OXFORD, Miss. -- It’s been almost a month since Ole Miss self-imposed a one-year bowl ban for the 2017 season following a new notice of allegations from the NCAA. Head coach Hugh Freeze addressed it when the Rebels opened spring practice at the beginning of the month. But the players hadn’t been made available since the announcement.
That changed Tuesday when a trio of players spoke after practice. What was their reaction to the news of the postseason ban?
“Devastated,” offensive lineman Javon Patterson said. “I was devastated about it. But as a team, it was a real good wake-up call.