Denzel Nkemdiche Injury: Updates on Ole Miss LB's Ankle and Recovery

Linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche's 2014 season reached a premature conclusion, but the Ole Miss star appears poised to be a key part of the Rebels' defense during the upcoming campaign.   

Continue for updates.

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Nkemdiche Ready to Return to Field

Tuesday, March 3

A broken ankle forced Nkemdiche to sit out the final five games last season; however, the senior star is already healthy enough to return.

According to Hugh Kellenberger of The Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi head coach Hugh Freeze revealed that the veteran linebacker is prepared to take part in spring football immediately:

The Rebels ranked No. 1 in the country defensively last season as they allowed just 16 points per game. Nkemdiche was a big part of that, and it is no coincidence that TCU gashed Ole Miss for 42 points in the Chick-fil-A Bowl without him in the lineup.   

If the Rebels are going to be a factor in the SEC this season, then Nkemdiche and the defense will once again have to perform at an elite level in 2015.

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