Behind the scenes Ole Miss’ official visit weekend for the Egg Bowl

Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss hosted 12 official visitors over the weekend for the 26-14 win over Mississippi State. In case you need a refresher on what an OV entails, On3’s Jeremy Crabtree has you covered.

During an official visit, the college can pay for transportation to and from the campus for the prospect and his parents or guardians, lodging and three meals per day, as well as reasonable entertainment expenses – including three tickets to a home sports event.

Recruits gets five of these visits during the process and can take only one paid visit to a school, unless a coaching change occurs, which would then allow them to return to the school again.

Each official visit may be up to 48 hours, and the clock for the visit doesn’t start until a recruit arrives on campus. And once that timer starts ticking, it becomes the most important 48 hours of the entire recruiting process.

“That 48-hour period allows you to build a true emotional attachment with a prospect and his family unlike anything else in the recruiting process,” said former Akron interim coach Oscar Rodriguez, who has recruited in every corner of the country in his career. “It’s the best evaluation tool possible for both sides. You can see if they fit in your program. They can see if they think your school is the right place for them. You really get a better understanding of who they are and what your school can offer.

“I think it’s true: It is the most important part of the process.”

Several of the official visitors did photoshoots while in Oxford, Miss. Let’s take a look at a few of the looks for the commits and top targets.

4-star RB Raycine Guillory

4-star WR Dillon Alfred (Ole Miss commit)

4-star IOL Devin Harper (Ole Miss commit)

4-star LB Jarcoby Hopson (Ole Miss commit)

4-star S Cortez Thomas (Ole Miss commit)

3-star OT Saquon Miles (Mississippi State commit)

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