The University of Mississippi Athletics

Autographs and Donation Requests

Charitable Donation Request Form

General Requests

Ole Miss Athletics hosts numerous "Meet The Rebels Days" and other fan events throughout the year to provide the public with autograph opportunities. Please visit olemisssports.com for the latest dates.

Charitable Requests

Ole Miss Athletics diligently attempts to fulfill all requests for items benefiting charitable causes and/or fund-raising events. Supporting the community in this manner is important to Ole Miss, and the athletics department is willing to help in different capacities. To ensure fairness, requests must be agreeable with the guidelines outlined below. After the form is completed, a representative from the athletics department will contact you.

  • Requesting organizations are limited to institutional, charitable, educational or nonprofit organizations (personal requests will be denied).
  • Due to NCAA rules, proceeds may not benefit any prospective student-athlete, parents of a student-athlete, teachers, and/or coaches. The NCAA defines a prospective student-athlete as someone who has begun 9th grade.
  • Items will not be donated to any entity that benefits a junior college, prep school or high school.
  • The request must be made at least four weeks before the date that it is needed.
  • Only requests for balls with coaches' signatures will be processed. Student-athlete autograph requests will not be fulfilled.

Charitable Donation Process Details
  • Organizations should complete the form below and await contact from the athletics department before purchasing or providing balls.
  • Requests must be made at least four weeks before the date items are needed.
  • Once Charitable Donation Requests are approved by the Compliance Office and items submitted to the Social Responsibility and Engagement Counselor , the time to process items for respective sports are listed below:
    • Football: 4-6 weeks
      • Football signatures are accepted between the 1st - 15th of every month. After the 15th, it will take 4-6 weeks for items to be completed.
      • All Football requests are paused December 1, 2024 - February 1, 2025
    • Men's Basketball: 4-6 weeks
    • All Other Sports: 2-4 weeks
  • The department will not provide item(s) to be autographed. The requester is responsible for purchasing or providing balls.
  • The requester is responsible for picking up/dropping off items and/or all costs required for shipping items.
  • Items are required to be dropped off at the FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center (836 All-American Drive). Ole Miss Athletics is not responsible for any items not dropped off at the correct location.

For any questions regarding Charitable Donations, please reach out to:
Donte Ferrell 
Social Responsibility and Engagement Counselor
662-832-7648
DSFERREL@OLEMISS.EDU