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Eli Johnson Opting Out of 2020 Season
It appears Eli Johnson will not be playing football at Ole Miss in the 2020 Season. Here is his Tweet:
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Re: Eli Johnson Opting Out of 2020 Season
Ole Miss senior center Eli Johnson to opt out of 2020 college football season
OXFORD, Miss. — There aren't many Ole Miss athletes for whom the COVID-19 pandemic have hit closer to home than center Eli Johnson. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that he's the first Ole Miss football player to opt out of the 2020 season.
Johnson announced on Twitter on Sunday evening that he will not play in 2020. A senior from Lafayette County High School in Oxford who started all 12 games last season, Johnson said that he plans to stay enrolled at Ole Miss and complete his master's degree.
Johnson's father David contracted COVID-19 in March. David, who reports on Ole Miss recruiting and football for 247 Sports, was hospitalized and put on a ventilator for weeks before coming off the ventilator later in the summer.
As of Sunday evening, Johnson is the only Ole Miss football player who has publicly announced to opt out of the 2020 season.
Without Johnson, Ole Miss still returns three offensive linemen who earned significant reps last season. Tackle Nick Broeker and guards Ben Brown and Royce Newman are all expected to be back in 2020.
Ole Miss opens up its 2020 fall practice schedule on Monday. The Rebels' first game of the season is scheduled for Sept. 26.
SOURCE: Suss, Nick. "Ole Miss senior center Eli Johnson to opt out of 2020 college football season." Mississippi Clarion Ledger, 17 August 2020,
Contact Nick Suss at 601-408-2674 or nsuss@gannett.com. Follow @nicksuss on Twitter.
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Re: Eli Johnson Opting Out of 2020 Season
Can't really blame him. With him watching what happened with his dad nearly dying, that had to have played in his mind a great deal. No matter what side of the issue you're on, it's easy to understand the impact of what he and his family went through and how that shaped his perspective.
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Re: Eli Johnson Opting Out of 2020 Season
MeridianOMRebel wrote:
Can't really blame him. With him watching what happened with his dad nearly dying, that had to have played in his mind a great deal. No matter what side of the issue you're on, it's easy to understand the impact of what he and his family went through and how that shaped his perspective.
David was blessed to live. Most people that got put on ventilators didn't make it.
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