Mars alerted the Ole Miss general counsel in a July 13, 2017, email about the call, and a week later, Freeze was out as Ole Miss' coach despite beating Alabama in back-to-back seasons, in 20, and guiding the Rebels to their first Sugar Bowl victory in 50 years to cap the 2015 season. Robertson, who had been covering Mississippi State sports since 2001, relayed his findings to attorney Thomas Mars, who was representing former Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt in his lawsuit against Ole Miss. Strangest off-field moment: Steve Robertson, a lifelong Mississippi State fan who has the school's logo tattooed on his left hand, was researching former Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze's phone records on July 5, 2017, for a book Robertson was writing and found a call associated with advertisements for a female escort service. Elijah Moore's post-TD celebration set off a chain of events that brought Lane Kiffin to Oxford. Three days later, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen bolted for the Florida head-coaching job. DK Metcalf did it two years earlier in the end zone after catching a 63-yard touchdown pass in Ole Miss' 31-28 win over Mississippi State. The ironic thing is that Moore's stunt wasn't original. That's despite going 2-0 against Ole Miss as Mississippi State's coach. 3, four days after Mississippi State lost to Louisville in the Music City Bowl. You'll have to drag my Yankee ass out of here." A little more than a month later, Moorhead was fired on Jan. Moorhead famously said that Thanksgiving night after the game, "This is my team, this is my school, this is my program. There was a feeling, fair or not, that he was an odd fit in Starkville after previous coaching stops at Penn State, Fordham and Connecticut, among other non-southern schools. Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead was probably under more pressure coming into that game. Three days later, Ole Miss fired coach Matt Luke, which precipitated the hiring of Lane Kiffin. The Rebels missed the ensuing 35-yard extra point attempt and lost 21-20 to the Bulldogs. His actions drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Wildest on-field moment: Where do you start? Most recently, there was Ole Miss wide receiver Elijah Moore dropping to all fours in the end zone, lifting his leg and pretending to urinate like a dog in the 2019 Egg Bowl. (all times Eastern), ESPN & ESPN AppĪll-time record: Ole Miss 63-46-6 (according to Ole Miss) 63-47-6 (according to Miss. Georgia-Georgia Tech | Oregon-Oregon State | Texas A&M-LSUįlorida State-Florida | Kentucky-Louisville | Virginia-Virginia TechĬlemson-South Carolina | Arizona-Arizona State Ohio State-Michigan | OU-Oklahoma State | Alabama-Auburn State | UCF-USF | Wazzu-Washington | UNC-NC State Turn the fight song up and get the memes loaded up in your camera roll. To celebrate, our reporters recap the excessive celebrations, tree desecrations and trash-can-fueled altercations from some of college football's greatest games. Add a little school spirit to your Zoom background for your next meeting.
If you've ever been accused of firing a contractor because he wore a rival's shirt to your house, this is your time. It's finally here, the week that hate - the clean, old-fashioned kind, mind you - is in fashion.