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Ole Miss making portal moves to build out 2025 roster Dec 09, 2024

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Ole Miss has been one of college football’s most active teams in pursuing transfers during its five-plus seasons under head coach Lane Kiffin.

The 2024-25 cycle isn’t going to be any different.

Monday was Opening Day for portal entrants. Ole Miss is already quite busy. The Rebels are targeting, among others, LSU’s Da’Shawn Womack (EDGE) and Shelton Sampson, Jr. (wide receiver), Nebraska’s Princewill Umanmielen (EDGE) and ULM’s Ahmad Hardy (running back).

Actually, Womack and Hardy are penciled in for visits to Ole Miss this week, as is Alabama linebacker Keanu Koht. The Rebels are an early favorite for Arkansas interior offensive lineman Patrick Kutas.

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The Flagship: Ole Miss flips 4-star Arkansas commit Connor Howes Dec 05, 2024

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Ole Miss Spirit recruiting experts Billy Embody and Zach Berry welcome you into a post-National Signing Day edition of The Flagship, powered by Status Jet.

The Rebels signed the best high-school class of the Lane Kiffin era. The haul was only strengthened Thursday with the flip of four-star offensive lineman Connor Howes.

We have full reaction and analysis, as well as a breakdown of the wild recruitment of four-star in-state linebacker Tyler Lockhart. Ole Miss is also deep-off in portal waters. Which transfers have already emerged as targets?

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The Flagship: Tyler Lockhart flips and other Ole Miss NSD takeaways Dec 04, 2024

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The Ole Miss Spirit’s Billy Embody welcomes you into a National Signing Day edition of ‘The Flagship,’ powered by StatusJet.

Wednesday was the first day of the early signing period. If the Rebels are done, and sources insist they probably are, they’ll hold the nation’s No. 15 overall class.

Ole Miss pulled it off mostly through a star-studded in-state class. The Rebels signed five-star Caleb Cunningham, the nation’s No. 3 wide receiver and Mississippi’s top recruit. They also flipped four-star linebacker Tyler Lockhart from rival Mississippi State.

Lockhart was in attendance for the Rebels' regular-season finale — a 26-13 win over the Bulldogs in the annual Egg Bowl. Ole Miss has won four of the last five meetings.

Ole Miss also pulled in four-star wide receiver Winston Watkins, while a few prospects headed elsewhere. The Rebels’ transfer-portal activity is about to pick up, too.

Ole Miss has signed Top 3 portal classes each of the last three years.

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Caleb Cunningham headlines best high school recruiting class of Lane Kiffin era Dec 04, 2024

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The College Football Playoff committee all but assured Tuesday night Ole Miss is going to be left out of the 12-team field following championship weekend.

“It’s a lot easier when you just have to get up for two games a year,” fifth-year Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin said.

The No. 13-ranked Rebels have no one to blame but themselves.

Ole Miss was four plays away from 12-0. At least South Carolina was ranked behind the Rebels and isn’t making it in either. Head-to-head still matters at least a little. Clemson is the Gamecocks’ best win. They lost to both Ole Miss and Alabama. Of course they’re out.

Ole Miss was never going to win a 9-3 argument with Alabama and a worse strength of schedule.

At least the Rebels licked their wounds with a Wednesday spent signing the best high school recruiting class in Kiffin’s five Ole Miss seasons.

Good thing, too. The wide receiver room is now further depleted following the departure of Juice Wells.

Ole Miss signed, among others, five-star Caleb Cunningham and four-star Winston Watkins. Cunningham is the nation’s No. 3 overall wide receiver, according to On3, as well as the No. 1 player in Mississippi.

Ole Miss will be active at the position in the portal, too.

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Rebel Yell Hotline: Ole Miss football awaits its postseason fate Dec 03, 2024

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In this edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, Gordon Ford joins to talk Ole Miss basketball, while Harry Harrison of the Ole Miss Radio Network stops by to break down the latest in Rebel football.

Flipmas Season: Ole Miss football recruiting taking shape for NSD, transfer portal Dec 02, 2024

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The Ole Miss football regular season came to an end with the Rebels’ 26-14 win over in-state rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.

The Rebels have won five of their last four meetings with the Bulldogs.

Ole Miss awaits its College Football Playoff fate. All the while the Rebels are looking to put the finishing touches on their 2025 high-school recruiting class. The first of two signing days is Wednesday (December 4).

The transfer portal is already churning, too. Georgia CB Julian Humphrey is in. Kentucky wide receiver Barion Brown is rumored to be considering a jump, too. Ole Miss would have interest in both players. Humphrey would be a plug-and-play replacement for Tre Amos. Brown could help offset the losses of Tre Harris and Jordan Watkins.

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ToC After Mississippi State: Kiffin lets his Bentley out of the garage Nov 30, 2024

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Ole Miss finally dusted off its Bentley on Black Friday.

The predictable result? Ulysses and Co. rolled to their fourth win in five seasons over rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.

The No. 14-ranked Rebels finish the regular season 9-3 (5-3 SEC) and now turn to hopeful results elsewhere to boost their slim College Football Playoff chances.

The Ole Miss Spirit’s Ben Garrett has full postgame reaction from the 26-14 win, including a helmet sticker for third-year quarterback Jaxson Dart. Dart confirmed in his postgame comments he’s played his final game inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Bentley, IV, received an unexpectedly-busy home sendoff.

He was the team leader in carries (20) and rushing yards (136). Bentley, IV, burst free for an 89-yard touchdown — the longest run in the SEC this season.

He’s now responsible for the Rebels’ two longest runs of the year. Bentley, IV, had a 50-yarder at LSU.

Which, again, makes his usage in 2024 all the more perplexing.

The Spirit pressed Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin earlier this week about Bentley, IV, specifically. Now we only have more questions after Kiffin FINALLY let his Bentley out of the garage.

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Hit That Line: Can Ole Miss buck an SEC trend in the Egg Bowl? Nov 28, 2024

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The Ole Miss Spirit’s Zach Berry and the the Legal Gambling Counsel return for an all-new, ‘Hit That Line’ edition of ‘The Flagship’ to preview Week 14 in college football.

But first, the guys have some gripes (read: YELLING) to hash out about the College Football Playoff rankings. They also preview Ole Miss’ Egg Bowl matchup with in-state rival Mississippi State and pick winners.

Billy’s Ole Miss recruiting mailbag: Can Rebels flip key targets? Nov 27, 2024

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Billy Embody, the newest team member here at the Ole Miss Spirit (OMSpirit.com) welcomes you into an all-new edition of ‘The Flagship,’ powered by StatusJet.com.

Get your pre-Thanksgiving Ole Miss recruiting fill, as Billy dives into a recruiting mailbag for his first-ever, solo-ride episode. From flip targets to transfer portal buzz, we run down all the storylines, intel and scoop a week away from early signing period.

The Flagship: Take a breath. Ole Miss can maintain program momentum. Nov 27, 2024

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Last week sucked. But the loss at Florida doesn't negate the fact Lane Kiffin has built a winner at Ole Miss.

In this edition of ‘The Flagship,’ powered by College Corner and Homefield Apparel, the Ole Miss Spirit’s Zach Berry discusses the Rebels’ portal success and high school recruiting and why you should STILL be excited.

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