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Championship-style belt motivates Rebel receivers

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New receivers coach Jacob Peeler is a rising star in the coaching world. He ventured over from the University of California, Berkeley (whom the Rebels face on the road this weekend) during the tumultuous offseason and needed a way to immediately motivate the receiving corps. He found that motivation in an unconventional source: the Nasty Wide Outs belt.

Assistant Coach and Wide Receivers Coach Jacob Peeler holds the Nasty Wide Outs belt during a press conference last week. Photo by Henry Clark

During the season opener against South Alabama, Ole Miss receiver Damarkus Lodge became something of a Twitter sensation when he appeared on the sideline sporting an NWO wrestling title belt after scoring a touchdown.