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Week in Review: Ole Miss football lends a hand and other Rebel matters you might have missed

Ben Garrettby: Ben Garrett06/24/23SpiritBen

Another week in Ole Miss Athletics is nearly in the books. Collected here are the big-ticket items we at the Ole Miss Spirit concluded you, the Rebel fan, wouldn’t want to miss from this week.

FROM THE WIRE

Ole Miss’ Jaemyn Brakefield, Cedric Johnson, Jalia Lassiter, Chase Rose and Kennedy Todd-Williams traveled to Birmingham this weekend to join 61 other Southeastern Conference student-athletes in a meeting of the SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council.

Meeting attendees include representatives from the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Football Leadership Council and Men’s and Women’s Basketball Leadership Council.

During the two-day meeting, the Council is hearing presentations from Blair Bloomston of Game On Nation and Will Baggett of Emergent Executives. They will engage the group on the topics of mental health and personal and professional development. The agenda also includes conversations with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and SEC Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Katie O’Neal.

The SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council provides an opportunity for SEC student-athletes to engage with campus leaders and conference office staff. Leadership Councils for football and men’s and women’s basketball, along with SAAC, provide a conduit of communication to the conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience, student-athlete wellness and playing rules.

FIVE CAN’T-MISS STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

  1. What’s the hold-up in announcing Chris Beard’s debut Ole Miss coaching staff? (OLE MISS SPIRIT)
  2. Ole Miss football coaches receive Mental Health First Aid certification (DAILY JOURNAL)
  3. Three-star safety Andy Jaffe commits to Ole Miss over Notre Dame, others (OLE MISS SPIRIT)
  4. ‘I’m a big Jaxson Dart fan’: Mannings offer praise for Ole Miss quarterback (OLE MISS SPIRIT)
  5. ROUNDTABLE: Which freshman will make an impact for Ole Miss in 2023? (OLE MISS SPIRIT)

THE ONE OLE MISS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Four-star 2023 signee and first-year Ole Miss wide receiver Ayden Willaims and a number of his Rebel teammates earlier this week took a trip to help recovery efforts for their Mississippi neighbors in tornado-ravaged Rolling Fork.

They also pressed on in their summer strength and conditioning program under Nick Savage.

Photo provided by Ole Miss Athletics.

Williams was the No. 2 overall prospect in Mississippi last recruiting cycle

THE ONE OLE MISS VIDEO OF THE WEEK

THE ONE OLE MISS PODCAST OF THE WEEK

In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett is joined by fellow Ole Miss Spirit staffer Jake Thompson, who was live from the Manning Passing Academy this week. Thompson caught up with all-time Ole Miss greats Archie and Eli Manning, as well as, among others, LSU starting quarterback Jayden Daniels.

Daniels is the former LSU roommate and teammate of new Rebel quarterback Walker Howard. Howard has big fans in the Mannings, too.