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Dillon Alfred spurns Clemson Football for Ole Miss and that's not a bad thing

Dillon Alfred might have used Clemson Football simply to improve his NIL situation with Ole Miss. It might be more complicated. Either way, this has probably worked out for the best.

ByJohn Chancey|
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney talks during the Clemson football Media Outing & Open House at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex in Clemson, S.C. Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney talks during the Clemson football Media Outing & Open House at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex in Clemson, S.C. Tuesday, July 16, 2024. | Ken Ruinard / Staff / USA TODAY NETWORK

In April, Dillon Alfred verbally committed to the Ole Miss Rebels.

Then in June, he attended camp with Clemson Football.

He probably knew a Clemson offer would not come his way while he was committed to another program. Our understanding is that Dabo Swinney and his assistants are upfront about things like that.

The following Monday, Alfred announced that he was decommitting from the Rebels.

Shortly after that, Alfred announced that Clemson had offered him a scholarship.

Alfred is a 5’-11” and 175-pound wide receiver from Saraland High School in Alabama. He is rated as a 4-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite. Two 247 analysts had entered Crystal Balls for Alfred to select Clemson following his de-commitment from Ole Miss. Alfred held 20 total scholarship offers from FBS schools.

The guys at Tiger Illustrated say ‘follow the visits’. Jason Priester at The Clemson Insider says ‘read the tea leaves’. This one wasn’t hard to figure out...until it wasn't.

Alfred suddenly received Crystal Balls projecting him back towards Ole Miss last weekend. He was supposed to announce his decision last Monday, but posted this instead.

You you think this is an awful lot to follow, you are right.

Alfred finally came through with an announcement Friday, and he re-committed to Ole Miss.

So what happened here? There had been speculation that maybe Alfred wasn't on the same page with everyone in his personal circle of family, trainers, and advisors. Whatever the real reason, Alfred has decided to publicly diss Clemson.

These aren't those fake quotes people create just to stir the pot on social media. Spiegelman is a legit source employed by Rivals.

The most likely explanation is that Clemson was used to get a better NIL deal from Ole Miss. Whether that was Alfred's personal motivation or not seems irrelevant now. He has made it clear he is on board with whatever led to Ole Miss and he has no problem disrespecting Clemson now to fire up the Rebel fans.

This seems harsh to say about a young kid, but as a Clemson fan, I'm glad he isn't going to be joining the Tigers.

Good luck at Ole Miss, Alfred. Good luck with that kid, Ole Miss.

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