Recruiting has been a struggle for Matt Luke this cycle. Yes, Ole Miss came out of the early signing period ranked among the nation’s top 25, but that was built on the back of quantity instead of quality: just three of the 25 signatures acquired last month came from four-star prospects. The Rebels have fewer four-star commits (four) than any other team in the top 25 save for South Carolina, who has an equal number of four-stars but five fewer total commits.
Ole Miss had five four-stars heading into Tuesday, but that changed when Jackson Prep running back Jerrion Ealy, who’d been the only Rebel commit ranked inside the nation’s top 100 prospects, announced his de-commitment on Twitter.