Rebels picked fourth in SEC West
Ole Miss was picked to finish fourth in the Southeastern Conference's Western Division Thursday in a vote of 243 media members at the SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala.
The Rebels were predicted to finish behind two-time defending national champion Alabama, Texas A&M and LSU and in front of Auburn, Mississippi State and Arkansas in the loaded SEC West.
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Georgia edged South Carolina for the top spot in the predicted order of finish in the SEC East. The media picked Florida, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Missouri and Kentucky to round out the SEC East.
Alabama was the overwhelming pick to win yet another SEC title. The Crimson Tide received 182 votes to win the league. Georgia was the pick of 38 media members, while South Carolina (18), Texas A&M (4) and LSU (1) also received votes.
Linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche was the only Ole Miss player selected to the first-team All-SEC team. Wide receiver Donte Moncrief was a second-team selection, while running back Jeff Scott, defensive end C.J. Johnson and defensive back Charles Sawyer earned third-team honors.
Ole Miss opens the season on Aug. 29 at Vanderbilt. Fall camp is tentatively scheduled to begin on Aug. 1. The Rebels were 7-6 last season, defeating Pittsburgh in the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Ala.
2013 PRE-SEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM
(243 voters - most voters in SEC Media Days history)
• indicates ties
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• OFFENSE
First-Team
• QB - Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (119)
• RB - T.J. Yeldon, Alabama (221)
• RB - Todd Gurley, Georgia (206)
• WR - Amari Cooper, Alabama (194)
• WR - Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt (106)
• TE - Arthur Lynch, Georgia (148)
• OL - Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama (193)
• OL - Jake Matthews, Texas A&M (176)
• OL - Anthony Steen, Alabama (109)
• OL - Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State (88)
• C - Travis Swanson, Arkansas (92)
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• Second-Team
• QB - AJ McCarron, Alabama (67)
• RB - Tre Mason, Auburn (15)
• RB - *LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State (12)
• RB - *Keith Marshall, Georgia (12)
• WR - Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss ( 46)
• WR - Mike Evans, Texas A&M (33)
• TE - Rory Anderson, South Carolina (33)
• OL - Antonio Richardson, Tennessee (76)
• OL - Jon Halapio, Florida (51)
• OL - Chris Burnette, Georgia (50)
• OL - Ja'Wuan James, Tennessee (50)
• C - Reese Dismukes, Auburn (33)
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• Third-Team
• QB - Aaron Murray, Georgia (52)
• RB - *Matt Jones, Florida (5)
• RB - *Jeff Scott, Ole Miss (5)
• RB - *Alfred Blue, LSU (5)
• WR - Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia (28)
• WR - Jarvis Landry, LSU (19)
• TE - Brian Vogler, Alabama (18)
• OL - La'el Collins, LSU (37)
• OL - Josh Williford, LSU (30)
• OL - Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt (18)
• OL - *A.J. Cann, South Carollina (14)
• OL - *Zach Fulton, Tennessee (14)
• C - *James Stone, Tennessee (30)
• C - *Jonotthan Harrison, Florida (30)
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• DEFENSE
First-Team
• DL - Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina (223)
• DL - Dominique Easley, Florida (162)
• DL - Anthony Johnson, LSU (127)
• DL - Chris Smith, Arkansas (56)
• LB - C.J. Mosley, Alabama (231)
• LB - A.J. Johnson, Tennessee (107)
• LB - Denzel Nkemdiche, Ole Miss (94)
• DB - Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama (203)
• DB - Craig Loston, LSU (135)
• DB - Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida (117)
• DB - Deion Belue, Alabama (77)
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• Second-Team
• DL - Xzavier Dickson, Alabama (49)
• DL - Ed Stinson, Alabama ( 39)
• DL - Dee Ford, Auburn (38)
• DL - Jeoffrey Pagan, Alabama (31)
• LB - Adrian Hubbard, Alabama (66)
• LB - Jordan Jenkins, Georgia (64)
• LB - Lamin Barrow, LSU (29)
• DB - Damian Swann, Georgia (70)
• DB - Andre Hal, Vanderbilt (69)
• DB - Marcus Roberson, Florida (50)
• DB - Vinnie Sunseri, Alabama (36)
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• Third-Team
• DL - Garrison Smith, Georgia (26)
• DL - Daniel McCullers, Tennessee (23)
• DL - Alvin Dupree, Kentucky (23)
• DL - C.J. Johnson, Ole Miss (22)
• LB - Ronald Powell, Florida (24)
• LB - Tahj Jones, LSU (20)
• LB - *Trey DePriest, Alabama (16)
• LB - *Avery Williamson, Kentucky (16)
• DB - E.J. Gaines, Missouri (34)
• DB - Charles Sawyer, Ole Miss (25)
• DB - Jalen Mills, LSU (22)
• DB - Chris Davis, Auburn (20)
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• SPECIALISTS
First-Team
• P - Kyle Christy, Florida (108)
• PK - Carey Spear, Vanderbilt (100)
• RS - Odell Beckham Jr., LSU (74)
• AP - Bruce Ellington, South Carolina (69)
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• Second-Team
• P - Cody Mandell, Alabama (54)
• PK - Cody Parkey, Auburn (71)
• RS - Bruce Ellington, South Carolina (62)
• AP - Odell Beckham Jr., LSU (44)
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• Third-Team
• P - Steven Clark, Auburn (33)
• PK - Zach Hocker, Arkansas (39)
• RS - Andre Debose, Florida (53)
• AP - Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida (36)
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• PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
• SEC CHAMPION
• Alabama - 182
• Georgia - 38
• South Carolina - 18
• Texas A&M - 4
• LSU - 1
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• EASTERN DIVISION
• Georgia (149) - 1570
• South Carolina (75) - 1474
• Florida (19) - 1300
• Vanderbilt - 858
• Tennessee - 694
• Missouri - 577
• Kentucky - 331
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• WESTERN DIVISION
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• Alabama (225) - 1681
• Texas A&M (11) - 1333
• LSU (7) - 1324
• Ole Miss - 883
• Auburn - 579
• Mississippi State - 516
• Arkansas - 488
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• NOTES:
* - Official attendance at 2013 SEC Media Days is 1,239, a new high for the event. The previous high was 1,085 in 2012.
* - 243 voters Is an all-time high for SEC media days. The previous high was 222 voters in 2012.
* - The top two vote-getters were defensive players: C.J. Mosley, Alabama and Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina.
* - Since 2000, Arkansas' Darren McFadden is the only unanimous selection to the SEC Media Days Team, collecting all 80 votes.
* - Alabama had the most first-team selections this season with 7. Since 1992, the most players on a first-team were 9 by Alabama in 2011 and 8 by Alabama (2010) and Florida (2009).