10 things to know about Ole Miss

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What is it about Ole Miss that has attracted Robert Nkemdiche and several other top football recruits? Here are 10 quick things to know about Ole Miss.

Hugh Freeze is the head coach and is preparing to coach his second season.

Denzel Nkemdiche led the Rebels in tackles as a sophomore and is the older brother of Robert Nkemdiche.

Bo Wallace is the team's quarterback, shown here being sacked by Garrison Smith during last season's UGA victory in Athens.

Famous former Ole Miss players include quarterbacks Eli Manning and Archie Manning ...

... defensive back Chucky Mullins (38), who was paralyzed after a hit in an 1989 game and died two years later ...

... offensive lineman Michael Oher, the subject of the movie The Blind Side currently playing for the Baltimore Ravens ...

... and linebacker Patrick Willis of the San Francisco 49ers, who faced Oher and the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII Feb. 6.

Johnny Vaught is the winningest coach in Ole Miss history, guiding the program to six SEC and three national championships.

Off the football field, one famous alumnus is 1968 graduate Kate Jackson, best known as one of 'Charlie's Angels.'

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What is it about Ole Miss that has attracted Robert Nkemdiche and several other top football recruits? Here are 10 quick things to know about Ole Miss.

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