Ole Miss hoping 'Good Bo' Wallace continues to show up

From here on out, Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace would just like to be known as “Good Bo.”

Throughout his time with the Rebels, Wallace’s first name has always had a qualifier of either “Good Bo” or “Bad Bo.” But after leading the Rebels to back-to-back wins against ranked Alabama and Texas A&M teams, Wallace thinks it’s time to drop the negative adjective.

"That thing's the most annoying thing I've ever heard," Wallace said following the Alabama win. "I also feel like I'm the only quarterback in the nation that throws interceptions. Hopefully I can be 'Good Bo' the rest of the year."

While Wallace has been playing well as of late — 511 total yards and six total touchdowns against the Tide and Aggies ­— things haven’t gone that smoothly against opponents outside of the rankings.

He threw three interceptions in the season opener against Boise State and another two against Memphis. In both of those contests, Wallace’s mistakes kept those games close until the Rebels were able to pull away in the fourth quarter.

So, despite Wallace’s insistence that he’s a changed player and his strong performances the past couple weeks, it’s difficult not to wonder if “Bad Bo” might surface again this week against a Tennessee team that’s winless in the SEC so far this season.

The Vols have one thing in common with Boise State and Memphis — a strong defense. In fact, Tennessee might have the most complete defense the Rebels have faced this season. It’s limiting teams to just 160 passing yards per game and 19.2 points per game. It has nine interceptions — at least one in all but one game this season — and 13 pass breakups. It’s also recovered five fumbles this year.

If there’s any team that could cause “Bad Bo” to creep back in, it would be Tennessee, especially with a game against LSU on the horizon.

Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze defended his quarterback’s (sometimes) erratic play this week by saying it was the play calling that put Wallace in some of the positions where he threw interceptions. He noted that things had gotten better the past couple weeks and that Wallace will need to stay on an upward trend for the Rebels to win the conference.

“Probably I've called better plays for him,” Freeze said. “He probably would have made the same play in the first half if I was smart enough to get it called… I think Bo has done really well. I've probably just given him better options in the second half. He hasn't turned it over in SEC games yet. That's something that you have to do to win in this league.”

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