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Rebels’ ‘Pooh’ Paul Knows Gamecocks’ Running Back Well

Rebels’ linebacker practiced against Rocket Sanders for three years with Razorbacks, so he’s very well aware of his strengths.

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OXFORD, Miss. — There won’t be a need for Ole Miss linebacker Chris “Pooh” Paul and Raheem “Rocket” Sanders. They’ll call each other by their nicknames.

If they arrive in a one-on-one situation, it won’t be the first time. They spent three years competing in spring and fall practices with the Arkansas Razorbacks.

“That’s my guy,” Paul said Tuesday before Saturday’s road game against South Carolina. “Runs hard, runs behind his pads, very elusive. (Sanders) is a bigger guy, he’s a bigger body. You just got to come with your pads, come with your legs.”

And he’s not the only running back the Rebels will have to defend against.

“They got another running back Juju McDowell,” Paul said. “I know him from high school (and) played high school ball with him. He’s pretty fast and elusive as well. We just gotta go out there play hard, fast and just hit them first. They’re very explosive.

“They capitalize off big plays and they got a quarterback that can run, they got two running backs that are pretty good. As long as we contain those players, we’ll do a pretty good job this Saturday.”

That may be coming with a heavy dose of a different approach, hopefully one that doesn’t pile up the penalties. Paul has gotten some flags this season for late hits and it’s something he’s worked at eliminating.

“You really just gotta have that killer mentality,” he said. “You just gotta have that killer instinct in you. That was just something that was instilled to me since I was young. My dad was a navy vet so everything was kind of set on discipline and things like that. One thing that he always preached to me — that goes a long way — is your mentality.

“If you go out there and you feel like you’re the best person out there (or) the baddest human being out there, sometimes it’s going to bring up your energy. That’s what you want. That helps build confidence in yourself, helps build confidence with your teammates, but your coaches as well most importantly because they can trust you to go out there and play at a high level.”

The Rebels and Gamecocks play Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN. Fans can also listen to the game on the Ole Miss Radio Network.

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Ole Miss to learn plenty with CFP rankings: Rebel Roundup

Your daily briefing on what’s going on with Ole Miss Athletics.

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Ole Miss football will get a lot of its questions answered tonight.

The College Football Playoff Committee will release its third edition of its rankings at 6 p.m. tonight on ESPN. The Rebels figure to be included in the committee’s rankings, but where they’re ranked – and more importantly where other teams are ranked – will be telling to how clear the Rebels’ path to a playoff berth is.

The SEC has five teams with two losses and how the committee ranks those teams will determine who just needs to win out and who needs help.

For the Rebels, what will be important to know is where does the committee rank Georgia? How far does Tennessee fall after losing to the Bulldogs? Is LSU fall out of the top 25? How far does South Carolina rise after beating Missouri? Is Ole Miss ranked ahead of BYU (who lost to unranked Kansas, but still in contention for the Big 12 championship)? Where does the highest-ranked Group of 5 team rank?

How the committee answers those questions will go a long way in determining in if Ole Miss simply needs to just win its final two games or needs to rack up style points in those wins?

Of course, a loss will put the Rebels in the same boat as LSU. Out of the playoffs.

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What Josh Pate thought about where Ole Miss ranked in AP poll

The Ole Miss Reels were ranked No. 9 by the media in Sunday’s poll and Josh Pate released his reaction

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OXFORD, Miss. — The Ole Miss Reels were ranked No. 9 by the media in Sunday’s poll and Josh Pate released his reaction on YouTube on Monday.

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With a clear path to the playoff, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin talks to reporters

The Rebels’ head coach spoke with reporters about a variety of issues.

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OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and his players came into the 2024 season with the loftiest goals and highest expectations an Ole Miss team has had since a Manning played quarterback.

Despite a shocking home loss to Kentucky and overtime loss to LSU, the Rebels are still in position to accomplish most of those goals. An conference championship isn’t likely, but a spot in the new 12-team playoff is and the Rebels’ path is crystal clear.

Beat Florida. Beat Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.

If Ole Miss can win those two games, it should be in the playoff.

With that in mind, Kiffin started the week off with his weekly Monday press conference with reporters and talked about the playoffs and much more.

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