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Suntarine Perkins was one of first four Rebels to announce their Ole Miss returns for 2026.  The inclusion of Perkins was the only moderate surprise.

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Photos: Suntarine Perkins working within deeper Ole Miss defense this spring

Ole Miss lost leading tackler TJ Dottery to the portal. The Rebels believe they still improved at the position.   Three transfers were signed in

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Keaton Thomas, Luke Ferrelli setting tone for Ole Miss linebackers

There's a picture coming together of the 2026 Longhorn offense. This is going to be a team that can play in multiple formations, will have an overall

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Ole Miss signed 30 transfers out of the portal, including 13 defenders that logged a combined 6,340 snaps last year.   Five are defensive backs,

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LOOK: Newcomers join Ole Miss’ playoff-tested core

The offseason strength and conditioning program is well-underway for Ole Miss football.  The Rebels over the winter brought in 29 players from the

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LOOK: Ole Miss’ winter overhaul has a clear message — run it back

Last year was a lot of highs and a lot of lows for the Ole Miss defense. Pete Golding's unit took some time to mesh and gel as a group, but once it

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2026 Ole Miss defense has a real chance to be elite

On Wednesday, CFBChuck on Twitter took a look at overall returning production numbers for the 2026 season. Ole Miss returns the second most snaps and

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2026 Ole Miss defense returns plenty of production and experience

The 2025 college football season is over and the postseason lists, awards and Monday morning quarterbacking is underway. ESPN latest postmortem views

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Ole Miss lands four in ESPN's Top 100 players of 2025

Wednesday brought the official news and revealing one of the worst kept secrets during the final days of the transfer portal window. Princewill

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Who will Ole Miss turn to as its Princewill Umanmielen replacement for next season?

NEW ORLEANS — Trinidad Chambliss remembered all too well how the fourth quarter went in Athens back in October and he was not going to let Ole Miss

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Game Balls: Trinidad Chambliss channels another Ole Miss legend in Sugar Bowl performance

NEW ORLEANS – Ole Miss’ players, including some on the team’s leadership council, said former coach Lane Kiffin leaving for LSU and the way it all

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Ole Miss team leaders: Lane Kiffin's exit and the way it went down strengthened the Rebels' bond

Four key players are returning for Ole Miss in 2026 — as announced prior to the Rebels’ first-round College Football Playoff win.   William

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Ole Miss isn’t just playing for now — the defense is coming back

Ole Miss football on Thursday individually announced the returns of four starters for the 2026 season.  Defensive tackle William Echoles,

Ole Miss defensive lineman Will Echoles (52) and linebacker Suntarine Perkins (4). Mandatory credit: Ole Miss athletics

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REACTION: Ole Miss re-signs Suntarine Perkins and others; spot the ball for the CFP

The 12-team College Football Playoff field is here with a look at each team’s top players with memories of their recruitment:  1. Indiana  The

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College Football Playoff team breakdowns with recruiting focus

It comes down to this for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs will host the No. 7 Ole Miss Rebels on Friday morning in the Battle for the Golden Egg and

LSU student made their pitch to Lane Kiffin to come to Baton Rouge after a win against Western Kentucky on Saturday.

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Know the Foe: No. 7 Ole Miss

A tale of two halfs is the cliché of all sports clichés but for the Ole Miss defense it is the only way to describe its performance against Florida.

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin with Kam Franklin (5), Suntarine Perkins (4) and Princewill Umanmielen (1). (Petre Thomas-Imagn Images)

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Making the Grade: How did the Ole Miss defense fare in its win over Florida?

Whatever happened to the Ole Miss defense against Georgia two weeks ago seems to be slowly fixing itself.  Saturday's 30-14 win over South Carolina

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Ole Miss defensive tackle Will Echoles. Mandatory credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

Making the Grade: How did the Ole Miss defense fare in its win over South Carolina

Ole Miss true sophomore running back Kewan Lacy had his best performance in a breakout season Saturday against South Carolina.   Lacy rushed for a

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From the Locker Room: Ole Miss’ Lacy hunting down Judkins and carrying CFP contender

For the Ole Miss defense to be better than last week in Athens the bar was extremely low. But, the Rebels cleared it with ease and looked like a much

Ole Miss defensive end Princewill Umanmielen (1) and linebacker Suntarine Perkins (4). Mandatory credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

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Making the Grade: How did the Ole Miss defense fare in its win over Oklahoma

The Ole Miss defense twice this season has called a closed-door, all-hands-on-deck meeting.   The first was after an ugly two quarters in a win over

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Ole Miss defense trying to quiet both Georgia ghosts and Kiffin chatter

After spending most of October away from Norman the Sooners make a return to take on a fellow playoff hopeful, Ole Miss. The No. 8 ranked Rebels are

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Under the Hood: Ole Miss

The defense for No. 4 Ole Miss is not perfect but since the second half of the Arkansas game it has been a steady turnaround after a rough start the

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The Ole Miss run defense responded to its closed-door meeting after Arkansas

The first of two bye weeks is nearly over and for No. 4 Ole Miss that means getting back to work and stepping back into its 2025 slate. The Rebels

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Making the Grade: How did the Ole Miss defense fare through the first five games

Ole Miss is undefeated and ranked No. 13 ahead of a massive showdown with LSU this weekend. Mississippi State is 4-0 for the first time since 2014 as

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Ole Miss, Mississippi State surging on-field but top in-state recruits are leaving

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Ranked as a five-star recruit by On3, Suntarine Perkins signed with Ole Miss in the Class of 2023 coming out of Raleigh (Mississippi) High School. Perkins also had offers from Alabama, Georgia, Texas, LSU and numerous others. The Under Armour All-American was named to the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen team and was picked as the 2022 Mr. Football for MHSAA 3A. Perkins played running back and linebacker in high school, leading Raleigh to its first state title in 2022. He ran 32 times for 331 yards and four touchdowns in the state title game, adding six tackles and an interception on defense. Perkins totaled more than 5,000 all-purpose yards and amassed 267 tackles and 10 sacks over his high school career. He was also named MVP of the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game after logging 10 tackles and three tackles for a loss.

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