mascot program, so that’s kind of - Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter referendum was sponsored the standard spot for (the and funded by the ASB ex- mascot) across the coun- ecutive branch as opposed to try,” Thompson said. announcing the student poll, and expressed our appreci- the administration’s offi cial the Senate body, Day said it The Landshark movement and Vitter repeatedly and ation for all their work and announcement. She said al- was hard to re-route the pro- began brewing during the publicly echoed support for eff ort in leading the universi- though ASB executives were cess. 2008 football season, when Fein’s Landshark symbol. ty conversation,” Vitter said. already keen on changing the ASB President Dion Kevin former Rebel linebacker and In his statement, Vitter “Although this change was an mascot, it was her duty as an III said the university takes U.S. Army veteran Tony Fein said for years, he and Athlet- institutional decision, it was ASB senator to represent stu- student opinion seriously threw up the now-iconic hand ics Director Ross Bjork heard important to communicate dents’ voices. and administrators matched symbol after big defensive from campus groups that it with ASB leadership, since “Of course, it was disap- the initial ASB poll with in- plays. For that same year, was time to replace Rebel the they had initially pursued the pointing to see Chancellor put from other groups. He Fein received the Pat Tillman Black Bear with a more fi t- change.” Vitter circumvent a stu- said the Senate vote on Tues- Award from the Military Or- ting symbol. The announcement came dent-elected organization by day will affi rm student opin- der of the Purple Heart. The “During this same time, after the ASB revealed its issuing the Landshark deci- ion on the mascot change. Rebel defense that season led the Landshark has been em- agenda for Tuesday’s formal sion before we had the op- “No offi cial document from the team to a Cotton Bowl braced by the Ole Miss family Senate meeting, which in- portunity to vote on it,” Grant ASB was presented to the victory against then-No. 7 and has come to depict the cluded a referendum to sup- said. “However, although the university,” Kevin said. “Of- Texas Tech. Nowadays, both spirit and strength of our ath- port the student body’s deci- process could have been im- fi cial ASB input on a mascot Ole Miss students and their letic teams and student-ath- sion in the mascot poll. proved to better consider stu- change is expected to come beloved on-fi eld counter- from our Senate on Tuesday, Oct. 10.” Senior exercise science ma- jor Madison McMinn said she thought the university announced the offi cial mas- cot change relatively quickly following the ASB-led vote. “I was surprised. To my knowledge, it was a stu- dent-led initiative, so I didn’t think the university would actually take action based off of a student vote,” McMinn said. McMinn said she thought the university handled the mascot decision well, though. “It’s a step in the right di- rection, one away from Col- onel Reb and the past that surrounds that. This is some- thing that is unique to our university, with a good story behind it that will hopefully encourage unity,” McMinn said.
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38432 LIFESTYLES THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 9 OCTOBER 2017 | PAGE 5 Oxford Film Fest to screen Mississippi-made fi lm JAX DALLAS ton said. “It is one of the great thing that has a national release STAFF WRITER benefi ts to festival screenings along with the rest of the coun- that you get to interact with the try and not just at the February The Oxford Film Festival will fi lmmaker.” festival,” Addington said. host a showing of the Sundance Green said the Q&A session A Jackson native, Green has Film Festival favorite “Walking serves as a great opportunity a deep connection to Missis- Out” at 7 p.m. tonight at the for a moviegoer to gain insight sippi. Green said his love for Malco Oxford Commons Cin- into what the movie making the Magnolia State only grew ema Grill. The showing will be process is really like. after he earned an Academy followed by a Q&A session with “What’s on the screen is a Award nomination for his pro- fi lm producer Brunson Green. completely diff erent situation duction of “The Help,” which
“Walking Out” received criti- PHOTO COURTESY: HEY U GUYS than the chaos and the dra- was fi lmed in both Jackson cal acclaim at Sundance for its hunting accident. ing Out,” Green and executive ma and the hard work that is and Greenville. Because of brutal and awe-inspiring por- “(Walking Out) is a thriller,” director of Oxford Film Festival behind the scenes. Case and his Mississippi roots, Green is trayal of the Montana wilder- Brunson Green, president of Melanie Addington will answer point for ‘Walking Out’ — even keen on bringing fi lms that he ness. Los Angeles Times fi lm Harbinger Pictures and pro- questions from the audience re- though the fi lm takes place over is involved in back to his home critic Kenneth Turan ranked ducer of “Walking Out,” said. garding the fi lm’s production. four days, we had to fi lm over state. the fi lm in his top picks of the “It’s an intense emotional expe- “I will help lead the questions three months,” Green said. “I love the Oxford Film Fes- year so far. The fi lm explores rience, but in the end, it’s very in asking Brunson about the “There are fun tidbits and trivia tival and have been able to at- the strained relationship of satisfying. After leaving the the- making of the movie and then about the fi lm that the audience tend in the past, so I have al- a distant father and his son ater, the fi lm sticks with you — open it up to the audience to will enjoy hearing about after ways wanted to do some sort as they face the wilderness of it’s not a disposable fi lm.” ask him anything related to the they have seen the fi lm.” of programming with the fi lm Montana after a devastating After the screening of “Walk- making of the fi lm,” Adding- The Oxford Film Festival’s festival, ” Green said. description says the fi lm serves The screening will begin at 7 “to bring exciting, new and p.m. Monday at Malco Oxford unusual fi lms (and the people Commons Cinema Grill, but if who create them) to north Mis- an interested moviegoer can- sissippi.” Tonight’s screening not attend tonight’s screening, of “Walking Out” is one of the there will be another screening opportunities the fi lm festival of “Walking Out” in Jackson at brings to Oxford. the Crossroads Film Festival on “Many studios don’t release Wednesday. Half of the pro- independent fi lms on their the- ceeds will go toward the Oxford atrical schedule, so this is a spe- Film Festival to help prepare cial opportunity to see some- for its festival in February. PROUD PARTNER with OLE MISS DINING Sun.-Wed. 10:30am-1:00am, Thurs.-Sat. 10:30am-2:00am 27964 the ole miss 2017-2018 yearbook class PORTRAITS sign up for sessions today
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MAGGIE CROUCH right over LSU’s goalie and 19 Aggies defeated SEC op- STAFF WRITER into the net, Martin’s goal ponents Florida, Missouri, was her third of the season. Arkansas and Alabama but Senior Bella Fiorenzo sup- dropped their match against Amidst all the heat and plied the accompanying as- Auburn. It will not be easy humidity Mississippi had to sist. for the Rebels to walk away off er, Ole Miss, now No. 24, “That was a huge goal for with a win. defeated the LSU Tigers on us,” Mott said. “To go into the “We know it’s so tough Sunday afternoon by a score locker room with a goal and playing in Aggieland,” Kiz- of 4-1. know that we worked hard to er said. “Coming together After a tough SEC loss get that was important.” in practice and putting our against No. 21 Tennessee on With momentum on its minds to team defense is a Thursday night, Ole Miss side heading into the half, Ole huge thing because they have hoped to regain some mo- Miss grabbed the game early a really fast off ense.” mentum with a win against on in the second and, aside Kickoff is scheduled for 7 its interstate rivals, the Ti- from a brief hiccup, never p.m. Friday night. gers. The Rebels got just that. let go. Freshman Channing “I was happy to get anoth- Foster scored minutes into er four goals this weekend,” the half to double the Rebels’ head coach Matt Mott said. lead against the Tigers. The “I thought that was a really tally marked her 12th goal of big key to the game, which the season. is encouraging as we contin- “We kept the ball really Today’s ue on against this tough SEC central, and second half, we league.” used the whole fi eld, which The game started off slow- really opened things up for PHOTO BY: BILLY SCHUERMAN Hottest ly until Ole Miss found its us and made a diff erence,” Channing Foster moves past a defender during the 4-1 win against LSU groove. Freshman Molly Foster said. on Sunday. Martin found the net for the Midway through the sec- self on the board, courtesy Kizer said. “It’s always great Rebels with 1 minute left in ond half, LSU fi nally put it- of a goal from Alex Thom- scoring goals and being suc- the fi rst half. Lofting the ball as. Her goal kept the Tigers cessful, but having the team D B B D within striking distance, but be successful is the most im- the comeback eff ort ulti- portant thing to me.” Latest mately fi zzled out. LSU man- Kizer’s two-goal perfor- Drivers Wanted aged just two shots on goal mance boosted her straight & after Thomas’ strike, both of to the top of the SEC indi- Music ORDER ONLINE which Rebel goalkeeper Mar- vidual goals leaderboard. $ per hour WWW.DOMINOS.COM nie Merritt handled easily. Her teammate Foster checks up to15 cash paid nightly The Ole Miss off ense soon in at No. 2, and Tennessee’s OPEN LATE Apply online at jobs.dominos.com took over again. Junior CeCe Khadija Shaw sits at fourth. or in person - 1603 W. 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Answers Easy Sudoku Puzzles by KrazyDad, Volume 1, Book 3 Book 1, Volume KrazyDad, by Puzzles Sudoku Easy PAGE 8 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 9 OCTOBER 2017 SPORTS Rebels dropped by Auburn after dismal first half
JOSH GOLLIHAR was our mistakes, (and) they STAFF WRITER capitalized.” In the second half, the Rebels ended a touch- The Rebels cannot catch down drought that start- a break in the state of Al- ed in the second quarter of abama. Following its 66-3 the game against Cal. D.K. loss to the Crimson Tide, Metcalf scored on a 9-yard Ole Miss traveled back to the catch, finally converting a Yellowhammer State for a good drive. Metcalf added Saturday morning matchup a second score, and Jor- with Auburn. In a game that dan Wilkins added a 1-yard ultimately finished 44-23 in touchdown run. All three of favor of the Tigers, Auburn’s the touchdowns happened strengths and Ole Miss’ inside the 10-yard line. The weaknesses were on full dis- passing game produced 346 play for the 86,700 fans in- yards, with the backs gain- side Jordan-Hare Stadium. ing 83 yards on the ground. The Rebels’ inability to Offensive coordinator Phil finish drives in the red zone Longo noted the red zone dominated much of the performance as the big dif- opening action. The offense ference between the first and moved the ball efficiently second half. until it was deep in Auburn “We were moving the ball territory, forced to settle for and had our tempo going,” field goal attempts, one of Longo said. “The goal when which was missed. The run you get inside the 25-yard game continued to struggle, line is to get seven. Coach but the passing game was challenged them to fight at working. Patterson complet- halftime, and they did. The PHOTO BY: ARIEL COBBERT ed 10 of 15 passes in the first second half (today) could be quarter for 110 yards. With Jordan Wilkins carries the ball downfield during the game Saturday. Wilkins rushed 65 yards on 13 carries and scored one the turning point of our sea- no help from the run game, touchdown during the 44-23 defeat against Auburn. son.” the Rebels could not convert The defense also showed sive line had their way with (which it did not do). Head ly struggles were the same yards into points. life in the second half, forc- the Ole Miss defense. The coach Gus Malzahn’s offense things that have plagued the While the Rebels were ing three-and-outs in the running backs for the Ti- flourished and gained 391 Rebel defense all year. struggling to put points on Tigers’ first two offensive gers were getting through yards of Auburn offense in “We were inconsistent,” the board, the Tigers were possessions. As the game converting possessions into the front seven of the Rebels the first half alone. Defen- McGriff said. “Guys were touchdowns. Kerryon John- with ease, leaving it to the sive coordinator Wesley Mc- missing (assignments) and son and the Auburn offen- secondary to make tackles Griff said he thinks the ear- making mental errors. It SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 7
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