Jumping on the Lane Train? 5-star RB Zach Evans will visit Ole Miss
With Georgia having released Zach Evans from his Letter of Intent, the 5-star running back is the top uncommitted recruit in the class of 2020. It appears Evans is still set on playing in the SEC and he might deliver one SEC coach a huge recruiting victory for a transition class. 247Sports is reporting that Evans will visit Ole Miss this weekend.
“The news broke earlier that Ole Miss was now in the game for the nation’s top running, Zach Evans. Yes, the same exact tailback that Ole Miss deemed as their franchise back for this class when Zach was just a 10th grader,” Yancy Porter wrote for the site. “The Rebels then fell out of the picture this summer but are now back in the game. Florida is also making a strong push. Texas A&M has been thought to be the leader since he was released his of LOI from Georgia that he signed in December.”
Evans’ original final three appeared to be Georgia, LSU and Texas A&M. Last month, ahead of the Under Armour All-America high school all-star game, he had said his final three before signing the LOI came down to Alabama, LSU and Georgia, but it appears Ole Miss, Florida and Texas A&M are the new top three with National Signing Day just around the corner.
Evans is rated the No. 1 running back and No. 14 recruit overall for the class of 2020 on the 247Sports Composite. Check out his highlights below:
Anywhere but Florida.
I would hate for our kids to have to play against him for 3 years.
I’m to the point that I’m ready for Jimbo to fill those last two spots and leave this Evans saga for other teams to deal with.
Agree. The kid is super talented, but there is something more to the whole getting sent home from the state championship for not giving up his cellphone story. Feels an awful like Isaiah Crowell 2.0.
I read a post on another blog from a guy that lives in Houston and he said there is a lot of stuff with the kid that was in the local papers over the years there that never made it to the national press. My guess is UGA didn’t want his issues as it may be a team deterrent.
I saw this post somewhere saying his FB page has him at A&M so I checked and it was true, but I guess not..? I don’t know why he would do that on his fb if he’s not attending that school
@AggieRider, Obviously Kirby Smart felt that way too, but I wonder why. I’ve read the kid was suspended twice this season but the only reason I’ve read was he refused to give up his cell phone. Clearly there has to be more to the story. Based on his YouTube videos, someone is going to get a supremely talented kid and if he carries himself right, he will definitely upgrade their running game.
Kind of tired of hearing about him. Got to be more to it than the cell phone deal. Wish someone would get to bottom of it.
Follow the money when it comes to Ole Mi$$ getting involved really late in the recruiting process.
Really man? Please get a life!
You rather em go with Ole Pi$$? Especially after this year’s egg bowl.
Face it. It’s what Ole Miss is known for outside of Oxford. 1986, 1994, 2017, fans telling Lane to get a burner phone, etc, etc.
Says the fan of the team currently on probation.
Grover: Some tutor making money off doing kids homework is a bit different than coaches paying players. However, I never said we were angels either. No program is. Though some are worse than others. Just love how ole miss likes to “forget” things ever happened and/or gets upset when it’s brought up. Relax man. Just poking the rebel colonel bear shark.
It doesn’t take a genius to read my posts and yours and determine who is more “relaxed”. Perhaps you would be wise to follow your own advice.
Really? Huh. Exclamation marks are used to express strong emotion. Not relaxation. Guess you did go to OM. Lol.
Woops. LOL. Got you mixed up with your rebel friend up there. And I did go to State. Lol.
Lane is going to start and get some kids like this by promising a place on the field right away like he did at FIU. Its a pretty good offer, Still the bright lights of the SEC but they wont be 4th or 5th on the depth chart like they would be at a Georgia or Bama coming in
Lane was at FAU
*F_U
Bryce Brown 2.0
Antonio Brown?
Google Bryce Brown and UT. #1 RB with a lot of baggage that ended up with Kiffin.
Ole Miss will take anyone. From Hugh Freeze to DJ Durkin and now the 5-star RB no one wants to deal with. Sad.
These 3 schools are the last places he needs to be at. God help him.
This guy is just unpredictable.. He’s really bad at keeping his words huh. Welp A&M’s going to have trouble running the football next year.
The kid certainly has personal issues, but he is also certainly worth the risk for the right program and coach. He needs a coach that can help keep him in line and focused on the right things, like a father figure of some type. I don’t think Kiffin is that guy, but we might find out. He was suspended early last year for having issues with his coaches. The reports say fighting, but I don’t know if that was physical or just verbal. Either way, he is going to have to play for a coach that commands respect.
He is going to TA&M
Texas am needs him. But who knows. Seems like younger OBJ. Who needs that
Kid should one: get his head examined and make sure he isn’t suffering from a mental illness like bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder. If so he can get help and hopefully stay straight. Two: he needs a mentor he respects who will cut through the BS to tell him the truth. Three: he needs a year in JUCO close to home so he can grow up, get his grades up, and prove that he can be a mature team player worth inviting into your locker room. At the point he is at now, caveat emptor.