After missing out on the state’s top player, the Rebels are up off the crootin canvas thanks to a commitment from four-star linebacker Breon Dixon, who made his announcement Sunday during the Under Armour All-American Game.
Dixon’s pledge is critical for two reasons. For starters, it provides timely momentum for a program that watched Cam Akers don a Florida State hat last week and had just one 2017 commit rated above three stars. Secondly, Dixon, who’s rated the No. 11 inside linebacker in the country, provides immediate support for a position of critical need.
Hugh Freeze thought he had a blue chip linebacker on the line earlier in the fall, but four-star Starkville prospect Willie Gay decommitted in October.