After receiving commitments from Jacarius Clayton on Friday and Preston Cushman on Saturday, Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss kept their foot on the gas on Sunday, adding a verbal commitment from three-star Hastings (Tex.) offensive tackle Timi Gagophien.
The Lone Star prospect chose the Rebels over notable offers from Arkansas State, Buffalo, East Carolina, Houston, Tennessee and Western Kentucky. The newest member of the 2022 class received an offer from Ole Miss in March and was instantly interested. After talking with new offensive line coach Jake Thornton, it sealed the deal.
Gagophien is the 10th member of the recruiting class that has now jumped from the mid-80’s to 49th nationally, per Rivals team rankings, in a matter of three days.