Washington looks to take advantage over Ole Miss in recruiting four-star safety

Ole Miss football will host plenty of recruiting targets this weekend at the Rebels "Juice Fest." It's Lane Kiffin and his staff's last push to impact recruits before focusing on fall camp.

Wide receiver TI Mims Jr. will be in Oxford this weekend, with Ole Miss heavily favored to land the Baldwin County High School prospect. If you have been following Mims Jr. on social media over the past several weeks, you will have noticed another recruit who might follow him.

Four-star safety Ladarian Clardy has been heavily recruited by the Rebels, with Mims Jr. also doing the same. With a crystal ball prediction for Mims Jr. to commit to Ole Miss, fans may have been excited about a double commitment.

Excitement must be reigned in because while Mims Jr. attends Juice Fest on July 27, Ladarian Clardy will be heading to the Pacific Northwest, visiting Washington. Clardy recently trimmed his list of schools to three: Ole Miss, Florida State, and Washington. All three were level regarding his final decision on August 3.

The No.15 safety in the country and the No.22 player in the state of Florida, Clardy visited Washington in May and is set to return for "Luau At The Lake" this weekend.

The visit does put Washington at an advantage, with them able to go hard and sell everything to Clardy to sway his decision. With his commitment date close, Ole Miss and Florida State may feel a little concerned, but it also does not mean his decision will be set in stone after the visit.

Ole Miss already has one four-star safety commit in Keon Young and a safety/cornerback four-star prospect in Cortez Thomas. Grabbing a commitment from Ladarian Clardy would add another talent to the 2025 backfield.

Lane Kiffin and his staff will focus on the recruits attending Juice Fest, with plenty of talent that could commit to Ole Miss.