Flag football, that is.A sign is seen at ESPN "College GameDay" ahead of the Ole Miss-LSU game in The Grove in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, Sept.19, 2026.
(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)The Ole Miss Special Olympics College Flag Football Club represented the state of Mississippi over the summer at the Special Olympics in Minneapolis and, well, "Hotty Toddy," the Rebels won the whole darn thing.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Gold medal and all.Pretty sure that makes this group of football Rebels the most decorated on campus.The Ole Miss Special Olympics unified flag football team won a gold medal and national championship over the summer in Minnesota.(University of Mississippi)"Hopefully, they (the football team) see us and they’re like, ‘Well, we’ve got to go get a national championship now," Ole Miss senior Jason Skocy said with a smile.FROM FOOTBALL SATURDAYS TO ROUTINE WEEKDAYS, THE MUSIC NEVER STOPS AT THIS UT HOUSE FULL OF COLLEGE MUSICIANSEVEN ON OPENING WEEKEND, FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT CLEMSON, LSU MIGHT BE UPSTAGED ON CAMPUS BY THESE FURRY FRIENDSSkocy is a center for the flag football team, which is comprised of Ole Miss students like Skocy, who are called partners, along with local and regional individuals with intellectual disabilities.
They are called athletes.Flag football in this category is played 5-on-5, and for each team, there are always 3 athletes to 2 partners on the field at all times.Make no mistake, there might be flags instead of tackles, but this is still football.There are playbooks, touchdowns, running, passing and players chasing each other all over the field."These kids have play cards on their arms, I call plays," said Hunter Crabbs, the intramural sports and sports clubs coordinator at Ole Miss who was one of the coaches of the gold medal flag...