For the first time since November, the Ole Miss football team was inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium with fans in attendance for an open scrimmage last weekend.
Saturday’s practice-turned-scrimmage was the first open practice for media and fans during the Rebels’ spring practices. Each Saturday will be an open practice inside VHS, including the return of the Grove Bowl on April 24.
After normal group drills and stretching, Ole Miss conducted a semi-controlled scrimmage. It was an 11-on-11 format, similar to a normal game but quarterbacks were not touched and special teams were simulated after each possession.
In the near two-hour scrimmage, it was the Rebel defense that shined over the highly-touted offense from a season ago.