Ole Miss Reveals New Uniform Combination for Rebels’ Road Game at Wake Forest
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss football travels to Winston-Salem, North Carolina this weekend to take on Wake Forest. It’s the Rebels’ first road trip of the year, and they’ll be debuting their new road uniforms that were first revealed this summer.
New icy white uniforms 🥶#DripInTheSip | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/jJWzVdgzwu
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) September 13, 2024
Ole Miss released its plans for Saturday’s uniforms on Thursday night.
The team will wear the new white jersey with white pants along with white helmets as they face off against the Demon Deacons.
You can watch the video reveal, featuring offensive lineman Micah Pettus, below:
Debuting our New Uniforms ❄️#DripInTheSip | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/Uk2w8AAVXl
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) September 13, 2024
Ole Miss and Wake Forest have faced each other twice, all-time, with this weekend’s home team having won both games. None of that matters as the visiting Rebels are currently -22.5 point favorites over the hosts.
Ole Miss (2-0) currently sits at No. 5 in the nation and has outscored its opponents 128-3 in the first two games of 2024.
About Wake
Wake Forest enters the game a 1-1 record after dropping a 31-30 decision to Virginia in its conference opener. Despite the loss, Wake Forest has put up 500 or more total yards in both games this season. Through two games, the Demon Deacons rank No. 5 nationally in pass yards, averaging 361.5 yards per game.
Demon Deacon transfer QB Hank Bachmeier got the start for Wake Forest against Virginia and threw for 403 yards and one touchdown in his debut. Receiver Donovan Greene ranks second in the ACC with 119 receiving yards per game. Green is coming off a career night against Virginia in which he hauled in 11 receptions for 164 yards. Junior Demond Claiborne has 221 rushing yards and three TDs on the season.
The Wake Forest defense is limiting its opponents to 383.5 yards per game. Junior defensive back Nick Andersen leads the Deacon defense with 23 total tackles. Kevin Pointer has a team-high 3.5 tackles for loss through two games.
Next Up:
Ole Miss and Wake Forest are set for a 5:30 p.m. CT kickoff this Saturday. The game will be televised on The CW.
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.
