LOOK: Bentley, IV, and the rest of Ole Miss football all know the assignment in 2024-25
Ulysses Bentley, IV, missed all of spring practices with a toe injury.
However, he has a clean bill of health as Ole Miss works its way through preseason camp. The Rebels kicked off practices this week, including a late-evening session on Thursday.
They open the 2024-25 season against Furman August 31.
“I feel really good right now,” Bentley, IV, said at Ole Miss Media Day. “I’m at 205 right now; it’s my first time at 200 pounds. I feel good good with the weight I’ve got, and I’ve got great speed still. I (gained weight) to stay more healthy, for the durability part.”
Transfer Logan Diggs was also MIA in the spring. He’s still on the shelf, actually, and dealing with an injury he suffered at LSU. Ole Miss stayed busy in the portal. Along with Diggs, the Rebels landed Henry Parrish (Miami/Florida), Rashad Amos (Miami/Ohio) and Domonique Thomas (Georgia State).
Amos had the fourth-most rushing touchdowns (13) of all returning running backs in college football a year ago. He was just one spot behind Quinshon Judkins, the record-setting now-former Ole Miss running back who left for Ohio State in the off-season.
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Bentley, IV, is entering his final year in college.
He rushed for for 540 yards and four touchdowns on 95 carries in 2023. Bentley, IV, served as Judkins’ primary backup. The Rebels won 11 overall games for the first time in program history.
Bentley has 2,172 rushing yards for his career. He’s averaged 5.7 yards per carry.
“I don’t really look at it as weight on my shoulders,” Bentley, IV, said of his new role as lead Ole Miss back. “We’ve got a lot of guys who transferred in. We’ve got a lot of weapons on our team. Kiffin is smart enough to utilize all the talent we’ve got in our room.
“We all know what our goal is.”
The included photos from the Ole Miss practice week were provided by Ole Miss Athletics.
Lane Kiffin and Jaxson Dart
Brandon Turnage
Juice Wells
Jaxson Dart
Walter Nolen
Ulysses Bentley, IV
Micah Pettus
Austin Simmons
Ayden Williams
Austin Simmons
