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Ole Miss Pushing to Flip Prized Missouri Tigers Commit As Early Signing Period Nears

Lane Kiffin and Co. dished out an offer to the highly-touted edge rusher, eyeing a flip down the stretch.
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Magnolia (Miss.) South Pike four-star edge rusher Micah Nickerson has emerged as an Ole Miss Rebels target to watch down the stretch heading into December's Early Signing Period.

Nickerson, a Top-10 prospect in Mississippi, has received offers from the likes of the Ole Miss Rebels, Missouri Tigers, Virginia Cavaliers, and Tulane Green Wave, among others, across his prep career.

But it's Eli Drinkwitz and the Missouri Tigers that hold the verbal commitment after he went public with a pledge in September.

The 6-foot-5, 215-pounder is a prospect that has remained loyal to his Missouri commitment this fall, but Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels are keeping a foot on the gas.

Now, the program is eyeing a flip down the stretch leading into the Early Signing Period, according to 247Sports.

The highly-touted second-level defender is a prospect that has cruised up the recruiting rankings as one to keep tabs on with Ole Miss looking to keep the Magnolia State recruit home.

“Nickerson is someone who we have always had on the radar due to his production and raw athletic ability,” Rivals National Scout Cody Bellaire said. “So far as a senior, he continues to be productive getting after the quarterback and is still flying off the snap.

"But he looks like he’s added some mass throughout his frame and still has the sensational burst that scares the bejeezus out of offensive tackles. He still has some rawness in his hand usage and pass rush, but his physical and athletic gifts continue to jump off the screen.”

Across his last two full seasons at the high school level, Nickerson has logged 71 tackles, 29 tackles for loss and 14 sacks as his rise continues in the 2026 Recruiting Cycle.

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Now, Ole Miss is turning up the heat in the program's pursuit of a flip as the Rebels gear up for the Early Signing Period just weeks away.

No. 7 Ole Miss will return to action on Saturday afternoon at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for a non-conference matchup against The Citadel Bulldogs.

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Zack Nagy is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Ole Miss Rebels On SI, a Sports Illustrated Publication. Nagy has covered Rebel Football, Baseball, Basketball and Recruiting, looking to keep readers updated on anything and everything involving Ole Miss athletics. Nagy has covered the Southeastern Conference for over half a decade after being born and raised in New Orleans (La.).

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