I would not be surprised to see something like this happen this year. All logic says Conner is going to Ole Miss. And they typically come through and sign one of the top 5* type guys in MS no matter how they turn out or how logical or illogical it may be (Chris Strong, Darius Barksdale, Pat Patterson, Vince Sanders, C.J. Johnson, Channing Ward). Personally I think it's because they spend alot of time and money on those precious few star guys.
Even with all that said, this year, I think alot of their energy is going toward out of state targets like Nkemdiche, while MSU is in on the MS guys, just like last year. Freeze has conceded alot of the MS guys too except ones where they have an obvious in with, like Buchanan and Conner. I've also heard South Panola is not high on Ole Miss right now due to the Brassell situation. I mean, Deon Mix is signing with us and Kendrick Market is at MSU right now remember. I could see this being the year we pull a rabbit out of the hat.