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Ole Miss football recruits react to Matt Luke firing

An earlier version of this story should have reported that Kentrel Bullock was a running back from Columbia, MS, not Columbus, MS. Since the university announced that Matt Luke would not return

December 3, 2019

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Ole Miss fires head coach Matt Luke

Ole Miss announced Sunday night that head football coach Matt Luke was fired, setting off passionate reactions, including players storming out of a team meeting, fans rejoicing and Luke rushing back to

December 1, 2019

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John Rhys Plumlee’s dual-sport balance still unclear

Ole Miss offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez has built the image of Ole Miss’ attack. That image is of quarterback John Rhys Plumlee dashing past flat-footed defenders for explosive touchdowns, and the potential

November 18, 2019

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Update: University enrollment is down, again. Here’s how it changed.

Enrollment at the University of Mississippi has decreased 3.5% over the past year, according to a Thursday afternoon press release from the Institutions of Higher Learning. Illustration by Katherine Butler. This is

November 13, 2019

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YAF event featuring conservative commentator rescheduled in student union

Following a sudden cancellation last week, an event featuring conservative commentator Elisha Krauss has been rescheduled to be in the student union on Wednesday. The event, hosted by the university chapter of

November 12, 2019

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The NCAA will ‘enhance’ some opportunities for student-athletes to make money

An NCAA board voted unanimously on Tuesday to explore modifying its rules to allow college athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses. The board released a statement calling divisions of

October 29, 2019

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Boyce not bringing Confederate symbols back, Provost says

At a Monday afternoon meeting in the Lyceum, Provost Noel Wilkin told the deans of the academic schools that newly appointed chancellor, Glenn Boyce, would not entertain the idea of flying the

October 10, 2019

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Protesters cancel plans for sit-in at Lyceum on Friday

A group of protesters cancelled its plan to have a sit-in protest on Friday at the Lyceum. The plans to have a sit-in protest were outlined in UM Solidarity’s meeting minutes from

October 7, 2019

Chancellor Glenn Boyce·News2·Top Story

New chancellor worked at three ‘segregation academies’ early in his career

The university’s newly named chancellor, Glenn Boyce, coached football at three so-called “segregation academies,” Madison-Ridgeland Academy, Canton Academy and Tri-County Academy, in the 1980s and 1990s. The information came to light during

October 5, 2019

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EXCLUSIVE: What is Boyce’s plan for the university — or does he have one?

With a little over a week before newly announced Chancellor Glenn Boyce takes his new position, he said that he has few concrete steps in mind to improve the university. He wants

October 4, 2019

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