Head Coach Hugh Freeze made the first major staff changes during his tenure in Oxford, and neither side of the football was spared. A little over a week after it was announced that Defensive Coordinator Dave Wommack would not return for the 2017 season, Offensive Coordinator Dan Werner was let go. Here are some things you may have missed over the break.
1. Ole Miss hires Phil Longo as offensive coordinator:
Longo arrives in Oxford by way of Sam Houston State, where he led the most prolific offense in the FCS for three seasons. Longo comes from the Mike Leech coaching tree and runs an air-raid offense with a little more emphasis on running the football.