JACKSON, Miss. -Days after playing his final game in an Ole Miss uniform, Gates made his way to down to Jackson to be presented with the Jackson Touchdown Club's Most Valuable Senior Award Monday night.
The award is exhibited to the most outstanding leader on each team and is selected by the coaching staff. Gates accepted the award at the River Hills Tennis Club.
The senior linebacker played this year through a slew of injuries including two battered shoulders. He compiled 114 total tackles and was the first Ole Miss player to record 100 tackles in a season since Patrick Willis.