Ole Miss Availability Report: No. 8 Rebels to take on No. 10 LSU in Magnolia Bowl; Who’s Out? Who’s Upgraded?

OXFORD, Miss. — The initial Ole Miss vs. LSU availability report was revealed Wednesday with an update posted Thursday evening, and the Rebels have some key players listed. Most notably wide receiver Tre Harris is listed as ‘questionable’ as far as the offense goes, while JJ Pegues and Princely Umanmielen are both ‘questionable’ on the defensive side.

Ole Miss offensive lineman Jeremy James’ status has been upgraded from ‘doubtful’ to ‘questionable’ and should be available to offensive line coach John Garrison’s unit this Saturday.

The full report for Ole Miss and LSU can be seen below.

Ole Miss Thursday Availability Report:

CB Cedrick Beavers – Out


WR Izaiah Hartup – Out


RB Logan Diggs – Out


OL Jayden Williams – Out


RB Matt Jones – Doubtful


OL Jeremy Jones – Questionable


DE Princely Umanmielen – Questionable


WR Tre Harris – Questionable


DT JJ Pegues – Questionable

DT Akelo Stone – Questionable

S Louis Moore – Probable

Ole Miss is coming off a 27-3 win over South Carolina in Columbia last weekend. The Tigers had a bye week after their dominating win over South Alabama.

LSU Thursday Availability Report

LB Harold Perkins Jr. – Out

WR Kyle Parker – Out

RB John Emery – Out

DE Princeton Malbure – Out

OL Kobe Roberts – Out

LB Jake Ibieta – Out

DT Jacobian Guillory – Out

WR Chris Hilton Jr. – Questionable

WR CJ Daniels – Questionable

LB West Weeks – Questionable

RB Caden Durham – Probable

DT Jay’viar Suggs – Probable

DT Jalen Lee – Probable

If you’re confused about the reporting parameters, no worries. We’ve got you covered with all the requirements and definitions.

Wednesday/Thursday/Friday Reporting

Prior to a Saturday football game, an institution must issue the Initial Report on Wednesday by 7:00 pm Central time and update the Availability Report once per day on Thursday and Friday (after the conclusion of practice and before 7:00 pm Central time. These updated reports are referred to as the “Thursday Update” and “Friday Update.”

Designated Participation Statuses: “If an institution has knowledge that a student-athlete may not be able to participate in the upcoming game for any reason (including, but not limited to, injury, illness, suspension, ineligibility, or personal matter), the institution must accurately designate the student-athlete’s participation status on the Initial Report as follows:”

• Out (i.e., will not play/0% chance to play);
• Doubtful (i.e., unlikely to play/25% chance to play);
• Questionable (i.e., uncertain to play/50% chance to play); or
• Probable (i.e., probable to play/75% chance to play)

Gameday Reporting

On game day, an institution must provide one Game Day Update no later than 90 minutes before game time. On the Game Day Update, the only permissible designation statuses are:

• Available (i.e., will dress for the game and be available to play);
• Game Time Decision (i.e., coaches and/or medical personnel need to evaluate the student-athlete in pre-game warmups before deciding whether he can participate in the game); or
• Out (i.e., not dressing or available for the game)

Huge Matchup

With one loss in the SEC already, the Rebels are well aware of the importance of this game against LSU.

“Really a big week for us in preparation,” Coach Kiffin said earlier this week. “Going to play a really talented, well-coached team in a really challenging place to play, especially at night. Our guys are excited for the challenge coming off of last week’s road game. Got a lot of work to do, a lot of things to improve on, especially offensively. Really felt good about two of the three phases Saturday (against South Carolina). Our goal is play a complete game this week.”

Game Info

No. 8 Ole Miss and No. 10 LSU kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ABC.