Rebels ready to prove themselves
OLE MISS LOOKS FOR REVENGE ON USC AS IT ENTERS CONFERENCE PLAY
Houston Nutt’s first Thursday night game against South Carolina did not make a lasting impression.
The Mississippi coach hopes this week will be different.
During a news conference Monday, Nutt told reporters this week’s game against the Gamecocks would be first on a Thursday night, apparently forgetting Arkansas’ 28-6 victory against USC in Little Rock in 2003.
But Nutt understands what beating the Gamecocks in the nationally televised game on ESPN would mean to Ole Miss, which has climbed to No. 4 in the AP poll – its highest ranking since 1970 when Archie Manning was the Rebels’ quarterback.
Asked what a victory would mean to current Rebels quarterback Jevan Snead, a Heisman Trophy hopeful, Nutt said it would be more significant for the team.
“There’s nothing like winning your first conference game. It would be huge,” Nutt said. “It’s big for everybody. It only helps Ole Miss. When you win, and when you have good things happen to you, especially on national (television), it happens for the entire program. It’s not just for one person, it’s for everybody.”
The State.com
9/22/9
