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Marker honors James Meredith

On Friday, the Mississippi Freedom Trail unveiled its latest marker to commemorate James Meredith’s enrollment as the first black student at Ole Miss.

“It’s important for our students today to be reminded of the sacrifices made by people like James Meredith so that they (the students) can have a better life. We are a better society because of those sacrifices,” said Daniel Jones, chancellor of the University of Mississippi. […]

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Wallace leads Mississippi past UTEP 28-10

Mississippi quarterback Bo Wallace was not impressed and he certainly wasn’t satisfied.

“I really can’t be, to tell you the truth,” said Wallace, despite throwing for three touchdowns and running for another to lead the Rebels to a 28-10 win over Texas-El Paso Saturday. “I thought I played well for the first half, but I was sloppy in the second half.” […]

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Central Arkansas falls to Mississippi, 47-29

Central Arkansas couldn’t have scripted a much better first half during Saturday’s game against Mississippi.

The second half was exactly the opposite.

And the end result was a 49-27 loss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium that left Central Arkansas coach Clint Conque disappointed after a missed opportunity. […]