Another Tulsa TV station, this one the Fox affiliate, reports Dave Rader's hiring as offensive coordinator as all but a done deal. LINK

Houston Nutt told me yesterday that he hoped to have a new coach in place by Monday.

He was adamant that Will Hall is a legitimate candidate. I have a hard time seeing Will getting the job when there are so many more experienced candidates available, but we'll see. Will's father, Bobby Hall, is the coach at Madison Central and has two defensive line commits in Nutt's recruiting class.

It's travel day, so the probability for news to break is pretty high. Ole Miss and Auburn tip at 8 in the Rebels' last visit to Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum. They're building a new gym down there.

Probable starters

No. 18 Ole Miss (15-4, 3-2 SEC)

F – Murphy Holloway 6-7 So. 9.8 ppg

G – Chris Warren 5-10 Jr. 16.5 ppg

G – Eniel Polynice 6-5 Jr. 10.2 ppg

G – Terrico White 6-5 So. 15.2 ppg

F – DeAundre Cranston 6-9 Sr. 4.7 ppg

Top reserves: G Zach Graham, G Trevor Gaskins, F Terrance Henry

Auburn (10-10, 1-4 SEC)

F – Lucas Hargrove 6-6 Sr. 13.3 ppg

F – Johnnie Lett 6-8 Sr. 2.4 ppg

G – DeWayne Reed 6-1 Sr. 16.5 ppg

G – Frankie Sullivan 6-1 So. 13.8 ppg

G – Tay Waller 6-2 Sr. 11.5 ppg

Top reserves: C Brendon Knox, G Earnest Ross, G Andre Malone