After a busy July, Ole Miss’ crootin momentum took a hit this week when the son of a former Ole Miss football player decided to take his talents north of The Velvet Ditch. Four-star running back Ty Chandler committed to Tennessee on Monday after just visiting Oxford with his parents at the end of July. His dad, Chico, was a running back for the Rebels in the late 90s/early 2000s.
Chandler, a 6’0, 195-pound senior at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tenn., rushed for 2,558 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2015 and was named Tennessee’s DII-AA Mr.