gadsdentimes.com: Nutt on Crowe

Interesting blurb from the Gadsden Times. Houston Nutt comments on Coach Crowe and facing Jacksonville State in the opener:

"Nutt on Crowe

Ole Miss will open the season at home against Jacksonville State on Sept. 4.

The game will be a reunion of sorts for the two head coaches. Rebels coach Houston Nutt once worked for Jacksonville State coach Jack Crowe at Arkansas and spoke glowingly of his old boss at media days.

“Jack Crowe, I have a tremendous respect for,” Nutt said. “Actually, gotten very, very close with Jack. We've stayed in touch after our years at Arkansas. Probably two, three years there, we didn't have much of a relationship. But after that, we talked periodically.

“He's done a tremendous job down there. He's really turned that program around. Just a good man and does a good job.”

Nutt also said the Rebels better be ready to play in the season opener.

“You could say, ‘Oh, Jacksonville State.' But Jacksonville State had Florida State beat,” Nutt said. “They have real athletes. (Coach) Crowe does a tremendous job for them.”

The Gamecocks and Rebels will kick off at 2:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on CSS."