The Ole Miss Rebels flipped a quarterback recruit, but that wasn’t the part of the news that captured the attention of college football fans.
Four-star quarterback recruit Austin Simmons flipped from Florida to Ole Miss, he announced on Saturday.
Hey Oxford, I’m Home! 🦈❤️ #HottyToddy @Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/vCX5gLNP9Z
— Austin Simmons (@austnsimmons) June 17, 2023
What drew everyone’s attention wasn’t that he flipped, but rather that his GPA is said to be 5.34.
BREAKING: Four-Star QB Austin Simmons tells me he has Flipped his Commitment from Florida to Ole Miss!
The 2025 QB will reclassify to the 2023 Class & plans to enroll this summer
Has a 5.34 GPA & finished HS classes as a freshman https://t.co/Nfw0BUYii1 pic.twitter.com/mzGy5MN2Rw
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 17, 2023
Fans had all sorts of comments in response to the GPA news.
a 5.34 GPA??? bro better get off the field and find a cure for cancer https://t.co/1rHNcjVLGj
— Jeffery Perkins (@JefferyxBball) June 17, 2023
i need more info on the 5.34 GPA and graduating HS as a freshman https://t.co/NjWw7FI4Rv
— scoob (@MostCrucified) June 17, 2023
Every line of this tweet is crazier than the last:
• commitment clip from Florida to Ole Miss
• reclassify by two (2!!) years from 2025 to 2023
• a 5.34 GPA?!?Simmons, the No. 4 QB in the 2025 class, will now be in college this fall at 17 years old. https://t.co/zYNX4p7Fmk
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) June 17, 2023
1. Ole Miss needs to remodel its QB room to handle all the QBs.
2. Congrats on being an incredible student, but what is a 5.34 GPA? https://t.co/AY9ZnZv6M2
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) June 17, 2023
Simmons was a 2025 commit for Florida. What’s interesting is that he will be reclassifying to 2023 with Ole Miss. He’ll join what is becoming a very crowded quarterback room in Oxford. The Rebels have returning starter Jaxson Dart, plus transfers Spencer Sanders (Oklahoma State) and Walker Howard (LSU). There will be a lot of talented quarterbacks left behind.
