2017 Football Game Notes @Coachmattluke
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OLEMISSSPORTS.COM OLEMISSSPORTS #OLEMISS OLEMISSFB.COM OLEMISSFOOTBALL #HOTTYTODDY OLEMISSREBELS.COM @OLEMISSFB #GOREBELS @OLEMISSSPORTS @WEAREOLEMISS #WAOM @OLEMISSFB @OLEMISSFB #BEATLSU @REBELGAMEDAY #WEARRED 2017 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES @COACHMATTLUKE 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 6 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 24 BOWL WINS | 37 BOWL APPEARANCES | 662 ALL-TIME VICTORIES 58 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS | 23 NFL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS | 290 PRO DRAFT SELECTIONS | 24 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS GAME SEVEN OLE MISS COACHING STAFF Date: Saturday, Oct . 21, 2017 On the field: Time: 6:15 p .m . CT Matt Luke . Head Coach Location: Oxford, Miss . Phil Longo . Quarterbacks/Offensive Coord . Venue: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038) Wesley McGriff . Defensive Coord . Surface: Natural Grass Jason Jones . Cornerbacks/Co-Defensive Coord . Series: LSU leads 60-41-4 Jack Bicknell, Jr . Offensive Line In Oxford: LSU leads 9-8-1 Derrick Nix . Running Backs Ole Miss Streak: LSU, W1 #24/25 LSU Jacob Peeler . Wide Receivers Live Stats: OleMissSports .com Freddie Roach. Defensive Line REBELS TIGERS Live Audio: OleMissSports .com E .J . Epperson . Defensive GA (3-3, 1-2 SEC) (5-2, 2-1 SEC) Twitter Updates: @OleMissFB Emmanuel McCray . Offensive GA In the press box: Head Coach: Matt Luke Head Coach: Ed Orgeron Bradley Dale Peveto . Linebackers/Special Teams Coord . Career: 3-3/1st Career: 27-31/6th Maurice Harris . Tight Ends At OM: 3-3/1st At LSU: 11-4/2nd Zach Brown . Defensive GA Josh Robinson . .. Offensive GA WHAT TO WATCH FOR • This game marks the 106th all-time meeting between the Ole Miss Rebels and LSU Tigers dating back to 1894 . • LSU is Ole Miss’ second-most played opponent behind Mississippi State, whom the Rebels will play for the 114th time ESPN on Nov . 23 . Joe Tessitore, Play-by-Play Todd Blackledge, Analyst • LSU holds a 60-41-4 advantage in the series, 9-8-1 in Oxford . Holly Rowe, Sideline • The home team has won the last five meetings . • Since the rivals started playing for the Magnolia Bowl trophy in 2008, LSU holds a 5-4 edge . ole miss img network • Ole Miss will take on its third ranked opponent in the last four weeks . The Rebels lost to #1/1 Alabama 66-3 on David Kellum, Play-by-Play Harry Harrison, Analyst Sept . 30 and then fell to #12/13 Auburn 44-23 Oct . 7 . Richard Cross, Sideline • Matt Luke is in his 10th season at Ole Miss but first season at the helm, taking the reins of his alma mater as the Brett Norsworthy, Pre- & Post-Game 38th head coach in program history sirius xm satellite radio • In the last outing, Ole Miss tallied over 600 yards of total offense on its way recording a 57-35 win over Vanderbilt . Sirius 137, XM 190 • The 57 points were the second-most ever by an Ole Miss squad in an SEC game (63 vs . Vanderbilt - 1979) . • Sophomore WR A.J. Brown finished with eight receptions and 174 yards in his fourth 100-yard game of the season . • The Rebels lead the SEC and rank ninth nationally in passing offense (357 .2 ypg) . • Senior DE Marquis Haynes tallied a career-high 3 .0 sacks vs . Vanderbilt and set a modern-era (since 1983) career sacks record (29 .0) passing Greg Hardy’s mark of 26 .5 . 2017 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT/TIME NOTES/SERIES INFORMATION Sept . 2 SOUTH ALABAMA (ESPNU) OXFORD W, 47-27 A .J . Brown breaks school record with 233 yards receiving Sept . 9 UT MARTIN (SEC Network Alt .) OXFORD W, 45-23 Shea Patterson breaks school record with 489 yards passing Sept . 16 at Cal (ESPN) Berkeley L, 16-27 DeMarkus Lodge and D .K . Metcalf both top 100 yards receiving Sept . 30 at #1/1 Alabama* (ESPN) Tuscaloosa L, 3-66 Jordan Wilkins records second career 100-yard rushing game Oct . 7 at #12/13 Auburn* (SEC Network) Auburn L, 23-44 Rebels post 429 yards of offense, outscore Auburn 20-9 in second half Oct . 14 VANDERBILT (HC)* (SEC Network) OXFORD W, 57-35 Ole Miss tallies its second-most point total in an SEC game Oct . 21 LSU* (ESPN) OXFORD 6:15 p .m . LSU leads 60-41-4 (home team has won last five meetings) Oct . 28 ARKANSAS* OXFORD TBA Arkansas leads 34-28-1 (Razorbacks have won three straight) Nov . 4 at Kentucky* Lexington TBA Ole Miss leads 27-14-1 (Rebels have won seven of last 10 meetings) Nov . 11 LOUISIANA OXFORD TBA Ole Miss leads 4-0 (Rebels won last meeting 56-14 in Oxford in 2014) Nov . 18 TEXAS A&M* OXFORD TBA Texas A&M leads 6-3 (Rebels have won three straight) Nov . 23 at Mississippi State* (ESPN) Starkville 6:30 p .m . Ole Miss leads 63-44-6 (Rebels have won two of last three) * - SEC game (HC) - Homecoming Rankings - AP/Coaches All Times Central OLEMISSSPORTS.COM MEDIA INFORMATION | 2 OLE MISS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OLE MISS MEDIA SCHEDULE GAME WEEK Kyle Campbell ................................Associate A.D. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Email: kyle@olemiss .edu • Practice closed • Players’ off day • Portions of • SEC teleconference • Practice closed • Practice closed Duties: Primary Contact, Interviews practice open to 11:20 a .m . Brad Sheffield ...........................Comm. Specialist • No interviews • Press conference approved media • No interviews • No interviews Email: brads@olemiss .edu with Coach Luke • Practice closed and coordinators • Players and Duties: Notes, Flipcard, Player Interviews at 11:15 a .m . in assistants • Players and Coach Brandon Lee ..............................Comm. Specialist Manning Center available after Luke available Email: bmlee@olemiss .edu Team Meeting Room practice after practice Duties: Game Program, Notes, Stats, Credentials • RebTalk radio Adam Kuffner ............................Comm. Specialist show at 7-8 p .m . Email: kuffner@olemiss .edu at Boure Kim Ling ....................................Comm. Specialist Email: kling@olemiss .edu WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Ole Miss holds its weekly fall press conference each Monday of the regular season at 11:15 a .m . CT in the Burns Team Meeting Room at the Manning Center . Various Ole Miss coaches and staff will take the podium first and will be followed by Coach Matt Luke at approximately Tyler Wooten .............................Comm. Specialist 11:30 a .m . Defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff and offensive coordinator Phil Longo will follow Coach Luke at the podium . Members of the media unable Email: tjwooten@olemiss .edu to attend the Monday press conference may participate via the telephone beginning at 11:30 a .m . The number for the two-way teleconference may be Mitch Praxl ................................Comm. Specialist obtained by contacting the Athletics Communications office . The press conference is streamed live on SEC Network+ . Email: mjpraxl@olemiss .edu PLAYER/ASSISTANT INTERVIEWS: Coordinators will take part in the Monday press conference . Select players and assistant coaches will be available Ashley Mangrum .................Senior Staff Assistant after practice on Tuesday . Coach Luke and select players will be available after practice on Wednesday . All media interviews will be held in the team meeting Email: ash1@olemiss .edu room . There is no availability on Thursday or Friday . PRACTICES: All practices are closed to the public and open to media for select periods on Tuesdays . Media are forbidden from reporting (e .g . tweet- 908 All-American Dr . ing, blogging, etc .) on anything related to practice until the post-practice interviews . This includes media who leave practice early . On available days, University, MS 38677 media will be alerted which periods are available for video . Live video is prohibited, and use of footage from practices must be limited to three minutes per day . Videographers and photographers must use tight shots and not formations . If you have not previously attended practices, please contact the 662 .915 .7522 Communications office for prior approval and daily alerts on practice locations and times . SEC TELECONFERENCE AUDIO/VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: Press conferences, media opportunities, practices and any form of competition may not be broadcast live, including Facebook Live and related media, without prior consent of the athletics department . Use of footage from practices is limited to three minutes per day . This includes content attained via FTP, which should be credited to Ole Miss Sports Productions . Ole Miss offers free FTP downloads of practice foot- Coach Matt Luke will be available on the weekly SEC age, interviews and game highlights for television stations to use during regularly scheduled news/sportscasts . To access the Ole Miss FTP site, please Teleconference every Wednesday from Aug . 30-Nov . contact Seth Austin with Ole Miss Sports Productions at saaustin@olemiss .edu or 662-816-3436 . 22, from 11:20-11:30 a .m . CT . The number is avail- WEEKDAY PARKING: Parking permits are required for everyone on campus Monday through Friday between 7:30 a .m . and 5 p .m . Media that plan to able through the SEC office at (205) 348-3000 . regularly attend practices, press conferences and other on-campus events may purchase a Vendor Permit from Campus Parking (www .olemiss .edu/ Below is the order of participants: parking), which is good for the full academic year . Those without parking permits are advised to park in a metered spot in the east lot of the Manning Center and feed the meter . Day passes are also available online at www .olemiss .edu/parking/visitors .html . 10:00 a .m . Ed Orgeron, LSU PHOTOGRAPHERS: Per NCAA rule, images or likeness of current student-athletes may not be sold, distributed or used for commercial purposes . 10:10 a .m . Kirby Smart, Georgia WORKING CREDENTIALS: To request game credentials, go to Ole Miss’ online credentialing site: www .sportssystems .com/OleMiss . Credential requests 10:20 a .m . Jim McElwain, Florida must be made as early as possible by the sports director of each media outlet and are limited to those media who will be attending the game in a working 10:30 a .m .