Ole Miss coaches have been insisting throughout fall camp that the starting running back competition is an open race. The closer we get to the Sept. 1 kickoff in Houston, though, the more it sounds like Scottie Phillips is the guy.
You’ll be excused if you haven’t heard the name that much. Phillips, who spent the past two seasons at Jones County Junior College, has been on campus for less than six months. With last year’s workhorse Jordan Wilkins in the NFL and his primary backup, D’Vaughn Pennamon, set to miss at least half the season, Phillips has taken control of the Rebel backfield.