‘Arguably the best prospect in the state’: Ole Miss commit William Echoles is no typical three-star
Talk of Champions
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🗓️ 3 July 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this edition of Talk of Champions, Ben Garrett is back from a magical trip to LA to talk all things Ole Miss football recruiting with his fellow Ole Miss Spirit-er Zach Berry.
The Rebels stopped their in-state slide with the commitment of three-star William Echoles. But more importantly, they landed a player they believe is very much undervalued both nationally and in the state.
Echoles is ranked as the No. 808 player in the country by the On3 Industry Ranking. He’s the No. 25 recruit in Mississippi.
“Will Echoles is a big-time defensive lineman,” an Ole Miss source relayed to the Ole Miss Spirit. “One of the best interior workouts and camps I have seen since coaching. Like, he is elite.
“I think he’s arguably the best prospect in the state.”
Plus, a long-overdue round of Trending or Ending? Will Jamonta Waller stick with Florida? Can the Rebels pull another Starkville coup and flip Braylon Burnside? Does Noreel White remain in play?
Let’s get to it.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Talk of Champions at Ole Miss Spirit podcast with Ben Garrett. |
| 0:07.0 | It's up! It's up! It's up! It's up! |
| 0:10.0 | It's up! |
| 0:11.0 | Welcome in to another edition of Talk of Champions Recruiting. |
| 0:28.1 | I'm your host, Zach Berry. |
| 0:30.0 | Joining me, as always been Garrett. |
| 0:32.4 | Took a quick, brief moment of silence for my body as it recovers from a what feels like a long time away from home spent celebrating a wedding for some dear friends in Colorado. |
| 0:47.3 | We are back here in the studio. Ben, good morning. |
| 0:50.5 | Good morning. It's not every time that I join you because I didn't join you for a week I was gone |
| 0:55.8 | to Los Angeles celebrating my anniversary 13th with my beautiful bride Emily and I didn't do a podcast |
| 1:04.5 | it felt like I was missing things it was weird it's the first time I haven't done a podcast even |
| 1:09.2 | when I've gone on other trips. |
| 1:14.5 | Went to the mountains and you and I recorded a podcast, but I didn't do any podcast last week. |
| 1:19.5 | And it felt like something was missing from my life. So hello, my friend. Good Monday morning. |
| 1:30.9 | Speaking of something missing, that was the first time that I have not had my laptop with me. I don't know how long left the laptop in the office didn't take it felt good um still had my phone though we were obviously |
| 1:38.9 | corresponding here and there uh but you were holding it down. As we tend to do. |
| 1:45.1 | Yeah, as we, you know, it's hard to turn it off as recruiting never stops. |
| 1:49.8 | And it literally came true as I was in beautiful Colorado, |
| 1:58.2 | Ole Miss gained another commit in their 2024, and that would be defensive lineman William Eccles from Houston, Mississippi. |
| 2:08.1 | Now, once you look at that, we got one right. |
| 2:12.1 | Whoa. |
| 2:13.5 | Apparently, you get everything wrong. |
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