Ole Miss added yet one more important piece by the switch portal as defensive lineman Walter Nolen, the No. 1 participant within the portal, dedicated to the Rebels over Oregon. Nolen is a significant addition for the Rebels heading right into a pivotal 2024 season.
Nolen was a hyper-elite recruit popping out of faculty, rated the No. 2 general participant and an ideal 100 within the Top247 rankings. He rapidly turned a distinction maker at Texas A&M, posting 66 tackles and 11 tackles for loss over the previous two seasons. Nolen ranked high 5 on the Texas A&M group in pressures regardless of rating outdoors of the highest 10 in snaps.
Listed at 6-foot-4 and 290 kilos, Nolen is a particular lineman with the flexibility to play both inside or outdoors relying on the bundle. He’s the sort of dynamic defensive participant that Ole Miss has coveted since All-American Robert Nkemdiche left for the NFL Draft in 2016. Nolen has as much as two years of eligibility remaining.
Ole Miss’ sizzling streak continues
Nolen serves because the headliner to what’s turning into a star-studded switch class at Ole Miss. He joins Tennessee edge rusher Tyler Baron and Florida defensive finish Princely Umanmielen as main additions to the defensive entrance for Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin. Ole Miss ranks No. 1 within the 247Sports Switch Staff Rankings, leaping forward of Colorado with 5 fewer commits.
With the addition of Nolen, Ole Miss holds commitments from 4 of the highest 15 gamers within the 247Sports switch rankings. No different group has multiple such addition. South Carolina extensive receiver Antwane “Juice” Wells joins the three defensive linemen becoming a member of the Rebels in 2024.
Ole Miss received 10 regular-season video games for the second time within the final three seasons beneath Kiffin. Beforehand, the Rebels didn’t have a single 10-win common season to their title. Many of the 2023 squad returns subsequent season, resulting in a uncommon alternative for Kiffin and the Rebels coming into the 12-team Faculty Soccer Playoff in 2023.
The No. 11 Rebels face off in opposition to No. 10 Penn State within the Peach Bowl at 12 p.m. ET on Dec. 30.
