It was an all-Mississippi recruiting race for four-star security Cortez Thomas.
It made sense, too. Thomas, who goes to Holmes County Excessive Faculty, hails from Lexington, Mississippi, and he clearly wished to remain in-state to play faculty ball.
Regardless of 13 different presents, Ole Miss and Mississippi State had been his prime two faculties.
The Bulldogs had an early edge for Thomas, admittedly, however there was a shakeup in Starkville that noticed head coach Zach Arnett fired simply 10 video games into his first season. Jeff Lebby, former Oklahoma offensive coordinator, took over as new head coach, however that shakeup finally gave an edge to Lane Kiffin and the Rebels.
“At first, I used to be leaning extra in the direction of Mississippi State till the teaching workers modified,” Thomas advised On3’s Chad Simmons. “Mississippi State is all the time an excellent faculty to go to, however Ole Miss is extra about enterprise and I really feel like that’s the place I must go.”
If the “enterprise” of school soccer is successful, which it finally is, Kiffin has had Ole Miss on monitor. Getting into his fifth season with the Rebels, he has a 34-15 general report and is coming off an 11-2 season with a win within the Peach Bowl over Penn State.
“Lane Kiffin is all about successful. I’m fairly positive each athlete desires to play for a successful crew,” Cortez stated. “From what I’ve heard and seen thus far, he’s an excellent individual.”
In keeping with the 247Sports composite, Thomas is the No. 18 security within the 2025 class. He is Kiffin’s tenth dedication for the cycle.
