By ERIC OLSON
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tim Elko’s presence as a leader has loomed so large over the Mississippi baseball program that coach Mike Bianco has suggested, maybe only half-jokingly, that a statue should be built of him.
Elko had his own idea for a statue after the Rebels swept Oklahoma in the College World Series finals for their first national title.
“I kind of just want one of all of us holding the national championship trophy,” he said. “That’s all I want.”
The Rebels returned to Oxford, Mississippi, on Monday and were to be feted during a welcome-back celebration at the Walk of Champions on campus. A championship parade is scheduled for Wednesday in Oxford.
Elko came to symbolize Ole Miss’ rocky journey to the title, not just because he was team captain the
