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Quarterback Battle Heats Up
OXFORD,
Miss. – The temperatures at Ole Miss football practices are cooling
down, but the quarterback race got even warmer on Tuesday as the Rebels
went through another day of preseason camp.
With
the team in full pads again, head coach Houston Nutt pointed out the
progress of Rebel signal callers Barry Brunetti, Randall Mackey and
Zack Stoudt, who are in a tight three-way race for the starting job.
“I
like all three of them,” Nutt said. “I’m not afraid to put any of the
three of them in the game. I know that’s hard to do. All of them are
competing very hard. Mackey has really stepped it up the last two days.
He looks good. (Saturday’s) scrimmage will be fun to watch. They’ve all
gotten better, and they know they’re in a battle.”
With preseason camp in full swing, several players had to watch practice from the sidelines on Tuesday due to minor injuries.
“We
have a few guys gimped up a little bit,” Nutt said. “They have to get
back on the field as quick as possible, especially the defensive line.
That’s where the bug has hit. We hopefully will get some guys back
there soon.”
Nutt was still beaming on Tuesday
over the decision of freshman cornerback Senquez Golson to turn down a
contract offer from the Boston Red Sox and remain an Ole Miss Rebel.
Nutt confirmed the news with Golson’s father late Monday night.
“That
was awesome,” Nutt said. “That was just unbelievable. I just appreciate
him very much. For him to turn down that and have a feeling that he
wanted to be an Ole Miss Rebel is special. I appreciate that decision.”
Golson
also plans to play baseball at Ole Miss in the spring. He was one of
nine Rebel signees taken in the MLB draft who remained committed to
playing for Mike Bianco’s Ole Miss squad this year.
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