Six days after announcing his intent to wait to step down as head coach until the end of the 2017-18 season, Andy Kennedy announced Sunday that he was departing immediately. After a 62-79 loss Saturday extended the Rebels’ losing streak to seven games – nine losses out of their past 10 games – the camel’s back broke.
After Kennedy’s resignation, assistant coach Tony Madlock was named interim head coach at Ole Miss. Over his 21 years of coaching experience, Madlock has spent time as an assistant at Arkansas State, UTEP and, most recently, Auburn. In the middle of his fourth year at Ole Miss, no one understands the legacy Kennedy leaves in Oxford more than Madlock.