Blake Gideon is not messing around. Ole Miss football’s special teams coach has signed a pair of five-star kickers and a five-star long snapper since his hire and that trend continued earlier this week.
Consensus five-star punter Daniel Bethel committed to play for the Rebels on Tuesday and will bring a big leg to Oxford next fall. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Tennessee native is ranked as the No. 21 punter in the country by Kohl’s Kicking and was a 2020 Top 12 Camp Invitee at Chris Sailer Kicking. He averages 43+ yards with 4.4+ hang time on his punts and has shown the ability to hit 50+ yards punts with 4.