CHAPTERS (derived from measured word counts at 155 wpm plus the 20-second ad) 0:00 — Cold open: the waiver was never the hard part 0:28 — Take one: the SEC ruling and Aug. 31 are the real gates 2:52 — Take two: Louisville is telling you the plan, aimed at the run defense DESCRIPTION Cleveland waived former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright on Sunday, and by Monday afternoon he was through the NFL side of a move to LSU. The whole sport treated that like the finish line. It is not. Two gates are left, and they are the hard ones. The SEC has not ruled: Ole Miss to LSU is an intraconference transfer, and Greg Sankey put it in writing on Aug. 13 that those rules stand until waived or changed. Wright's attorney Ryan Downton told FootballScoop the side has “reached out to the SEC to discuss” — which tells you they know it is a real obstacle. The second gate is Aug. 31. Ross Dellenger reported the Louisiana judge set the injunction hearing for that day, five days before LSU plays Clemson. Everything Wright holds is a temporary restraining order, and the 10th Circuit already stayed the Colorado ruling on Friday. The honest counterweight: CBS Sports reported multiple SEC schools privately believe the intraconference ban would not survive a court challenge, and the conference declined to say whether it would. Downton may be right on the law. But right is not the same as cleared. Wright can enroll at LSU and still not be eligible to play Ole Miss in September, and that is the part that matters. Then later: Louisville's staff has told everyone the plan. New starter Lincoln Kienholz ran for 1,435 yards and 24 touchdowns as a high school senior, and offensive coordinator Brian Brohm says they intend to use him in the QB run game. Ole Miss gave up 4.2 yards a carry last season, 69th nationally — and Pete Golding calls this defense himself. Which worries you more, the courtroom or the read option? Comments. Locked On Ole Miss Hits — quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy. #OleMiss #HottyToddy #LSU #SEC #CollegeFootball #Louisville #Rebels
CHAPTERS (derived from measured word counts at 155 wpm plus the 20-second ad)
0:00 — Cold open: the waiver was never the hard part
0:28 — Take one: the SEC ruling and Aug. 31 are the real gates
2:52 — Take two: Louisville is telling you the plan, aimed at the run defense
DESCRIPTION
Cleveland waived former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright on Sunday, and by Monday afternoon he was through the NFL side of a move to LSU. The whole sport treated that like the finish line. It is not.
Two gates are left, and they are the hard ones. The SEC has not ruled: Ole Miss to LSU is an intraconference transfer, and Greg Sankey put it in writing on Aug. 13 that those rules stand until waived or changed. Wright's attorney Ryan Downton told FootballScoop the side has “reached out to the SEC to discuss” — which tells you they know it is a real obstacle.
The second gate is Aug. 31. Ross Dellenger reported the Louisiana judge set the injunction hearing for that day, five days before LSU plays Clemson. Everything Wright holds is a temporary restraining order, and the 10th Circuit already stayed the Colorado ruling on Friday.
The honest counterweight: CBS Sports reported multiple SEC schools privately believe the intraconference ban would not survive a court challenge, and the conference declined to say whether it would. Downton may be right on the law.
But right is not the same as cleared. Wright can enroll at LSU and still not be eligible to play Ole Miss in September, and that is the part that matters.
Then later: Louisville's staff has told everyone the plan. New starter Lincoln Kienholz ran for 1,435 yards and 24 touchdowns as a high school senior, and offensive coordinator Brian Brohm says they intend to use him in the QB run game. Ole Miss gave up 4.2 yards a carry last season, 69th nationally — and Pete Golding calls this defense himself.
Which worries you more, the courtroom or the read option? Comments.
Locked On Ole Miss Hits — quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy.
#OleMiss #HottyToddy #LSU #SEC #CollegeFootball #Louisville #Rebels