2013 Redhawks to play Ole Miss in football

Chuh-ching!  $$$$$

Southeast Missouri State announces today a one game agreement with the University of Mississippi to play football in 2013.  The Redhawks will face the Rebels in Oxford, MS September 7th, 2013.

Ole Miss competes at the Football Bowl Subdivision level (formerly 1-A) in the Southeastern Conference.

SEMO has a connection to Ole Miss - SEMO Athletics Director John Shafer held the same position in Oxford from 1998-2002 and SEMO mens basketball coach Dickey Nutt is a younger brother of Mississippi head football coach Houston Nutt.

The Redhawks will also play another "money" game in 2011 against Purdue.

Show Me Sellout

Only days remain until the Redhawks regular season finale...It's Saturday night the 27th hosting Austin Peay. Southeast is making a push to pack the building...calling it the Show-Me-Sell Out.

The Show Me Center holds just over seven thousand people and as of Sunday night five thousand tickets have been sold.

The last time the show me center was sold out for a redhawks game... over ten years ago... february 12th 2000.

I remember it well... it was an NCAA Tournament-like atmosphere with the Murray State Racers winning 77-60. The Redhawks (Indians at the time) did not lose again until falling to LSU in the first round of the Big Dancein Salt Lake City.

I hope the Show Me Sell Out is a huge success and it helps energize SEMO basketball fans.

With the young raw talent on the roster and additions in key areas I honestly believe the programs fortunes will drastically improve under head coach Dickey Nutt.

The team has been fun to watch all season and I'm already looking forward to next season.