Defensive back Otis Reese announced his intentions to transfer from Georgia to Ole Miss in January. Now, eight months later, his eligibility status for 2020 remains unknown.
Deane Leonard, who joined the Rebel defense in June, transferred from the University of Calgary after Canada canceled its collegiate season with hopes of playing football this fall. He is now three months into practice with his new team and the radio silence regarding his ability to play this season remains deafening.
Both transfer cornerbacks are slated to play a big role in their first years at Ole Miss, but both athletes have their hands tied at the mercy of the nation’s most incapable, irrational and disappointing governing body— the National Collegiate Athletic Association.