That’s difficult to confirm since the NCAA doesn’t release an official list. However:

1. He announced he was entering the portal in early December.

2. 247 listed him as officially being in the portal and still has him on the list.

3. He went on a visit to Oxford before ESD. Not sure if it was official or unofficial, but that wouldn’t really matter if he was having direct contact with the staff and other recruits.

4. He was pictured with Lane Kiffin on that visit.

I don’t see how the last two wouldn’t be tampering violations and real problems with the SEC and NCAA if Smith wasn’t in the portal. Players can’t take visits to other schools until they are no longer on scholarship. If Smith wasn’t in the portal, then he didn’t renounce his scholarship here. I don’t think Ole Miss’ compliance people would drop the ball that badly.

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Posted by moneyg

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Posted on 12/31/21 at 10:30 am to misey94

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That’s difficult to confirm since the NCAA doesn’t release an official list. However:

1. He announced he was entering the portal in early December.

2. 247 listed him as officially being in the portal and still has him on the list.

3. He went on a visit to Oxford before ESD. Not sure if it was official or unofficial, but that wouldn’t really matter if he was having direct contact with the staff and other recruits.

4. He was pictured with Lane Kiffin on that visit.

I don’t see how the last two wouldn’t be tampering violations and real problems with the SEC and NCAA if Smith wasn’t in the portal. Players can’t take visits to other schools until they are no longer on scholarship. If Smith wasn’t in the portal, then he didn’t renounce his scholarship here. I don’t think Ole Miss’ compliance people would drop the ball that badly.

I'd say this settles it.

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