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🦈 REBEL RISE: Ole Miss Sets to SHAKEUP Recruiting with Mitchell Turner & Caden Moss Decisions

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Ole Miss faces a brutal stretch with LSU, Florida, Texas, Georgia, and Oklahoma on the schedule.

1. Locked On Ole Miss - Daily podcast on Ole Miss Rebels Football, Basketball & Baseball centers this episode on Ole Miss recruiting and the 2025 schedule. 2. Brian Smith hosts the crossover with Steven, and Steven matters here because he is the recruiting and roster analyst answering questions about the Rebels. 3. The episode asks whether Ole Miss can land Mitchell Turner and Caden Moss and whether that roster shape can survive a tougher schedule. 4. Brian says Mitchell Turner plays at Louisville High School in Mississippi and calls him "a dude" with top-100-level traits. 5. Steven says Ole Miss looks like the favorite for Turner and notes that the Rebels already have Shoemaker committed as a possible future nose guard. 6. The hosts compare this class to a past Ole Miss run that produced elite Mississippi defensive linemen, including Will Echols and Cam Franklin. 7. Brian says Mississippi has "nine players" in the composite top 250, which he uses to argue the state has reached a different level of line talent. 8. Steven says the state has long produced skill players and defensive backs, but line play has improved and more players are staying home. 9. Brian argues that even keeping "10 percent more at home" can change a program, especially at defensive tackle, corner, and quarterback. 10. Steven recalls Art Kehoe saying he wanted offensive linemen who could also be elite defensive linemen, because that athletic profile wins at SEC level. 11. Steven says Mitchell Turner may be built better for defense, but his athleticism and strength would still translate at center or guard. 12. Brian says Turner’s film is "hilarious" because he moves like a 190-pound player while weighing around 275. 13. The conversation shifts to Caden Moss, whom Brian describes as a "road grader" from Jackson who could play tackle or guard. 14. Brian says Moss is the kind of home-state lineman Ole Miss has to protect if it wants to become a consistent elite program. 15. Brian brings up Laramie Tunsil as a comparison and asks what separated Tunsil’s high-school evaluation from Moss’s profile. 16. Steven answers that Tunsil had rare open-field speed and could move like a tight end, while Moss is wider and more of a power blocker. 17. The second half turns to Jay Crawford, with Steven saying Pete Golding brought him in so Ole Miss can play more man coverage and free the front seven. 18. Steven says Crawford lets Ole Miss blitz more often and helps the Rebels avoid the kind of coverage busts that hurt them against Miami. 19. The tone is conversational and football-heavy, with recruiting evaluation, schedule analysis, and roster fit driving the discussion. 20. Ole Miss fans focused on recruiting and SEC schedule strategy will get the most from this episode, while listeners wanting game recaps or broader national analysis may skip it.

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A sharp Ole Miss recruiting discussion with schedule chatter on the side.

Ole Miss recruiting stays at the center here, and the episode makes its point plainly: landing two elite in-state defensive tackles would change the picture.

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If you want Ole Miss recruiting and crossover chatter that treats the Rebels' board like it matters, start here.

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