BREAKING NEWS: Elite Ole Miss Five-Star Football Target Flips Commitment to Oklahoma Soonars in Stunning Recruiting Twist
In the latest — and one of the most dramatic — shifts of the 2026–27 recruiting cycle, a nation‑leading five‑star high school prospect has reportedly flipped his commitment from the Ole Miss Rebels to the Oklahoma Sooners in a stunning recruiting reversal that shakes up the SEC and Big 12 recruiting landscapes alike.
According to multiple recruiting insiders and industry prognosticators, top national target Jamison Roberts — a consensus five‑star quarterback from Saraland High School (Mobile, AL) — has formally rescinded his pledge to Ole Miss and committed to Oklahoma late this week, a move that blindsided many college football observers and reshapes the Sooners’ recruiting class. While the full paperwork and formal public announcement are still pending, recruiting analyst Chad Simmons of Covered Wagons Recruiting has logged this outcome as the likeliest result in ongoing national crystal ball projections.
Roberts, widely regarded as one of the nation’s top signal callers in the Class of 2027, drew intense interest from power programs across the country including Ole Miss, Georgia, Alabama, and others. His decision to pivot to Oklahoma — a school that has aggressively ramped up recruiting momentum under head coach Brent Venables — is being viewed as an early statement of intent from the Sooners in the next recruiting cycle. Sources report that Oklahoma’s staff made a late push in recent weeks with additional campus visits and one‑on‑one meetings that helped swing momentum in Norman’s favor.
For Ole Miss, landing Roberts was projected to be a marquee recruiting victory that could have re‑energized the Rebels’ national recruiting traction. Instead, the flip represents a major recruiting setback for Lane Kiffin’s program, which already faced challenges retaining late‑cycle targets amid a volatile landscape of coaching moves and class reshuffling. While the Rebels still boast strong commitments on both sides of the ball, losing a five‑star quarterback — particularly to a program outside the SEC — is a blow that could have ripple effects across their 2027 board.
From Oklahoma’s perspective, the acquisition of a talent like Roberts — who possesses prototypical size, arm talent, and dual‑threat capability — instantly vaults the Sooners into the national spotlight among elite quarterback landing spots. Brent Venables’ staff has been quietly building a top‑tier class, and adding a five‑star pivot of this caliber may signal a renewed chapter of recruiting prominence for the Sooners. Oklahoma’s recruiting class has already seen increased activity, with multiple flips and high‑level targets engaging with the program as the Sooners reassert themselves as a College Football Playoff contender.
Roberts’ flip is also emblematic of the modern recruiting climate, where late‑cycle decisions, crystal‑ball predictions, and staff engagement can sway elite prospects even after initial commitments. With national signing periods and early visit windows approaching, programs like Oklahoma are leveraging momentum to secure long‑term impact players — and landing Roberts is arguably their biggest triumph yet.
Expect both schools to issue formal statements in the coming days, with fanbases and recruiting analysts weighing in heavily on social media. For now, though, the college football recruiting world has been jolted by what many are already calling one of the biggest late‑cycle commitment flips of the 2026–27 cycle.