2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2008 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Rebels logo.svg 200 Southeastern Conference SEC Western Division 15 14 9–4 5–3 Houston Nutt 1st Kent Austin 1st Tyrone Nix 1st Pro-style, Wild Rebel 4–3 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium(Capacity: 60,580) Cotton Bowl Classic champion Cotton Bowl Classic W 47–34 vs. Texas Tech The 2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Houston Nutt, who served his first season in the position and replaced Ed Orgeron, who was fired after accumulating a 10–25 record at Ole Miss from 2005 to 2007. The Rebels played their seven home games in 2008 at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. With an 8–4 regular-season record and a 5–3 mark in the SEC, head coach Houston Nutt revived a Rebel squad that was coming off four straight losing seasons and a 3–9 campaign with no conference wins in 2007. It marked the team's best improvement from one season to the next since former coach Johnny Vaught's debut in 1947. Projected to place fifth in the SEC Western Division in the pre-season, the Rebels finished second in the division, having defeated the previous two national champions on the road, #4 Florida and #18 LSU, and ended the regular season on a five-game win streak. On December 8, the Associated Press announced that Rebels offensive tackle Michael Oher, defensive tackle Peria Jerry and kicker Joshua Sheene were selected for the first team of the Associated Press All-Southeastern team. Oher was a unanimous pick. Receiver Dexter McCluster was a second-team pick.http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20081208/SPORTS03/81208026 The Clarion-Ledger: 3 Rebels named to AP All-SEC first team On December 9, the Southeastern Conference announced that Oher and Jerry were named to the first team of the All-SEC team selected by the 12 league coaches.Clarion Ledger December 2022 On December 10, the Southeastern Conference announced that Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt was named the Southeastern Conference coach of the year, sharing the award with Alabama's Nick Saban and Vanderbilt's Bobby Johnson. Michael Oher was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given to the league's top blocker.Clarion Ledger December 2022 The 2008 College Football All-America Team included Michael Oher and Peria Jerry. Schedule 2008 AP Central August 30 6:00 pm w y Memphis Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry 41–24 56,127 September 6 2:30 pm l y y Wake Forest 20 BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ABC/ESPN2 28–30 31,986 September 13 6:00 pm w y Samford Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 34–10 52,780 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-rebs-roll-3410-ove/176091514/ Hattiesburg American Rebs roll 34–10 over Samford September 14, 2008 July 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 20 6:00 pm l Vanderbilt Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry 17–23 51,281 September 27 11:30 am w y Florida 4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL Raycom 31–30 90,106 October 4 1:00 pm l y South Carolina Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS PPV 24–31 54,628 October 18 2:35 pm l y Alabama 2 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL rivalry CBS 20–24 92,138 October 25 6:00 pm w y Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR rivalry PPV 23–21 74,168 November 1 11:30 pm w Auburn Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry Raycom 17–7 57,324 November 15 1:00 pm w y Louisiana-Monroe Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 59–0 43,665 November 22 2:30 pm w y LSU 18 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Magnolia Bowl CBS 31–13 92,649 November 28 11:30 am w 25 Mississippi State Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl Raycom 45–0 55,231 January 2 1:00 pm w y y 20 Texas Tech 8 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Classic FOX 47–34 88,175 Rankings 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 5 8 16 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 22 20 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 24 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 24 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 Harris Interactive publishes their final ranking on Week 15 (the end of the season), before the bowl games are played. The Bowl Championship Series final standings are released on Week 15. Neither publish a ranking or standing after the bowl games are complete.http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/HICFP_Individual_Rankings_Dec_7_2008.pdf Harris Final Poll January 13, 2009 January 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103195102/http://harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/HICFP_Individual_Rankings_Dec_7_2008.pdf dead http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/poll?poll=BCS BCS Final Poll 2009-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20090116122730/http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/poll?poll=BCS 2009-01-16 dead Game summaries Memphis Memphis 7 3 0 14 24 Ole Miss 14 13 7 7 41 Ole Miss opened the 2008 season with new head football coach Houston Nutt by beating state-line rival Memphis, 41–24. The game started off quick for the Rebs as Jevan Snead hit Shay Hodge for a 70 yd TD strike on the game's second possession and never looked back. The game also featured the introduction of the "Wild Rebel" off of which Dexter McCluster scored a touchdown. Wake Forest Ole Miss 7 7 0 14 28 #20 Wake Forest 7 3 10 10 30 Ole Miss lost 30–28 after Wake Forest kicked a 42-yard field foal with three seconds remaining in the game. In a game with several lead changes, Ole Miss took the lead with just over one minute remaining in the fourth quarter on a fourth and goal Jevan Snead touchdown pass. Wake Forest played down the field in 53 seconds, aided by 2 penalties, to set up the game-winning field goal. Samford Samford 7 0 0 3 10 Ole Miss 3 17 7 7 34 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt 14 3 0 6 23 Ole Miss 17 0 0 0 17 Ole Miss lost to the Vanderbilt Commodores in the final minute of the game as Vanderbilt forced Ole Miss' Dexter McCluster to fumble the game-winning touchdown at the goal line. At Florida 2008 Florida Gators football team Ole Miss Rebels 2; text-align:center collapsed Ole Miss Rebels (2–2) at #4 Florida Gators (3–0) September 27, 2008 12:30 p.m. Ole Miss 7 0 17 7 Florida 0 17 0 13 Ben Hill Griffith Stadium, Gainesville, Florida 90,106 Clear, 85 F C Hubert Owens Raycom Box Score First quarter MISS – Jevan Snead 1-yard run (Joshua Shene kick), 3:12. Ole Miss 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:24. Second quarter FLA – Jonathan Phillips 32-yard field goal, 13:31. Ole Miss 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 4:41. FLA – Percy Harvin 43-yard pass from Tim Tebow (Jonathan Phillips kick), 12:26. Florida 10–7. Drive: 1 plays, 43 yards, 0:12. FLA – Tim Tebow 1-yard run (Jonathan Phillips kick), 1:06. Florida 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:20. Third quarter MISS – Joshua Shene 33-yard field goal, 11:00. Florida 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:36. MISS – Cordera Eason 18-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick), 10:30. Tie 17–17. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:19. MISS – Dexter McCluster 40-yard run (Joshua Shene kick), 0:52. Ole Miss 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:42. Fourth quarter FLA – Tim Tebow 1-yard run (Jonathan Phillips kick), 11:26. Tie 24–24. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:26. MISS – Shay Hodge 86-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick), 5:26. Ole Miss 31–24. Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 1:28. FLA – Percy Harvin 15-yard run (kick blocked), 3:28. Ole Miss 31–30. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:58. Top passers MISS – Jevan Snead – 9/20, 185 yards, 2 TD, INT FLA – Tim Tebow – 24/38, 319 yards, TD Top rushers MISS – Dexter McCluster – 11 rushes, 60 yards, TD FLA – Percy Harvin – 10 rushes, 82 yards, TD Top receivers MISS – Shay Hodge – 3 receptions, 133 yards, TD FLA – Percy Harvin – 13 receptions, 186 yards, TD The Ole Miss Rebels posted its 600th win in school history on September 27, 2008 when it defeated the Florida Gators 31–30 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida,http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080928/SPORTS030103/809280348 The Clarion-Ledger: No. 4 Gators undone by myriad mistakesAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot giving the season's conference champion, Florida, its only loss of the 2008 season. This was also Ole Miss' first win over a Top 5 ranked team since 1977 when the Rebels defeated Notre Dame. Notre Dame went on to win the national championship that year. Florida went into the game undefeated at 3–0. Never trailing Ole Miss by more than a touchdown, Florida came within an extra point of tying the game at the end of the fourth quarter. Ole Miss had different plans in mind, however, as the extra point kick was blocked, and Florida was held to 30. While the defense was able to force a punt out of Ole Miss on the next possession and get the ball back inside Ole Miss territory, Florida found itself with the choice between converting a 4th-and-1 situation or attempting a long field goal. Florida opted to go for the first down, but the Ole Miss defense stopped QB Tim Tebow and he did not convert the one-yard run. The game ended as time expired during Ole Miss' ensuing possession. Florida won their remaining regular season games and went on to defeat #1 Alabama in the 2008 SEC Championship. Florida then defeated #2 Oklahoma to claim the 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship. South Carolina South Carolina 3 14 7 7 31 Ole Miss 14 7 0 3 24 Following Ole Miss' win over Florida, Sports Illustrated featured Ole Miss on the cover. Then Ole Miss went on to lose to South Carolina in what many Ole Miss fans refer to as the continuation of the Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx. The last time Ole Miss was featured on the Sports Illustrated cover was in 1970. After the cover ran, which was a picture of then Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning, Manning suffered a broken arm during the season. On more than one occasion, the Rebels had a chance to pull away, but South Carolina forced timely turnovers to keep themselves alive. In the end, the Rebs gave one too many gifts to SC and the Gamecocks were able to sneak out of Oxford with a win. Alabama Alabama–Ole Miss rivalry Ole Miss 3 0 7 10 20 #2 Alabama 7 17 0 0 24 After several early failed drives in the opening quarter, Ole Miss became the first team to score on Alabama in the first quarter, as well as the first to have a lead against the Crimson Tide. However, the Crimson Tide answered back on their next drive with a touchdown, giving Alabama a 7–3 lead to end the first quarter. Ole Miss had limited offense in the second quarter as the Tide defense held a shutout for the remainder of the half. However, the Tide offense scored 17 points with a 2-yard rush touchdown, a 41-yard field goal, and a 30-yard touchdown pass. Alabama led the Rebels 24–3 at halftime. However, the second half was different as the Crimson Tide failed to score for the remainder of the game. Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt, who had previously coached at Arkansas, gambled on a 4th–and–goal with a fake field goal attempt, as Rob Park passed to Jason Cook for a 9-yard touchdown. Several minutes into the fourth quarter, Ole Miss again cut into Alabama's lead when Jevan Snead threw a 17-yard touchdown strike to Shay Hodge, as the Rebels trailed 24–17 after a Joshua Shene extra point. Three minutes later, Shene hit a 35-yard field goal, cutting Alabama's lead again to 24–20. A stalled drive forced Alabama punter P. J. Fitzgerald to give the ball to the Rebels with 3:03 left. The Rebels moved the ball steadily down the field over the next two minutes, however they turned it over on downs after a failed 4th–and–5 on Alabama's 43-yard line. Arkansas Arkansas – Ole Miss rivalry Ole Miss 3 10 0 10 Arkansas 0 7 0 14 Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt returned to Arkansas in his first game against his former team, the Arkansas Razorbacks. Ole Miss, and Houston Nutt, won 23–21. Auburn Auburn 0 0 7 0 7 Ole Miss 0 10 0 7 17 The Auburn rivalry had been running steady ever since Head coach Tommy Tuberville bolted Oxford for the Plains. In his fifth, and what would be his final return trip, the Rebels were finally able to emerge as a winner. In a defensive struggle, the Rebels picked off the Tigers three times in the fourth quarter, and were able to put the game away on a Brandon Bolden touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter. The final count, Ole Miss 17 Auburn 7 Louisiana Monroe Louisiana Monroe 0 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss 7 31 14 7 59 Ole Miss shutout Louisiana Monroe 59–0 to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2003. LSU Magnolia Bowl Ole Miss at #18 LSU Ole Miss 7 14 7 3 LSU 0 10 3 0 November 22 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3:30 p.m. EST Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson & Allie LaForce (sideline) CBS Source: yes 1 11:00 MISS Mike Wallace 34-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) MISS 7-0 2 13:37 LSU Colt David 46-yard field goal MISS 7-3 2 9:01 MISS Brandon Bolden 3-yard run (Joshua Shene kick) MISS 14-3 2 5:36 MISS Mike Wallace 25-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) MISS 21-3 2 2:13 LSU Terrence Toliver 9-yard pass from Jordan Jefferson (Colt David kick) MISS 21-10 3 11:11 LSU Colt David 52-yard field goal MISS 21-13 3 7:53 MISS Markeith Summers 13-yard run (Joshua Shene kick) MISS 28-13 4 4:23 MISS Joshua Shene 19-yard field goal MISS 31-13 yes In this 97th meeting of Ole Miss and LSU, the first time referred to as the Magnolia Bowl, Ole Miss snapped a six-game losing streak against LSU, beating the defending national champions 31–13. Ole Miss' last win against LSU was in 2001. Mississippi State Egg Bowl Mississippi State at #25 Ole Miss Mississippi St 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss 24 7 7 7 November 28 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi 12:30 p.m. EST Source: ESPN yes 1 12:40 MISS Dexter McCluster 36-yard run (Joshua Shene kick) MISS 7-0 1 8:08 MISS Joshua Shene 43-yard field goal MISS 10-0 1 4:31 MISS Shay Hodge 10-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) MISS 17-0 1 0:36 MISS Mike Wallace 17-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) MISS 24-0 2 0:42 MISS Mike Wallace 72-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) MISS 31-0 3 7:09 MISS Bradley Sowell 1-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick) MISS 38-0 4 12:18 MISS Brandon Bolden 24-yard run (Joshua Shene kick) MISS 45-0 yes Ole Miss won the most lopsided Egg Bowl since the Rebels won 48–0 in 1971, by beating Mississippi State 45–0.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283330145 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201112634/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283330145 dead December 1, 2008 Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss - Game Recap - November 28, 2008 - ESPNhttp://www.clarionledger.com/article/20081129/SPORTS030106/811290338 The Clarion-Ledger: Ole Miss stifles State, allowing 37 total yards Only once in this game did the Mississippi State offense cross the 50-yard line into Ole Miss territory.http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&U=5b4ec637f7b54961a37c5c1ac670829d&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a5b4ec637f7b54961a37c5c1ac670829dPost%3a66c7dddf-938f-4549-a846-e1f492e3b509&sid=sitelife.clarionledger.com The Clarion-Ledger: Late night ramblings: Egg Bowl edition Ole Miss held MSU to just 37 total yards including minus 51 rushing yards. Ole Miss set a school record with 11 sacks. Mississippi Statewide receiver Brandon McRae was carted off the field after breaking his leg in the second quarter.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3731769 Miss. State's McRae breaks leg against Ole Miss 28 November 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic 2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team #20 Ole Miss 7 17 14 9 47 #8 Texas Tech 14 7 0 13 34 The #20 Rebels defeated the #8 Texas Tech Red Raiders 47–34 in the 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, Texas on January 2, 2009.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3444571 2008-09 Bowl schedule/results January 8, 2009 ESPN.com The Red Raiders and the Rebels had met in bowl games twice before—1986 Independence Bowl and 1998 Independence Bowl—with Ole Miss winning both. The teams also met during the 2002 and 2003 regular seasons with Texas Tech winning both games of the home-and-home series.Ole Miss Headed To Cotton Bowl WAPT-TV 8 December 2008 http://www.wapt.com/news/18224046/detail.html 2008-12-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110723114141/http://www.wapt.com/news/18224046/detail.html 23 July 2011 The Rebels' last bowl bid came 5 years ago and ironically in the Cotton Bowl Classic, a 31–28 victory over Oklahoma State. In this Cotton Bowl Classic, Ole Miss made its fourth appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic, now carrying a 3–1 record. The Rebels defeated Texas Christian University 14–13 in the 1956 game and dropped a 12–7 decision to Texas in 1962. Personnel 2008 Ole Miss Rebels y Jevan Snead QB y 74 Sr Michael Oher T y Houston Nutt Coaching staff Name Responsibility Position Group Year Alma mater Houston NuttOle Miss Sport June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes OleMissSports.com Head coach 1st Oklahoma State University (1981) Kent Austin Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks 1st University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) (1986) Tyrone Nix Defensive coordinator Linebackers 1st University of Southern Mississippi (1995) Kim Dameron Safeties 1st University of Arkansas (1983) Ron Dickerson Jr. Wide Receivers 1st University of Arkansas (1996) Mike Markuson Running Game Coordinator Offensive line 1st Hamline University (1983) Derrick Nix Running Backs 1st University of Southern Mississippi (2002) Tracy Rocker Defensive line 1st Auburn University (1992) James Shibest Special teams coordinator Tight Ends 1st University of Arkansas (1988) Chris Vaughn Recruiting coordinator Cornerbacks 1st Murray State University (1998) Andy Commer Coordinator of Video Services 1st Arkansas State University (1987) Mike Beaumont Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations 1st Arkansas State University (1992) Don Decker Head Football Strength Coach 1st Evangel College (1988) Tim Mullins Head Athletic Trainer 11th University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) (1991) Clifton Ealy Assistant Athletics Director for Community Relations 1st University of Central Arkansas (1982) Danny Nutt Assistant Athletics Director for Player Development 1st University of Arkansas (1985) Ken Crain Head Equipment Manager 10th University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) (1996) Alan Hensell Graduate Assistant 2nd Franklin College (Indiana) (2005) Statistics Team Team Opp Scoring 417 247   Points per game 32.1 19.0 First downs 256 222   Rushing 122 86   Passing 124 117   Penalty 10 19 Total offense 5299 3994   Avg per play 6.2 4.7   Avg per game 407.6 307.2 Fumbles-Lost 20–10 21–7 Penalties-Yards 66–624 79–596   Avg per game 48.0 45.8 Team Opp Punts-Yards 54-2099 78-3056   Avg per punt 38.9 39.2 Time of possession/Game 30:14 29:37 3rd down conversions 75/173 60/187 4th down conversions 9/14 12/22 Touchdowns scored 52 30 Field goals-Attempts-Long 17–21–47 13–16–52 PAT-Attempts 52–52 28–29 Attendance 371,036 381,047   Games/Avg per Game 53,005 76,209 Scores by quarter Ole Miss 113 133 80 91 Opponents 59 81 27 80 Offense Rushing Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G McCluster, D. 13 109 697 42 655 6.0 6 40 50.4 Eason, Cordera 13 140 660 13 647 4.6 3 28 49.8 Bolden, Brandon 13 98 565 23 542 5.5 5 44 41.7 Davis, Enrique 10 64 258 14 244 3.8 3 62 24.4 Davis, Derrick 13 21 98 0 98 4.7 0 14 7.5 Wallace, Mike 13 10 97 5 92 9.2 0 18 7.1 Snead, Jevan 13 57 187 127 60 1.1 3 17 4.6 Thomas, Devin 5 5 34 0 34 6.8 0 19 6.8 Tapp, Billy 4 3 21 2 19 6.3 0 21 4.8 Summers, M. 13 2 19 0 19 9.5 1 13 1.5 Breaux, Lionel 13 3 21 5 16 5.3 0 15 1.2 Hartmann, Andy 12 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 0.8 Cook, Jason 13 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Team 4 6 0 13 −13 −2.2 0 0 −3.3 TEAM Total 13 520 2668 244 2424 4.7 21 62 186.5 Opponents 13 411 1593 481 1112 2.7 9 44 85.5 Passing Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Snead, Jevan 3 145.77 43–77–3 55.8 660 6 64 220.0 McCluster, D. 3 −100.00 0–2–1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Tapp, Billy 2 150.40 1–1–0 100.0 6 0 6 3.0 Bolden, Brandon 3 410.80 1–1–0 100.0 37 0 37 12.3 Total 3 143.03 45–81–4 55.6 703 6 64 234.3 Opponents 3 121.70 72–112–2 64.3 656 4 43 218.7 Receiving Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GRodriguez, Jonathan 3 10 163 16.3 1 31 54.3Hodge, Shay 3 8 176 22.0 3 64 58.7Wallace, Mike 3 8 151 18.9 0 42 50.3Cook, Jason 3 4 30 7.5 0 16 10.0Eason, Cordera 3 4 26 6.5 1 14 8.7Breaux, Lionel 3 3 40 13.3 0 29 13.3Bolden, Brandon 3 2 43 21.5 0 33 14.3Harris, Gerald 3 2 20 10.0 1 16 6.7Hartmann, Andy 3 2 11 5.5 0 8 3.7Snead, Jevan 3 1 37 37.0 0 37 12.3Harris, Andrew 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0Total 3 45 703 15.6 6 64 234.3Opponents 3 72 656 9.1 4 43 218.7 Defense Name Patrick Trahan GP 14 Tackles 141 Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions 7 Fumbles 2 BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF Total Special teams Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Total Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Total NFL prospects Nine Ole Miss players who ended their career at Ole Miss this year were either taken in the 2009 NFL draft or signed contracts with NFL teams. Michael Oher and Peria Jerry were first round draft picks at #23 and #24 respectively. Oher was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens while Jerry was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. Mike Wallace was the 84th pick going to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round. Jamarca Sanford was the 231st pick going to the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round. Additionally, Maurice Miller signed a free agent deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jason Cook signed a free agent deal with the Baltimore Ravens, the late Tony Fein signed a free agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks and later was signed by the Baltimore Ravens and later cut, Ashlee Palmer signed a free agent deal with the Buffalo Bills and Jermey Parnell signed a free agent deal with the New Orleans Saints.OleMissSports.com: Four More Rebels Headed to NFL https://web.archive.org/web/20090105160114/http://www.olemisssports.com/ January 5, 2009 Fein was found dead on October 7, 2009. 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