Ole Miss plans to address suspicions of injury fraud

Ole Miss plans to address complaints of fake injuries with players and has been in contact with the SEC and national coordinator of football administration Steve Shaw about the issue.

In a statement issued Friday, Ole Miss acknowledged that its team has received attention in the national debate over “alleged injuries” during games this season. The team said it “provided relevant medical information” to Shaw for review and will answer questions about recent events at the games.

“We have also updated the SEC office, and our head coach will be communicating with our coaches and players to ensure we are conducting ourselves properly and adhering to this order,” the team said.

A number of Ole Miss players briefly remained on the field after playing during last week’s game at South Carolina, raising suspicions that the Rebels were trying to stifle the momentum of the Gamecocks’ offense in Ole Miss’s 27-3 win.

When South Carolina coach Shane Beamer was asked about the events, he said he hoped the downed Ole Miss players were okay, while adding: “I have my own issues. We just got kicked 27-3. But it’s cool for me to see that.” How many injuries That happens to them after the opponent makes a first down or makes a big play.”

“The timing of some of the injuries — it’s a really bad look for college football,” Beamer added.

LSU coach Brian Kelly, whose team hosts No. 9 Ole Miss on Saturday night, pointed to the SEC’s sportsmanship policy on fake injuries.

“If there is any falsification of injuries in an intentional action, the SEC will take action on that,” Kelly said this week. “I can leave it up to the SEC and let them evaluate that… The (match) officials shouldn’t be involved in it. That’s not their job. They have to officiate the game. They can’t decide who the referee is.” Infected or not infected.”

In 2022, the NCAA announced that teams will be able to report “questionable scenarios” to the National Coordinator for Review Management, who will then reach out to conference offices for potential action.