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Ole Miss has dealt with a slew of controversy the past few years stemming from its ongoing case with the NCAA. Things really got off the rails when boosters tied to the Ole Miss investigation began taking legal action against Mississippi State players.
In July, Rebel Rags decided to go into legal action against Lindsey Miller — the stepfather of Laremy Tunsil — for saying that the Rebels memorabilia store gave him free products.
Miller is not the only person that Rebel Rags seeks retribution from. In fact, two other Mississippi State players — Leo Lewis and Kobe Jones — are also being targeted by the lawsuit.
The company doesn’t want to be seen as one of the causes for Ole Miss football receives sanctions from the NCAA. The report alleges that the company distributed over $2,800 worth of apparel to Miller, Lewis and Jones. If true, that would constitute as a Level 1 NCAA violation.
While the hearing in the case was expected to come in early September, Antonio Morales of The Clarion Ledger reports that the court case has been pushed back later in the month.
In Rebel Rags lawsuit news, Charles Merkel confirmed the hearing on the Lewis, Jones and Miller motions has been postponed to Sept. 25.
— Antonio Morales (@AntonioCMorales) August 14, 2017
Merkel represents Rebel Rags in this case. Originally, Miller was interested in ending the case altogether by filing a motion to have the case dropped.
In the latest NCAA response, made public last week, the enforcement staff of the NCAA alleges the owner of Rebel Rags and former Ole Miss assistant Barney Farrar would frequently remain in conduct during periods when recruits visited Oxford.
Tye is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He works on-air for ESPN Arkansas in Fort Smith. You can follow him on twitter @TyeSportsRadio.
