Why What ESPN Just Said Changed Everything For Ole Miss

Locked On Ole Miss - Daily podcast on Ole Miss Rebels Football, Basketball & Baseball · Aug 17, 2026 · 26m

ESPN just put Ole Miss in the same tier as Georgia and Ohio State. Not near them. Not "in the conversation with" them. In it.

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👑 The tier. Jordan Reid didn't just rank teams — he stacked them into tiers by how much 2027 draft talent is on each roster. Twelve teams made it, and Ole Miss is in the same tier as the two programs that have simply owned the last decade of this sport. Why that's different from a poll: a coaches poll is people voting on what they think will happen; a draft board is professional scouts telling you what is physically in the building. And talent…