Monday, May 1, 2017

Ole Miss Senior Linebacker Optimistic after School Imposed Bowl Ban

Ole Miss Senior Linebacker Elliot Markuson sprays his face with
water during pro day. Courtesy NFL.com 

The University of Mississippi's football team has been gaining tremendous success throughout college football since there top recruiting class stepped foot on campus in 2013. Since that time Ole Miss has two New Year's Six bowl game appearances and more top ranking recruiting classes.  The program has been looking bright until recent investigations conducted by the NCAA regarding multiple violations including recruiting have surfaced.
Ole Miss received its entail notice of the investigation in January of 2016. Since the beginning of this investigation Ole Miss has been found committing a fast amount of violations with the most serious being lack of institutional control. After this past football season the university in acted a self- imposed bowl ban that has left many people wondering what is in-store for the Rebels future. In a statement given to Fox sports Head Coach Hugh Freeze states, "From the momentI arrived in December 2011, I have emphasized to all of my staff that our program if founded on certain core values- faith, attitude, mental toughness, integrity and love."


Many have taken to social media to express there thoughts on the Universities decision with some condemning the program:
While others are a little more forgiving:


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