OXFORD, Miss ... Rebels nickname. It has been more than a decade since Ole Miss began stripping away its images of the Old South. Confederate battle flags were first to go. Next was mascot ...

SB Nation has obtained an early copy of a newspaper ad set to run Friday in Mississippi speaking out against the Mississippi Rebels' black bear mascot. But first, a quick guide to your recent Ole ...

A few months ago, NPR reported the University of Mississippi -- Ole Miss -- was almost done with its seven-year search for a new mascot, a replacement for Colonel Rebel. NPR's Mark Memmott, whose ...

Mississippi will sideline its Colonel Rebel mascot this football season, taking another step to distance itself from the South's Confederate past. Ole Miss officials have said they want a more ...

The Ole Miss Rebels and Miami Hurricanes have only met ... Enter Juice Kiffin, Lane Kiffin's pet and unofficial mascot of the Ole Miss program who seems to have taken on his "dad's" social media ...

Over a decade after removing “Colonel Reb” from its mascot reigns, the University of Mississippi has decided on the “Rebel Black Bear” to represent their Ole Miss Rebels. The mascot, inspired by ...

OXFORD, MS (WLOX) - University of Mississippi students voted Tuesday to find a new mascot to replace the abandoned Colonel Reb. But school officials stressed that the "Ole Miss Rebels" name will ...

Next was mascot "Colonel Reb," the goateed Southern planter who cheered on the Rebels from the sidelines since 1979. Ole Miss' new mascot -- the Rebel Black Bear -- in his various attires.