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Where are they now: Wesley Walls

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Wesley Walls still hears Mississippi calling.

“It will always be home to me, and I’m going to get back there for good someday. It’s not a matter of if, but when,” said Walls, an All-SEC tight end for Ole Miss in 1988 and later a five-time Pro Bowler with the Carolina Panthers

Walls, who grew up not too far from Oxford in nearby Pontotoc, Miss., makes his home in Charlotte, N.C., these days. He and his wife, Christy, stayed there after his 15-year NFL career ended in 2003.

On Saturday, he’ll be back in the Magnolia State, specifically Vaught-Hemingway Stadium cheering on his beloved Rebels in one of the most anticipated games they’ve played in decades against No. 3-ranked Alabama.

With Walls in the house, karma could be on the Rebels’ side.

The last time Ole Miss beat a nationally ranked Alabama team was 21 years ago when Walls was a senior. He had seven catches for 79 yards in that game, and the Rebels upset the No. 12-ranked Crimson Tide 22-12 in Tuscaloosa.

The 1988 Alabama game remains one of Walls’ fondest memories from his playing days at Ole Miss, although it was anything but for Bill Curry, who was in his second year as Alabama’s head coach and watched in horror as the Crimson Tide went the entire game without completing a pass.

That next week, the infamous brick was hurled through Curry’s office window.

Walls said he ran into Curry a few years ago while attending the SEC Championship Game and introduced himself.

“He told me he tried to get the name of the person who threw the brick, because he wanted to get him to play quarterback for him that next week after going 0-for-16 or whatever he was against us,” Walls quipped.

“I just remember we ruined their homecoming by scoring a bunch of points in the final minute. They were dedicating Coach (Bear) Bryant’s museum and everything. It was the biggest win of my four years at Ole Miss.”

It also remains Ole Miss’ only win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

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