Rebels will have all hands on deck
Ole Miss got back to work on Tuesday, focusing on Vanderbilt’s diverse offense and the Commodores’ physical defense.
All eyes, however, were on Greg Hardy, who was back in full pads for the first time since spring practice. The All-Southeastern Conference defensive end was injured in the first week of fall camp and eventually had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot.
Hardy started running on the practice field last week and returned to practice on Sunday. On Tuesday, as Ole Miss (2-1 overall, 0-0 in the SEC) began to prepare for Vanderbilt (3-0, 1-0) in earnest, Hardy’s return provided a lift to both the Rebels’ pass rush and their intensity.
“He showed some spurts,” Ole Miss defensive line coach Tracy Rocker said. “We would go four snaps and he would go every two and rest every two. The thing is we get him conditioned and make sure he understands what we’re doing so he doesn’t go the wrong way and hurt somebody else. But most of all, he moved around well.”
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9/17/08
