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Watch: Ole Miss debuts fitting celebration prop

In the history of celebratory props being used in college football, perhaps none have ever been as fitting as what Ole Miss debuted on Saturday.

If you’ve followed college football since 2017 when Miami debuted the “Turnover Chain” you’ve seen a variety of different celebratory props.

And if you’ve followed college football at all since ever, you’re aware of the different scandals that have rocked the sport when it comes to paying players under the table or with the old “bag man” that would make his way to get players cash in order to get them to make a commitment to their respective programs.

One of the programs that has had multiple issues with players getting paid and sanctions being handed down has been Ole Miss.

On Saturday, during their first game under new head coach Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss debuted their own celebratory prop that couldn’t be more perfect.

It’s one thing to run from a controversial past but its entirely another to fully embrace it.

I’m sure some hate it but I can’t help but tip my cap in respect to Ole Miss for living their truth in a celebratory way.

Notre Dame Continues Showing Their Christian McCaffrey Love

Does it come off a bit weird hyping up a guy that not only didn’t play at Notre Dame but also a guy who starred at an annual rival?  No doubt, and I’m sure Tommy Rees himself even thinks that a bit.

Earlier this week Christian McCaffrey signed a record deal to remain a Carolina Panther and is set to make more money than any running back in NFL history as a result.  We went over at the time how some of the congratulatory tweets being sent McCaffrey’s way weren’t all meant for just McCaffrey to see.

Well, a few days later and more of the same, this time coming from the new Notre Dame offensive coordinator, Tommy Rees.

Listen, I don’t blame them at all.  If I had that card in my hand I’d being playing it as much as I could in order to try and land top talent.  Notre Dame has had some good running backs lately, but how many are truly great?  It’s been since Ryan Grant, Julius Jones and Jerome Bettis and that’s many moons ago that Notre Dame put anything into the league at running back that you’d consider anywhere near special (obviously Bettis is in a league of his own in that group of three).

I think Pete Sampson of The Athletic put it well in his tweet on Thursday in regards to Notre Dame’s new-found love for an old rival:

Does it come off a bit weird hyping up a guy that not only didn’t play at Notre Dame but also a guy who starred at an annual rival?  No doubt, and I’m sure Tommy Rees himself even thinks that a bit.

But in the world of recruiting when you’re trying to win the commitments of star prospects it’s clearly worth that awkward feeling that comes with it.  It may be uncomfortable but they’d be foolish not to be hyping up their rising star of a coach having a mega-star connection twice over.