There’s no way around it. Cam Akers’ decision to spurn his home-state team and commit to Florida State is a huge blow to an Ole Miss program desperate for positive momentum. Akers is a generational talent, one who just polished off a senior season in which he accumulated 3,128 yards passing, 2,105 yards on the ground, and 65 total touchdowns in just 15 games. Couple that with Ole Miss’ longstanding lack of a game-breaking back, as well as a disappointing recruiting class that currently ranks 48th in the nation, and missing on Akers seems downright tragic. And yet, despairing Ole Miss fans should perhaps take a step back from the ledge.
Ole Miss’ offense will be loaded in 2017 even without Cam Akers
