Our prospect du jour is none other than Ben'jarvius Shumaker, a four-star defensive tackle from Choctaw County, Mississippi.Shumaker is a damn good player in his own right, a composite top-100 player in the country and the second-best player in the Magnolia State.As most players from Mississippi tend to do, Shumaker committed to the Ole Miss Rebels back in March.Trinidad Chambliss of the Ole Miss Rebels celebrates on stage with teammates after the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La., on Jan.1, 2026.
(CFP/Getty Images)It was seen as a huge win for Rebels coach Pete Golding and Co., as Shumaker represented one of the cornerstones of a recruiting class that was closing in on the top-20 with plenty of room to grow with a first-year head coach trending upward.Shumaker was excited about getting to work with Golding and the Rebels, so much so that he announced on his Instagram he was "shutting down" his recruitment on Monday and locking in with Ole Miss.Now, the cynic would say that they've seen plenty of high-level recruits "shut things down" only to flip later down the road, but even I couldn't have foreseen how quickly Shumaker would change his tune.TEXAS A&M TRYING TO REPEAT HISTORY WITH TORRID HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITING PACE DURING 2027 CYCLEMan, that is absolutely nuts!Even by 2026 standards, flipping commitments less than 24 hours after shutting it down seems a bit cold.But hey, you have to go where your heart tells you to, right?Regardless, this is a great pickup for Colorado, which desperately needs some elite players along both lines of scrimmage to get back into College Football Playoff contention.OLE MISS STAR BELIEVES REBELS CAN TAKE FINAL STEP TO WIN NATIONAL TITLE AFTER LANE KIFFIN FIASCONow they just need a few more blue-chip linemen and...
hold on, I'm being told Shumaker has flipped his commitment BACK to Ole Miss.Snip snap, snip snap!I can truly tell you, having followed recru...