COLUMBIA, MO. • Can football season start already?
That must be what coaches up and down the Southeastern Conference Western Division are thinking these days.
The one with the five-star recruit caught on camera slugging a woman.
The one whose assistant coach stepped down amid illegal recruiting allegations.
The one whose assistant coach roasted recruits on Twitter after a high-profile prospect decommitted.
And the one who watched in horror as the first round of the NFL draft turned into a coach’s worst nightmare.
Last Thursday, the first round of the NFL draft was supposed to turn into Ole Miss’ biggest Hotty Toddy celebration of the offseason with three Rebels picked among the first 30 selections.