The Jackson Clarion-Ledger is reporting that the Rebels continue to maintain "serious interest" in adding the former Oregon quarterback, while the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal takes it one step further, writing that the word they have received from sources recently indicates that Masoli will be admitted to Ole Miss. According to head coach Houston Nutt, Masoli must first visit the school, which he has yet to do. Nutt also added that the entire process to get Masoli to Oxford could take another seven days.
That, of course, if Nutt gets the OK from his athletic director and his chancellor, who labeled Masoli coming to the Rebels as "a very complex issue." Also, Masoli would need to get a waiver from the NCAA regarding the one-year residency requirement for transfers, which would seem to be a non-issue provided Masoli enters a graduate program not offered by Oregon.
Nutt certainly understands that he will take a PR hit if and when Masoli becomes a Rebel, but he also knows that he would take a hit if he stands pat and that position falls apart either through injury or poor performance.
"What about criticism I might receive if I don't have a QB to finish the year if something was to happen," Nutt told the Daily Journal.
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