Entering the 2008 College Football season, fans in Oxford, Mississippi are still suffering from post-Eli Manning era depression. But as new Head Coach Houston Nutt takes over the program, a new signal-caller will take control of the Ole Miss offense.
Jevan Snead, a redshirt sophomore transfer from the University of Texas, appears poised to direct the Rebel attack.
A four-star recruit coming out of Stephenville, TX, Jevan Snead transferred to Ole Miss last year after getting beat out by Colt McCoy at Texas. Snead brings to the table great football instincts and a powerful right arm that hopefully will provide the Rebel faithful with a high-scoring aerial attack that hasn't been seen since the days of Eli.
Snead participated in spring practice and showed off precision accuracy on short routes and a great deep ball that should be on display many times during the upcoming season.
As optimistic as Ole Miss fans are about Snead, they are equally as worried about the lack of depth and experience behind him.
The depth chart looks rather scary after you look past Snead, where you see backup Billy Tapp, a 6'4", 230-pound redshirt sophomore who has yet to see the field at Ole Miss. Tapp was lightly recruited out of high school, and his only other offers were from a group of Ivy League Schools.
Although he has never played a down at Ole Miss, Tapp was given a chance to show his stuff this spring. Although he was overshadowed by Snead, Tapp held his own and showed that he is capable of running the Rebel offense—although many Rebel fans hope they never have to see him do so.
Behind Tapp on the depth chart is incoming true freshmen Nathan Stanley, a 6'5", 185-pound three-star recruit out of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Stanley is hailed by many as the next great Ole Miss quarterback, citing his strong arm and 4.7 40 time as reasons that he will become a successful SEC quarterback.
However, if Stanley sees the field anytime this year, we will all know that something has gone wrong for the Rebels in 2008.
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