Ole Miss football releases first Wednesday availability report
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss football released its first availability report of the season, following a rule put in place by the Southeastern Conference. These reports are required when a team is playing a conference game.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey described the purpose of the reporting:
“This availability reporting policy is intended to reduce pressure from outside entities seeking participation information and represents a commitment of our 16 institutions to provide enhanced transparency to support efforts to protect our student-athletes and the integrity of competition.“
Greg Sankey
Wednesday of SEC game-week is the first mandatory day of reporting when a league team must submit the info to the conference office. Updated reports are then turned in on Thursdays and Fridays, with the final report submitted 90 minutes before kickoff on Saturday.
Prior to gameday, players will be designated as “available,” “probable,” “questionable,” “doubtful,” or “out” for the next game. On gameday, however, players will be designated as “available,” “game-time decision,” or “out.”
Here are the Rebels’ players listed on the Wednesday availability report in the first week of reporting.
Cedrick Beavers — OUT
Izaiah Hartrup — OUT
Devin Price — OUT
Logan Diggs — OUT
Cam East — OUT
Jeremy James — OUT
Joshua Pfeifer — OUT
Hudson Wolfe — OUT
Louis Moore — Doubtful
Akelo Stone — Doubtful
Ayden Williams — Questionable
Isaiah Hamilton — Questionable
Walter Nolen — Probable
T.J. Dottery — Probable
Brandon Turnage — Probable
Dae’Quan Wright — Probable
Jordan Watkins — Probable
Jared Ivey — Probable
Chris Graves, Jr. — Probable
JJ Pegues — Probable
Salathiel Hemphill — Probable
Jayden Williams — Probable
Caleb Warren — Probable
Micah Pettus — Probable
Gerquan Scott — Probable
Nate Kalepo — Probable
It stands out that Ole Miss could have both Caleb Warren and Gerquan Scott back on the offensive line, as each is listed as probable. Warren has not played at all this season, while Scott played against Wake Forest but not against Georgia Southern last Saturday.
On the defensive line, Jared Ivey will return and is listed as probable. He missed the Georgia Southern game after an injury vs. Wake Forest. JJ Pegues is also listed as probable after being shaken up against Georgia Southern, though he did return to the game.
Stay tuned to The Rebel Walk and we’ll keep you posted on the availability report updates.
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
