Nutt Delays Start of Spring Practice Until Thursday

OXFORD, Miss. - Spring football drills at Ole Miss were scheduled to begin here Wednesday afternoon, but head coach Houston Nutt announced Monday that he is pushing back the start until Thursday since the University is hosting an opening round game of the National Invitation Tournament here Wednesday night. "We want to do everything we can to show our support to Coach (Andy) Kennedy and the basketball program," Nutt said. "Hosting the NIT on campus is important, and I know our fans and students will be there for this team." Kennedy's Rebels (21-10) are a No. 2 seed and will host UC Santa Barbara (23-8) in opening round action Wednesday night at 7 in Tad Smith Coliseum. The game will be telecast on ESPNU. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $4 for students and may be purchaed online or by calling 662-915-7167. Nutt said only minor adjustments in the football practice schedule are in order. "We had originally planned to practice Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week," he said. "We'll move everything up one day, which means we will now practice on Saturday." Spring football drills at Ole Miss are open to both the media and the public. The annual Red-Blue "Grove Bowl" is set for Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m. CT.

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