To be clear, this isn’t an article about how bad Ole Miss Early Signing Day was on Wednesday. The Rebels’ 2019 recruiting class currently ranks 22nd nationally. Not bad, all things considered—those things being the continued fallout of NCAA retribution, a 16-19 record over the past three seasons, a head coach on the hot seat and the replacement of both coordinators.
Luke’s success or lack thereof in aggregating quality talent in the face of all that turmoil is a conversation separate from the one we’re having now. This isn’t a conversation about class rankings or star ratings or positions of need.