Boom! Ole Miss gets commit from No. 1-ranked interior offensive lineman in portal; Arkansas transfer Patrick Kutas is a Rebel
OXFORD, Miss. — Former Arkansas interior offensive lineman Patrick Kutas has committed to Ole Miss, and this is a big one for the Rebels. The 6-foot-5, 313-pounder is a Memphis native who attended Christian Brothers High School. He will have two season of eligibility remaining.
Kutas is ranked as the No. 1 interior offensive lineman in the portal.
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— Patrick Kutas (@pwk54) December 13, 2024
In his three years at Arkansas, Kutas appeared in 26 games. As a freshman, he started all 13 games in 2022; however, most of those came on special teams. In 2023, Kutas started nine games as a sophomore for the Hogs but then suffered a season-ending injury. In 2024, he suffered a back injury and was redshirted by Arkansas after starting four games prior to the injury.
Arkansas starting offensive guard Patrick Kutas is set to enter the transfer portal, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports.
The former four-star recruit has been a starter the last two years. Ranked as one of the top 10 interior o-line recruits in the 2022 recruiting class.… pic.twitter.com/5sKuBaFmRx
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 5, 2024
Coming out of high school, Kutas was ranked the No. 10 interior offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 10 player at any position in the state of Tennessee.
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How Kutas fits in
It’s no secret Ole Miss struggled to run the ball at times this past season. Kutas’ size and experience will be a much-needed addition to the Rebels’ line. He is also versatile, which is something Ole Miss and offensive line coach John Garrison appreciate. While Kutas started at right tackle for Arkansas during the 2023 season, he moved to left guard his junior year. Therefore, it’s likely we could see the Rebels’ use him at either one of the offensive tackle spots or on the interior.
Although Ole Miss returns tackles Jayden Williams and Diego Pounds, the interior of the line is losing a great deal, so Kutas will be a welcomed addition.
There had been strong talk that Kutas was going to take a visit to Alabama this weekend, so it’s great news he has committed to Ole Miss.
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David is the consummate true-freshman quarterback, first pioneering the position only a year after college freshmen were given varsity eligibility by the NCAA in 1972. In 1973, the left-handed all-state gunslinger from Sulphur, Louisiana started for the Texas A&M Aggies and earned the All-Southwest Conference Freshman of the Year award as selected by the league’s coaches. David is the first college quarterback ever awarded Freshman of the Year in the NCAA. He was only 17, and still holds the NCAA record as the youngest starting quarterback in college football history. He wore No. 8 at A&M in honor of one of his football heroes, Archie Manning.
In becoming the winningest quarterback ever at A&M, David was converted from a dual-threat QB to a triple option trailblazer. The two-time team captain led three record-breaking offenses that changed the direction of football at A&M forever, establishing once and for all the winning tradition that the Aggies had so-long desired.
As a high school head coach in Houston in the late ‘80s, David stationed his quarterback in the shotgun formation, having him reading defenses and throwing hot routes at a time when such offensive schemes were frowned upon by traditional fans and coaches. One of his quarterbacks tossed 57 passes in a single game, which stood as the all-time Greater Houston Area record for many years.
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