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    A STORY OF PERSEVERANCE

    Aug 03, 2022 6 minutes
    by TEDDY CAHILL

    Mike Bianco has been a coach for 32 years and a head coach for 25 years, the last 22 coming at Mississippi. Over more than three decades, Bianco had seen just about everything the game had to offer.

    Then the 2022 season delivered a whole new challenge for him and the Rebels.

    Ole Miss ranked No. 9 in the Preseason Top 25. It returned what was expected to be one of the best lineups in the country and got off to a hot start, ascending to the top of the rankings in mid March.

    A top 10 showdown against Tennessee at home in Swayze Field awaited, and it was with that series that the season changed for the Rebels.

    Tennessee swept Ole Miss in Oxford, outscoring the Rebels 26-7 on the weekend. It was the Rebels’ first series loss of the season. By the end of April, they had lost five of their last

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