The Official Word

Prized Ole Miss transfer Brent Schaeffer may not be with the team when it opens practice in August.The former Tennessee quarterback has returned to Visalia, Calif., to finish course requirements at College of the Sequoias, Rebels coach Ed Orgeron said tonight. Schaeffer must graduate from the juco before he can enroll at Ole Miss.Rebels players report on Aug. 3. The College of the Sequoia's final summer term, during which Schaeffer is enrolled, ends the same day, according to the school's Web site.Ole Miss' first full-squad practice is Aug. 5.When asked if Schaeffer would be with the team when camp starts, Orgeron said, "He's going to be here when he finishes."Orgeron was in Jackson tonight to speak to fans and alumni at the annual Rebel Reunion at the Jackson Trade Mart.Schaeffer was declared the Rebels starting quarterback when he signed a national letter of intent in February. Schaeffer played his freshman season at Tennessee, but was suspended the following summer and transferred to COS shortly after.