OXFORD, Miss. – Annual Red & Blue Week at the University of
Mississippi kicks off Monday (April 7) with various events
culminating in Saturday’s Grove Bowl.
Student entertainment, including a Texas hold ’em poker
tournament, a rock climbing wall and a shooting range, are
offered Monday through Friday at the Student Union. Music
and a Greek showcase are also planned. Red & Blue T-shirts
are to be sold each day 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Student
Union.
“We are excited to have such a variety of events scheduled
during Red & Blue Week,” said Bradley Baker, program
coordinator with Campus Programming. “This tends to be one
of our most popular weeklong events since the majority of
our events take place outdoors. Both the weather and campus
beauty tend to bring students out in larger numbers than
our other events during the spring.”
At 10:45 a.m. Saturday (April 12), the football team makes
its celebratory trek through the Grove on the Walk of
Champions that will include head Coach Houston Nutt; Super
Bowl XLII champion and MVP Eli Manning; and 2007 NFL
Defensive Rookie of the Year and All-Pro Patrick Willis.
The pre-game awards ceremony honoring Manning and Willis,
among others, is set for 12:30 p.m. in Vaught-Hemingway
Stadium, followed by the Red & Blue spring football game.
Children’s activities, including a football throw, baseball
pitch and moonwalk, start at 10 a.m. in the Grove.
Other Saturday athletic activities include a track and
field invitational 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and a tennis game against
Mississippi State at 11 a.m. A softball series is planned
with Vanderbilt at 10 a.m. and with Memphis at 5 p.m. The
baseball game versus Vanderbilt is set for 4 p.m., with
Manning and Willis throwing the first pitches at 3:50 p.m.
Call 662-915-7167 for ticket information.
The 19th annual Chucky Mullins Courage Award Banquet is set
for 6 p.m. Friday at the Indoor Practice Facility. It is
sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma and Phi Kappa Psi fraternities,
and tickets are available at the UM Box Office in the
Student Union or online at
http://www.OleMissSports.com..
Events are sponsored by the Division of Student Programming
Board, Ole Miss Army ROTC and Campus Recreation.
For more information, go to
http://www.olemiss.edu/student?life/campus?programming/home.htm.
For assistance related to a disability, call 662-915-7248.