Ole Miss vastly improved high school recruiting in the past few years. A big reason is landing more in-state recruits. Locked On Ole Miss host Steven Willis gives his perspective for why the Rebels are more successful and how important winning in-state recruiting battles are.

JaReylan McCoy is a prime 2026 defensive line recruit for Ole Miss after decommitting from LSU. Why he’s such a valuable commodity is another big point for today’s The Portal Podcast. 

Lastly, Ole Miss signing truly top-rated high school classes. What will it take for the Rebels to accomplish that? Steven has a great answer to that question.

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