QB Masoli going to Ole Miss Update

Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt has confirmed that he has received the release papers from former Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli, the process will move slowly, but we're hearing Masoli could very well end up at Ole Miss. A San Francisco, Calif., native, Maoli was kicked off the team by Oregon coach Chip Kelly in June following his second arrest, this one for marijuana possession and driving with a suspended license. He had previously been arrested in January for his part in a frat house break-in and was suspended by Kelly for the 2010 season with the chance to return in 2011. By NCAA rules Masoli, who has completed his undergrad work at Oregon, can enroll at any graduate school and be eligible for football this season if he enrolls in a graduate program not offered at Oregon. Masoli had previously contacted Ole Miss, as he had contacted many other school, but Nutt was not interested. Things changed over the weekend. Nutt passed on Masoli when he already had a less than ideal situation. He had two young guys who had been in the program, but only one, Nathan Stanley, had taken meaningful snaps in a game, and Stanley had just a few of those in the Cotton Bowl. Now with Raymond Cotton’s departure, Nutt is left with an unproven first-year starter and behind him a junior college transfer, who is a terrific athlete but has no exposure to D1 football and just arrived in Oxford in June. For all his athleticism, it’s unclear how Mackey will adapt to the other demands of quarterback. Perhaps very well, but that won’t be known before a decision on Masoli must be made.