Injuries forced more than a few key players to miss time at some point or another during the 15 Spring practices that Ole Miss concluded on Saturday. Issac Gross, Tony Conner, Robert Conyers, Rod Taylor, Fadol Brown, Chad Kelly(missed the final two weeks) and others were held out, opening up reps for younger players and backups. That certainly helped the Rebels in many ways, including establishing depth at many spots.
However, in some areas it could be considered a real hindrance. With the key offensive linemen that missed time this Spring that unit was unable to begin to build chemistry that will be so crucial to them in the early going of next season when they will face Florida State, Alabama and Georgia in their first four games.