Ole Miss adds Liberty transfer DB Daijahn Anthony
“It’s not the first, but the last step in the race…the last shot in the basket, the last volley in tennis, the last swing of the bat that makes the lasting difference…for that is where the game is won and that is why you must always finish strong.” — Gary Ryan Blair, “The Goals Guy”
OXFORD, Miss. — Liberty transfer cornerback Daijahn Anthony is looking to finish his collegiate career strong, and he will do so with the Rebels as he committed Tuesday afternoon to Ole Miss following a weekend visit to Oxford.
How you gone speak on what I did with my chances when you never took the risk🙏🏽 in god we trust ! @OleMissFB let’s work ! pic.twitter.com/1lgGkZtg3B
— daijahn anthony (@daijahn5) May 3, 2023
The Rebel Walk visited with Anthony, and he explained why he decided to ‘transfer to the ‘Sip.’
“Pete, Coach ‘Ant’ and Coach Neighbors they won me over. I love what (defensive coordinator) coach Pete (Golding) is trying to do and changing the defense around. He is a real dude and one of the smartest coaches I’ve been around!”
Daijahn Anthony
Anthony will have one year left of eligibility and could play either corner or one of the Rebels’ three safety spots.
Fit in the ‘Sip
The 6-foot, 205-pound corner was a force out in Lynchburg where he was a two-year starter for the Flames. Last season he saw action in 12 games and accounted for 29 tackles and two interceptions.
The most memorable of those interceptions came against Arkansas as Anthony intercepted a pass from Razorbacks’ quarterback KJ Jefferson en route to Liberty’s upset of the Hogs.
Nah. @daijahn5 ❌❌❌ pic.twitter.com/fWtBIPp6yZ
— Liberty Football (@LibertyFootball) October 22, 2022
Anthony’s collegiate story began at Shepherd University in West Virginia, where he saw action in 10 games during the 2019 season. He notched five starts during that time and closed the season with14 tackles, 13 solo stops and two interceptions (19 return yards) and three pass breakups.
The Richmond, Virginia native was highly sought after as soon as he entered the portal on April 27, with at least 10 schools contacting him within the first day of his entry. He chose the Rebels over offers from South Carolina, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin, to name a few. He had more than 20 schools who wanted him to make a visit.
Anthony is hungry — but more importantly, no matter where he has stopped along the way, he has established himself as one who works hard at growing and developing even more. He is a much-needed addition to the defensive backs room that has been depleted due to graduation and the transfer portal.
The Rebels saw three key starters in the secondary transfer: Miles Battle (Utah), Tysheem Johnson (Oregon) and Davison Igbinosun (Ohio State). AJ Finley just got selected as an UDFA with the Los Angeles Rams. Markevious Brown and Demarko Williams have entered the portal as well, but have not yet found a home as of this writing.
Ole Miss does return starting cornerback Deantre Prince and has brought in transfers John Saunders (Miami, OH) and Zamari Walton (Georgia Tech).
We asked Anthony what he is most excited about with his decision to come to Ole Miss.
“What am I most looking forward to is just bringing the DB room together and stronger and us feeding off each other — and going to help the team win a national championship.”
Daijahn Anthony
Welcome Home, Daijahn! Hotty Toddy!
(Feature image graphic: Lee Ann Herring, The Rebel Walk)
Lee Ann Herring-Olvedo
Lee Ann serves as the Director of Recruiting for The Rebel Walk. She sees college football the way championship programs do—from inside the personnel room. Every evaluation, every roster move, every recruiting battle tells a bigger story about identity, culture, and how a program is built to win in December, not just July.
With more than 15 years covering the SEC and the national recruiting landscape, Herring-Olvedo has built a reputation as one of the sport’s most respected personnel-driven voices—blending film evaluation, roster construction, and long-term program vision through a true front-office lens. Her coverage of powerhouse brands like Ole Miss Rebels and Kentucky Wildcatshas consistently gone beyond headlines, focusing instead on the blueprint behind winning programs: development, fit, culture, and recruiting strategy.
That foundation was formed early at Brown University, where she worked in player personnel and recruiting while competing as a student-athlete. Inside those recruiting operations rooms, she learned how elite organizations are truly built—through relentless evaluation, relationship building, projection, and trust in the board. Those experiences shaped the way she studies the game today: part scout, part storyteller, part architect.
Her analysis and reporting have appeared across major platforms including ESPN, NFL coverage spaces, USA Today Sports, and Saturday Down South. She also brought her personnel-minded approach to the airwaves as an on-air analyst for the Wake Up 502 College Football Show on Big X Sports Radio 96.1, where she became known for combining film-room detail with a wider understanding of roster identity and program trajectory.
In 2025, covering the rise of Houston Cougars football under Willie Fritz reignited the part of the sport that first drew her into football—the culture, the edge, the belief that a roster can reshape an entire city. That inspiration led to the launch of Coogs 365 Sports, a platform built to cover Houston athletics through a true scouting and recruiting lens while connecting the emotion of the game to the heartbeat of H-Town.
Now, Herring-Olvedo returns to The Rebel Walk where with an even deeper perspective shaped by years inside recruiting circles, national SEC coverage, and hands-on evaluation experience. Her return brings a familiar voice back to Ole Miss coverage—but with an evolved lens rooted in roster architecture, player development, and the modern realities of building championship-caliber football in the NIL and portal era.
For Herring-Olvedo, recruiting has never been about stars beside a name. It is about identifying competitors, projecting growth, and building a locker room capable of sustaining success. Her philosophy mirrors the best front offices in football: stack traits, trust culture, and never stop building.
