Ole Miss Team Preview: 2010 Season

The Ole Miss Rebels are coming off a disappointing 2010 season in which they were suppose to contend for the National Championship but all that was taken away after a loss to South Carolina in the third week of the season. 2010 presents a different challenge, how does Ole Miss plan to replace Jevan Snead and Dexter McCluster? Nathan Stanley was chosen as the successor to Jevan Snead and Brandon Bolden becomes the top runningback. Ole Miss won't be as explosive on offense as last year, but should not be too much concerned for the Rebels. If the runningbacks Brandon Bolden and Enrique Davis are running the ball effectively then Ole Miss will have a great chance of winning. However the defense is not one to look past. The unit is led by All-SEC defensive end Kentrell Lockett. Lockett is a stud and a great senior leader for the defense. Two guys to look out for, Jerrell Powe, defensive tackle, and linebacker Allen Walker. Both should get plenty of votes to be on All-SEC first team. The secondary is the weak spot on the team and will need to play well if Ole Miss plans on making it back to the Cotton Bowl.

2010 Schedule and Predicted Results
September 4 Jacksonville State W 42-0
September 11 @ Tulane W 28-7
September 18 Vanderbilt W 28-24
September 25 Fresno State W 14-0
October 2 Kentucky W 17-10
October 16 @ Alabama L 7-28
October 23 Arkansas W 28-24
October 30 Auburn L 24-38
November 6 Louisiana-Lafayette W 56-0
November 13 @ Tennessee L 14-21
November 20 @ LSU W 28-38
November 27 @ Mississippi State W 21-14

Predicted Finish 8-4 Overall, 4-4 SEC 5th place in Western Division

2010 Projected Depth Chart

Offense
QB- Nathan Stanley
RB- Brandon Bolden (pictured right)
FB- E.J. Epperman
WR- Markeith Summers
WR- Jesse Grandy
TE- Ferbia Allen
OT- Bradley Sowell
OT- Bobby Massie
OG- Alex Washington
OG- Rishaw Johnson
C- A.J. Hawkins
K- Bryan Rose

Defense
DE- Wayne Dorsey
DE- Kentrell Lockett (pictured left)
DT- Jerrel Powe
DT- Lawon Scott
LB- Joel Kight
LB- Jonathan Cornell
LB- Allen Walker
CB- Marcus Temple
CB- Jeremy McGee
FS- Damien Jackson
SS- Johnny Brown
P- Tyler Campbell

2009 Stat Leaders
QB- Jevan Snead 191-351 cmp/att, 2632-yds, 54.4 cmp%, 20-20 td-int
RB- Dexter McCluster 181-car, 1169-yds, 6.5 ypc, 8-td
RB- Brandon Bolden 129- car, 614-yds, 4.8-ypc, 4-td
WR- Shay Hodge 70-rec, 1135-yds, 16.2-ypr, 8-td
WR- Markeith Summers 17-rec, 394-yards, 23.2-ypr, 4-td

Recruiting Recap

Top 3 Recruits
DE-Wayne Dorsey ****
ATH- Randall Mackey ****
WR- Vincent Sanders ****