Even though Southern Miss was able to sign all 26 of its verbal commitments, the process wasn't all smooth sailing for head coach Larry Fedora and his staff.

"Over the last week, there was a barrage of schools coming back and trying to get commitments," he told the Hattiesburg American. "Until about 11 last night, we were on the phone with kids. A school can jump in there and start telling them things and the kid gets confused."

The Golden Eagles' class has quantity and quality and includes two Rivals four-star and 19 three-star prospects, most in the league. The group was ranked No. 2 in C-USA by Rivals and No. 3 by Scout.com (59th nationally) and included four JUCO transfers.

Fedora said at least seven or eight players drew interest from larger schools late in the ...More