Ole Miss Football: Kiffin working to flip four-star TE Caleb Odom

December is not just the month of bowl games in college football. Preparations have already begun for 2024, with coaches looking on as players enter the transfer portal and recruiting continues. One Alabama recruit from the 2024 class could be a potential flip candidate for the Rebels. Will tight end Caleb Odom be a Rebel in 2024?

Ole Miss are looking to finish their 2023 season with a bowl win in December, given head coach Lane Kiffin the best record in his four seasons in Oxford.

Whatever the result, preparation is underway for the Rebels in 2024, with Kiffin looking to strengthen his roster for the new look SEC conference next season.

Lane Kiffin has become known as one of the best head coaches in utilizing the transfer portal. However, that hasn’t held back his recruiting ability.

As it stands, Ole Miss are ranked 20th in the nation for 2024 recruits by 247sports. The Rebels have eight four-star commits and a bunch of 3-star commits.

A 4-star commit that Kiffin is vying to land is tight end Caleb Odom. The Georgia native is currently an Alabama commit, making his decision back in July of this year. However, that has not slowed down Kiffin in trying to get Caleb Odom to flip his decision.

The fourth-ranked tight end in the 2024 class and 64th-ranked overall player, per 247sports, Odom is feeling the love from Kiffin and Ole Miss. Having spent consecutive weekends in Oxford when the Rebels played Vanderbilt and Texas A&M, Kiffin repaid the favour a few days back.

Kiffin was seen on the sidelines in Middle Georgia, watching Caleb Odom compete in Georgia State playoffs.

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin was in attendance to see 4-star TE Caleb Odom, of Carrollton, GA (High).

The last time he was spotted on the recruiting trail in the rain/cold, it worked out well.

What keeps Ole Miss of interest to Caleb Odom is the offer to play receive, something the 2024 recruit has a high interest in doing. Other teams that have recruited him, including Alabama, see him as a tight end.

Alabama still remains in the driving seat. However, if any team is going to get Caleb Odom to flip his commitment, it seems it would be Ole Miss.

 

 

 

Two More Rebels Set To Enter NCAA Transfer Portal

NOV 30 TWO MORE REBELS MAKE PORTAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Two more Ole Miss Rebels announced their intention to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal on Thursday night.

Junior kicker Caden Costa and sophomore tight end Kyirin Heath will both be entering the portal with two years eligibility remaining.

“Next chapter… Thank you Ole Miss,” Costa posted via X.

This season, Heath hauled in four passes for 60 yards in seven games while Costa only attempted one field goal and six PATs in three contests. Costa served as a backup to Caden Davis who transferred to Ole Miss ahead of the 2023 season.

NOV 29 IN-STATE OFFICIAL VISIT Southern Miss offensive lineman Gerquan Scott is reportedly set to visit Ole Miss this weekend, according to On3. Scott was offered by the Rebels this week, according to his social media, and he is currently listed as a redshirt junior.

A native of Mobile, Ala., Scott played his prep ball at Davidson H.S., and he was also a teammate of current Rebels defensive lineman Cedric Johnson.

According to his posts on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, Scott has garnered interest from multiple programs around the country, including Auburn, South Carolina, Colorado, Vanderbilt and others.

NOV 28 TWO REBELS DEPART Two Ole Miss Rebels announced their intention to enter the transfer portal this week.

The first player, Isheem Young, is technically no longer a part of the Ole Miss program. Head coach Lane Kiffin revealed that information following his team’s win over Texas A&M earlier this season, and he had previously noted that Young did not suit up against Vanderbilt due to disciplinary issues.

“I got one more year left of [college football],” Young posted. “I’ll be in the portal after I graduate in a couple weeks.”

“Isheem’s not part of our program,” Kiffin said after the Texas A&M game. “We wish him the best. We’re just trying to get the guys ready that are here.”

The second Rebel to announce his intent to transfer is freshman tight end Jayvontay Conner. Conner will have four years of eligibility remaining after being redshirted in the 2023 season.

“I will be entering my name into the transfer portal as a Redshirt Freshman with 4 years of eligibility left,” Conner via X (formerly known as Twitter). “Thank you Oxford.”