Promising QB Prospect Decommits From Ole Miss
Promising QB Prospect Decommits From Ole Miss originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Ole Miss football team is sure to undergo some growing pains this season as they move on from First-Team All-SEC quarterback Jaxson Dart. He is now in the NFL with the New York Giants, so head coach Lane Kiffin and his staff must transition.
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Sophomore Austin Simmons is expected to be the starter under center for the Rebels this year, but Kiffin added a handful of other signal-callers this offseason as well.
Behind Simmons, the team now has AJ Maddox, a former four-star recruit who redshirted last season, as well as a trio of transfers. This includes Maealiuaki Smith from Oklahoma State, Trinidad Chambliss from Ferris State, and George Hamsley from Tennessee State.
Ole Miss QB Austin Simmons (13) with head coach Lane KiffinPetre Thomas-Imagn Images
While Kiffin was certainly invested in transfer portal players this offseason, he also kept an eye on the future. The team had had three-star quarterback Zion Legree verbally committed to be a Rebel since November 2024.
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Unfortunately, On3 Sports' Hayes Fawcett reported on Saturday that Legree decommitted from Ole Miss and reopened his recruitment. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound athlete has 22 other offers currently.
Legree is a Florida native with offers to schools like Florida, Georgia, Auburn and Notre Dame. While Ole Miss is still technically in the mix, it seems unlikely that the team will rekindle with the young player. Based on 247 Sports projections, it seems like he could be heading to Wisconsin instead.
Related: Lane Kiffin Gets Brutally Honest About Ole Miss QB Austin Simmons
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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