Ole Miss Football announced senior linebacker Suntarine Perkins as the recipient of the 2026-27 Chucky Mullins Courage Award on Aug. 8. Each season, the award is given to an upperclassman defensive player who elevates both the community at large and his teammates. On the field, Perkins has been a key player for Ole Miss. To share the news and congratulate Perkins, Tyler Banks, who received the award last season, came back to Oxford for the announcement. When he was finally released, Mullins, still paralyzed, returned to Ole Miss to continue his studies.