The Big Picture:
One of the biggest portal acquisitions by any team over the 2021-2022 offseason was Ole Miss landing TCU running back Zach Evans, a former five-star who rushed for over 7 yards per carry in two seasons in Fort Worth. Evans indeed played like a superstar for Ole Miss in 2022, but was hampered by injuries for about half the season. Further, his time in Oxford unexpectedly coincided with that of perhaps the best freshman football player in Ole Miss football history. Quinshon Judkins set a litany of Ole Miss records in his first year in red and blue, and should be on everyone’s Heisman shortlist for 2023.