A former colleague of mine tells me the NCAA's investigation of Ole Miss has reached the recruitment of Jeffrey Simmons. For those unfamiliar, Ole Miss is about to get the hot hammer for dirty recruiting, but here is where the issue branches:
Chris Kiffin of Ole Miss (recruited Simmons) was found to have provided extra benefits during the recruiting process of various players. He was removed from the recruiting process prior to the 2016 signing period.
Bo Davis (recruited Simmons) was fired from Alabama for allegedly lying to Saban and NCAA officials regarding alleged broken rules while recruiting Simmons. Simmons was expected by his high school coaches to sign with Alabama (see the Clarion Ledger link below with the quote from his HS coach)
Simmons eventually signed with MSU (recruited by Tony Hughes).
Nothing is definite, but this is definitely something to keep an eye on, especially if MSU gets the dreaded Letter of Inquiry from the NCAA. This would explain Hughes taking a paycut to coach at JSU.
Simmons HS coaches comments
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/...ery-simmons-signs-mississippi-state/79757154/
Simmons' recruiters
http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Jeffery-Simmons-35420/RecruitInterests
