Following Ole Miss’ 47-27 win over Texas Tech in Houston, I got up with SB Nation’s Bud Elliott to discuss how and why playing games in the Lone Star State can benefit the Rebels on the recruiting trail.
Ole Miss—and any other major program—needs to be recruiting in Texas.
“It’s really just a numbers game. If you look at just this year’s class, there are 14 blue chip players in Mississippi. The 30th rated player in Mississippi this year is barely inside the top 1,000 nationally. There are 41 kids rated four stars or better in Texas this year.