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Mississippi State ultimately flips 4-star LB Tyler Lockhart back from Ole Miss

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Winona (Miss.) linebacker Tyler Lockhart announced Wednesday he was flipping his commitment from Mississippi State to Ole Miss. That’s not what happened though as the Egg Bowl rivalry added another insane story to its recruiting history.

Sources confirm to Ole Miss Spirit that Lockhart indeed is now a signee of Mississippi State (not shocking as State announced his signing Wednesday late afternoon), but the lack of clarity as to why is now out of the way. Ole Miss announced him, but instead deleted all content around Lockhart’s signing.

With Lockhart out of the class, it created some wild storylines to follow at the end of the first day of the early signing period.

Ole Miss signed two other in-state linebackers in Jarcoby Hopson and Bryson Walters. As a junior, Tyler Lockhart helped Winona to its first MHSAA 3A state title. He finished with over 100 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 11 sacks.

The 6-foot-2, 205 pound Lockhart is ranked as the nation’s 160th overall recruit in the 2025 class, per On3’s Industry Ranking. He is the No. 17 linebacker and Mississippi’s 5th-ranked recruit.

Tyler Lockhart was a 2024 Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen selection and will represent the state of Mississippi in the MS/AL All-Star Game. The Bulldogs flipped him away from Auburn originally back in September.

Ole Miss’ class ranked 15th nationally in the country, good enough for ninth in the SEC with its 22 commits. The group is headlined by five-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham, who flipped from Alabama this fall.

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