Ole Miss coach Matt Luke will take the podium at the 2019 SEC Media Days in Hoover, Alabama, on Tuesday, and he'll be accompanied by three of his most prominent players.
The SEC has announced that linebacker Mohamed Sanogo, offensive tackle Alex Givens and quarterback Matt Corral will be representing Ole Miss as the Rebels' three player representatives at SEC Media Days. All three players will be making their first appearances as spokesmen at the event, after the Rebels sent quarterback Jordan Ta'amu, center Sean Rawlings and defensive tackle Josiah Coatney last season.
Mississippi State’s Joe Moorhead will meet the SEC media for the second time in his short tenure in Starkville on Wednesday. He will be joined by senior tight end Farrod Green, junior linebacker Erroll Thompson and senior center Darryl Williams.
A junior linebacker from Plano, Texas, Sanogo led the Rebels in tackles last season with 112. Sanogo finished the 2018 season with one sack, two forced fumbles and 6.5 tackles for loss. He recorded double-digit tackles in four of Ole Miss' last five games, including season-highs of 16 against both Auburn and Texas A&M.
Corral is expected to take over as Ole Miss' starting quarterback this season after playing in four games last season while taking a redshirt.
In his limited action, Corral completed 16 of his 22 passes (72.7 percent) for 239 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
It's a bit of a surprise that Ole Miss is sending Corral to Hoover. Corral will be the only player representing his team next week who isn't a junior or senior.
That said, Ole Miss is one of nine teams sending a quarterback to SEC Media Days, so Corral should fit in in that regard.
Ole Miss will be speaking on day two of the event, along with Georgia, Tennessee and Texas A&M. The Rebels will have plenty of topics to cover, coming off a 5-7 season which resulted in Ole Miss hiring five new assistant coaches, including new offensive and defensive coordinators. Ole Miss also signed a massive recruiting class, bringing 31 new players to campus including five-star running back Jerrion Ealy, a slew of four-star wide receivers to help replace the likes of A.J. Brown, D.K. Metcalf and DaMarkus Lodge and five junior college prospects who'll be expected to contribute early.
