‘The Right Calling’: Wide Receiver Horatio Fields All-In on Ole Miss After Transfer
OXFORD, Miss. — The Ole Miss Rebels are slowly working their way towards the conclusion of a series of spring practices that have included plenty of newcomers and talent. One of those new faces is Auburn wide receiver transfer Horatio Fields who spoke with media this week.
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— The Rebel Walk (@TheRebelWalk) April 22, 2026
Fields spent the first three years of his career at Wake Forest with the Demon Deacons, recording 517 receiving yards and four touchdowns there before making his way to Auburn for just one season, where he tallied 106 yards and one touchdown.
After making his way to Oxford for his final season, Fields spoke about a range of topics following Wednesday’s practice. From his journey to Ole Miss to quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’ legal battle, here’s everything important Fields had to say.
Journey to Ole Miss
In the new day and age of NIL, which has completely overcomplicated the high school and transfer recruiting process, Fields still seemed to find his new home in Oxford relatively easily, eventually committing to the Rebels over Missouri.
“The process was, I say, easy,” Fields said.
“Started at one place, thought I was going there. Now, Ole Miss came calling, and that was the right calling, and I think from start to finish, from the first conversation on coming here, I was set on being a Rebel.“
Horatio Fields
Although Fields was not the only Auburn player to make the transfer over to Ole Miss, there was still a leap of faith he had to take in choosing Oxford as the right spot for him. Faith was the ultimate factor that played a role in the decision.
“I think, just my faith, and then just the coaches and the surrounding team. And then I just had faith in Trinidad coming back. So that that played a big role on me coming here and just the guys I’m being around, and also bringing in [Auburn transfer quarterback] Deuce Knight, I had that type of insurance knowing that I’m at least going to have a [quarterback] when I come here. And I think this past year that Ole Miss had also played a role, too.“
Horatio Fields on choosing Ole Miss
Having Knight make the transfer over helped establish some baseline comfort for both of them, even if Knight may not earn the starting role while Fields is still in Oxford. Either way, the move has allowed the pair to connect even further.
“I played with him for a year at Auburn and just, you know, he’s young guy,” Fields said.
“I was an older guy at Auburn, I guess you could say that we built a connection, a relationship there. I got big hopes for him as well. So, I think our bond just increased from Auburn all the way to Oxford… He’s dual-threat, on feet and with his arm. I think you saw a little glimpse at Auburn, but I think once he gets a chance in the future, he’s going to show you guys.“
Horatio Fields on Deuce Knight
Knight isn’t the only player Fields is familiar with, though; he also built a bond with wide receiver Deuce Alexander when they were both at Wake Forest. Their relationship also influenced Fields’ decision.
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— Hilton (Deuce) Alexander II (@Deuceisloose3) January 28, 2026
“That’s my dog,” Fields said. “We talked, that’s part of the reason I came here. We feel like we should run it back, especially starting from Wake Forest. Feel like we should give it another chance. I’m happy to have him on the other side of the ball. I feel like he feels the same way, and I just know what he brings, he knows what I bring. So, just combining something good.”
Fields was asked his thoughts on Trinidad Chambliss, and it’s clear the receiver has the utmost respect for the Rebels’ QB1.
“I think his leadership, when he speaks, everybody listens. But on the field, he carries himself as a leader, and just as a [quarterback], you know, his approach to the game, he’s very elite. He tries to be elite at all times. You can tell even today in practice, we’re trying to work, talking about the small things. Then outside, he’s somebody who’s approachable, you know, some people you don’t really see it too much outside of practice. He’s somebody that he wants to be around the guys, wants to hang around and just be a part.“
Fields on Trinidad Chambliss
What makes Ole Miss special
Not only is the culture at Ole Miss different, which Fields described as everyone being on the same page and bought in to the program, which is different from his previous school, but he’s also being coached by a defensive-minded head coach now.
Fields talked about how having a coach like Pete Golding now allows the team to become much more competitive, with both sides of the ball being coached well and having offensive coordinator John David Baker step in and take control when needed.
The quickness and tempo of Baker’s offense is where Fields says he believes he’ll excel the most.
“We’re pushing it with our tempo, urgency and just mindset,” Fields said. “We’re just pushing the ball down the field, trying to get in the end zone. And everybody just is set on trying to push the standard that he sets.”
But if there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that Ole Miss will do everything it can to ensure the season does not end the way it left off last season. Fields can feel it, and that’s the driving force for the Rebels this time around.
“You can feel the hunger when you’re so close, when you can smell it, taste it. You can feel, they don’t want to replicate the feeling of being so close and falling short. So, you can tell that they want to find a way that we could execute at the end. Like I said, we’re hungry, very, very hungry for trying to get back in that position and then get to the championship and then also win. So, you could tell just how we approached the offseason, fall and the winter. We know that it’s not it’s not given. So, what we did last year doesn’t matter this year. So, we know that. Like I said, that same feeling, maximize on it.“
Fields on the team’s finish last season and how it drives them
Fields and the Rebels open the season in Nashville as they take on Louisville, September 6.
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