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Chris Beard faces old team as No. 23 Ole Miss meets Texas

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There’s no lack of storylines when No. 23 Ole Miss faces dangerous but unranked Texas on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference contest in Oxford, Miss.The Rebels (15-5, 4-3 SEC) are looking to right the ship after three straight league losses while the Longhorns (14-6, 3-4) are attempting to build on two consecutive victories over ranked teams.This will be the first time Ole Miss coach Chris Beard will direct a team against the Longhorns since he was fired by Texas in January 2023.Ole Miss heads home after an 83-75 loss at then-No. 22 Missouri on Saturday. Malik Dia led the Rebels with 17 points while Sean Pedulla had 15, Jaemyn Brakefield scored 14 in his first start of the season and Matthew Murrell had 12 points.Two of the Rebels’ last three losses were on the road after beginning the SEC gauntlet with four wins. The three-game swoon has seen Ole Miss drop seven spots in the Top 25.”We just stay the course,” Beard said. “This is the SEC. A two-game winning streak and it’s free breakfast burritos in the morning and people want to throw you a parade. A two-game losing streak you feel like the sun won’t come up tomorrow. It’s a short-term memory.”Right now we’re in a little slide. We played three of the best teams in the country, so it’s understandable in this league. We’ve just got to keep working.”The Longhorns hit the road after last week’s home wins over Missouri and No. 13 Texas A&M.Texas clawed back from 22 points down with 17 minutes to play and passed the Aggies on the wire when Tramon Mark culminated the comeback with the winning layup with 3.7 seconds to play for a 70-69 win.