UGA football is no longer in the mix to land the top player in the transfer portal, who is expected to commit to Ole Miss, What is next?
The Georgia Bulldogs are no longer considered a contender to land the nation’s top ranked transfer portal prospect, Georgia Tech wide receiver Eric Singleton. Georgia was once named as the leader for Singleton, but times have changed.
Singleton recently did not include UGA when he named his top five schools. The Georgia Tech transfer puts Ole Miss, Texas, Auburn, Miami and LSU in his top schools. 247Sports projects that Singleton will commit to the Ole Miss Rebels.
Singleton led Georgia Tech in receiving during the 2024 college football season with 56 catches for 754 yards and three touchdowns. Singleton added 131 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown on 21 carries.
Wide receiver remains a position of need for Georgia in the transfer portal. UGA is looking into several different receivers in the portal including Kentucky receiver Dane Key. Georgia has also displayed interest in LSU receiver transfer CJ Daniels.
Another wide receiver target that Georgia has been in contact with is Idaho Vandals receiver Jordan Dwyer. Dwyer helped Idaho advance to the FCS quarterfinals and hauled in 78 receptions for 1,182 yards and 12 touchdowns in an outstanding season.
Texas A&M reportedly had a commitment from former Arkansas CB Jaylon Braxton before Ole Miss entered the conversation
Texas A&M’s pursuit of former Arkansas cornerback Jaylon Braxton, who missed nearly every game during the 2024 season due to an injury, took a positive turn on Friday night when Aggies’ head coach Mike Elko tweeted out his usual Johnny Manziel-celebration commitment tweet, meaning the program had landed it’s third player from the transfer portal.
When an official announcement failed to reach social media on Friday, the news that Braxton had suddenly committed to Ole Miss didn’t mean much to Aggie fans who weren’t expecting him to commit, outside of the fact that the sophomore DB visited College Station on Friday.
Well, Elko will likely be much more careful tweeting out commitment news before the pen hits the paper, as it was confirmed by 247Sports Ole Miss insider David Johnson, who spoke with Braxton after his surprise commitment to the Rebels:
“I made it to Texas A&M,” Braxton stated. “I actually committed to A&M, bit then I was just sitting there and it just didn’t feel right. I was second-guessing myself. I called Coach Pete and told him, ‘I want to come to Ole Miss.’ I know what it was like when I was there. I knew that was the place for me to be.”
Texas A&M has landed two players from the transfer portal, led by former Baylor/UAB QB Jacob Zeno and former Auburn tight end Micah Riley.
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This is a moment college football fans will never forget, and clearly DJ McKinney is among them.
The No. 25 Colorado Buffaloes emphatically closed out their regular season with a dominant 52-0 win against Oklahoma State on Friday, and between Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders and more than half a dozen touchdowns, there were a lot of highlight moments.
But an unfortunate moment for the Cowboys led to not only a standout play from Colorado cornerback DJ McKinney but also a memorable celebration that seemed like an apparent ode to former Ole Miss receiver Elijah Moore’s years-old controversial Egg Bowl celebration. And the timing of it couldn’t be better.
Friday, early in the fourth quarter, McKinney picked off Oklahoma State quarterback Maealiuaki Smith and returned it for a 13-yard pick-six. And he celebrated it by getting down on all fours and pretending to urinate like a dog, à la Moore’s dog-peeing celebration in the 2019 Egg Bowl.
Colorado's DJ McKinney paying homage to Elijah Moore's infamous dog peeing celly in the 2019 Egg Bowl pic.twitter.com/8Hv3MvaAVI
It was a peak college football moment, and, just like Moore, McKinney was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct — though the butterfly effect implications are probably far more minimal this time around.
If you need a brief refresher: At the end of the 2019 Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State, Moore scored a touchdown with four seconds left on the clock and celebrated by pretending to pee like a dog. He and Ole Miss were dealt a penalty, missed what would have been the game-tying extra point and Mississippi State won, 21-20. Ole Miss coach Matt Luke was ultimately fired at the end of the 4-8 season, paving the way for the Lane Kiffin era.
This is a moment college football fans will never forget, and clearly McKinney is among them.
On Thanksgiving Day 5 years ago, Elijah Moore pretended to pee like a dog after a great TD. The ensuing penalty caused Ole Miss to miss the PAT, and the Egg Bowl, 21-20. Some historians theorize that this event was the first domino in a long string of major changes in the sport. pic.twitter.com/v2jxiHEC33
So, do Florida fans still want to hire Lane Kiffin to replace Billy Napier or…?
Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss team took down then-No. 3 Georgia earlier in November, had a bye week and returned from the break with a stunning 24-17 loss to unranked Florida.
This loss almost certainly ended Ole Miss’ shot at the College Football Playoff, and understandably, fans were furious with Kiffin and his squad. But, of course, Florida and general college football fans had so many jokes.
The Gators earned their sixth win of the season by limiting Ole Miss’ offense — which entered Week 13 ranked No. 2 in FBS play with an average of 539.6 yards per game — from converting third downs and forcing three turnovers. The final turnovers, though, were the real daggers and helped secure Florida’s victory.
With 1:32 left in the fourth quarter, Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart, playing aggressively and desperately, threw an end-zone interception into triple coverage. But Florida called game with a second interception against Dart with 17 seconds left after Ole Miss got the ball back.
Well, after Saturday’s game, not only are Florida fans (probably) walking that hire suggestion back, but college football fans in general also roasted Kiffin and his team’s implosion.
Florida fans probably no longer want to hire Lane Kiffin to replace Billy Napier after the Gators’ win
This season started with every gators fan begging for Lane Kiffin lmaooo
Lane Kiffin going for it on 4th and short on the road against an inferior opponent and not getting it when he could’ve just tied it with a field goal? pic.twitter.com/EwB6eioUxS
Billy Napier beating Lane Kiffin — when just a month ago a lot of fans wanted Napier fired and Kiffin hired to replace him — to knock Ole Miss out of the playoff is so absolutely hilarious.
Of course, Kiffin was fired from his USC job in 2013 soon after those comments and then joined Nick Saban and Alabama as that team’s offensive coordinator. The rest is history, leading up to Kiffin’s Ole Miss upsetting Georgia this past Saturday.
Kiffin once again credited that chain of events to Finebaum, who of course isn’t the main reason Kiffin got fired at USC but probably didn’t help matters with his pointed, public commentary.
“I wouldn’t have been here to have the Georgia win if you wouldn’t have got me fired at USC,” Kiffin told Finebaum, who laughed at the comment. “Again, I’m grateful to you, Paul. Thanks for that day. Thanks for the Miley Cyrus comment.”
Both seemed to be in good spirits during the moment, and it looks like they’ve mostly buried the hatchet over one of the more infamous disses in recent college football history.
You can still detect a little salt from Kiffin, but this is probably as amicable as it’s going to get between these two.
The television commentators for the Georgia-Tennesse game are Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline) and Laura Rutledge (sideline).
Georgia is 7-2 (5-2 SEC) and has its back against the wall after losing to Ole Miss 28-10 last week. Georgia needs to win to stay alive in the SEC title race and to remain in control of its College Football Playoff destiny.
Tennessee is 8-1 (5-1 SEC). The Volunteers are coming off a 33-14 win at home over Mississippi State where quarterback Nico Iamaleava left the game with an upper body injury.
Kirby Smart thinks Tennessee is one of the best teams in the country.
“This team (Tennessee) is playing defense at an extremely high level, and they have an extremely explosive offense, and extremely physical offense. So, it’s a great test,” said Smart.
Georgia has had turnover issues, and those can’t continue if the Bulldogs are going to defeat Tennessee. Georgia has had at least two turnovers in four straight games.
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Last year, Georgia beat Tennessee 38-10. This season, the Bulldogs are favored by over a touchdown, but aren’t expected to dominate again.
A squirrel briefly stole the show in Georgia’s 28-10 loss to Ole Miss
The Georgia Bulldogs fell 28-10 in a tough, rainy SEC game to the Ole Miss Rebels. Ole Miss outplayed Georgia, but the Rebels did get a few fortunate deflections in their massive home win.
Georgia’s offensive line played poorly (five sacks allowed) and the UGA offense had three turnovers (two fumbles). Georgia’s defense allowed Ole Miss to pile up yardage, but the Dawgs stood tall in the red zone.
Georgia got off to a 7-0 lead over Ole Miss thanks to a Nate Frazier rushing touchdown on fourth down. However, Mississippi outscored UGA 28-3 from that point on despite not having quarterback Jaxson Dart for the ensuing drive.
Ole Miss preserved their College Football Playoff hopes with a win over Georgia. The Bulldogs now are searching for answers ahead of their Week 12 clash with Tennessee. Georgia faces a potential elimination game against Tennessee on Saturday and will need all hands on deck.
Huh. This is sure to be a problem for Georgia fans.
The Bulldogs lost badly to Ole Miss on Saturday 28-10, leaving the No. 11 (for now) team in the nation with two losses. Not great.
Ole Miss fans also prematurely stormed the field and eventually tore down the goalposts, and it was in that pandemonium that we see the video below — it’s Georgia safety Jake Pope, jumping up and down with some Ole Miss fans. Some people wonder if those die-hards are the family or friends of offensive lineman Reece McIntyre.
We have zero context, no word on why he reacted like this, nada. But we’re pretty sure Georgia’s Kirby Smart will be asked about it at some point, along with why Carson Beck was smiling on the sidelines, although the QB addressed that on Satuday.
College football fans have a suspect for why there are so many squirrels on Ole Miss’ field this season.
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Something unexpected happened Saturday in Oxford, Mississippi. It was odd but not particularly unique for an Ole Miss football game, and no, we’re not talking about Ole Miss upsetting Georgia with a decisive 28-10 victory — though that happened.
And now, college football fans are speculating, positing, theorizing that perhaps, just maybe, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is behind the squirrel delay. Was it there for fun or nefarious reasons? After all, this isn’t the first time this has happened at an Ole Miss game.
But let’s back up.
A squirrel on the field caused a delay in the Ole Miss’ upset against Georgia
Saturday early in the second quarter of the Bulldogs’ road game against Ole Miss, this squirrel ran on the field. Obviously, it’s challenging to catch a speedy squirrel or even to gently usher it off the field and out of harm’s way, so there was a little bit of a delay.
But this wasn’t the first squirrel on Ole Miss’ field this season?
Nope! A few weeks ago during Ole Miss’ home win over Oklahoma, a squirrel was spotted on the field at the end of the first quarter, causing another momentary delay.
Was it the same squirrel? A different one? Where are they coming from? Are they trying to football? What is going on with all the squirrels at Ole Miss?!
Something fishy is super definitely going on, and college football fans love conspiracy theories.
So why are fans blaming Lane Kiffin for releasing the squirrels?
Nov 9, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; A squirrel runs across the field at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium during the first half between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Mississippi Rebels. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images
Well, Kiffin and his creativity are kind of legendary in college football, so college football fans are wondering… maybe he’s actually behind the squirrel invasion.
The SEC responded with penalties for fake injuries
Faking injuries — presumably in lieu of burning a timeout or to disrupt another team’s rhythm — became such a problem that SEC commissioner Greg Sankey warned teams against it earlier this month and threatened penalties.
“As plainly as it can be stated: Stop any and all activity related to faking injuries to create time-outs,” Sankey wrote in the memo, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN.
He ended the memo by writing: “Play football and stop the feigned injury nonsense.”
Per ESPN, the penalties include a public reprimand and $50,000 fine to a head coach on a first offense, another reprimand and $100,000 fine for a second and, should it happen a third time, the coach will be suspended for the next game. Similar punishments will happen for staff members encouraging this.
So, naturally, college football fans are pointing to Lane Kiffin as the squirrel wrangler
With Ole Miss having multiple egregious fake injury moments and the SEC threatening fines, college football fans naturally drew the very logical and without-fault conclusion that Kiffin is behind the squirrel invasion at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Does he whistle, and a squirrel comes out? Do he and the squirrel communicate on a radio? Does Kiffin just have endless squirrels in his pockets? We need answers!
The SEC: We will fine/suspend you if you fake injuries ✋
As the theories continued, some on college football Twitter even speculated about other capabilities of the squirrel — along with many jokes — and, you know, they might just be on to something. Who knows?!
The squirrel is part of a sign-stealing scam by Lane Kiffin, no I will not be elaborating further
Ole Miss pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the college football season on Saturday as the team took down visiting Georgia, 28-10.
As expected, fans in Oxford were ecstatic about the victory over such a major contender like the Bulldogs. Storming the field, even in the pouring rain, felt like a given.
However, the Ole Miss fans in attendance took to the field 16 seconds too early. We’ve seen fans storm the field a little early in the past, but 16 seconds is way, way too early!
As the football game had to finish out its last stretch before the celebration could begin, the Ole Miss fans had to leave the field before eventually returning 16 game clock seconds later.
Right idea, slightly wrong execution for Ole Miss fans here. However, it all worked out in the end.
Ole Miss had a problem keeping fans off of the field at the end of Saturday's win against Georgia.
The problem? The Ole Miss students stormed the field before the game was over. pic.twitter.com/kz7UaMxJIG
