Family driving to 5 SEC schools this month for camps/‘camps’ (Update in OP)

We’re getting excited for the experience. Generally we’re staying the night before in each town…and that should be the fun part. Researching famous restaurants in each town, getting to see the fandom…staying close to campus’.

We’re going to get vastly different treatments…from who-the-frick-are-you to warm welcomes and private visits.

Once in a lifetime, super bizarre…3+ weeks of cruising the south.

(Update)

So, nutty times since my last post. Son went to National Underclassmen Challenge in Gatlinburg and charted tops in his class and won the class competition. Retained the #1 national ranking.



Picked up offer from Ole Miss before the season started:
https://247sports.com/college/ole-miss/article/ole-miss-extends-offer-to-2025-magnolia-state-kicker-evan-noel--211912785/

Also got offered from Arkansas…super cool conversations with the staff.

So, we planned Fall visits…Florida, Ole Miss, and Arkansas to finish it.

Florida was super cool. Love the Swamp, they were very very nice to Ev. Basically sat on the field behind this endzone.



Next was a game day visit to Ole Miss, Thought the Grove was fun for sure...



Recruiting seats are usually pretty low, stadium was loud AF with piped in music.



I wasn't really sure if he got the best look at the culture of Ole Miss, since the recruiting trip took up most of the day...so I bought him some tickets to another game and he went up with friends. They got the full experience this time.



I think he enjoyed it.

But really, no one has recruited him like Arkansas. This is, funny enough, one day of cards from them:



So we went up last weekend for the game and, although a tough loss to Ms State, had a great time with the staff. Coach Fountain is special team wizard. Ev got to hang with Cam Little after the game.





https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/arkansas-lands-top-ranked-2025-kicker

Coach Fountain will be at his game tonight, so he'll get to put him through a full warm up...just them two. Away in Foxworth MS tonight. Crazy that a district game is hour and 45 minutes away.

Ugh. Anyway, that's the update. Boy can relax a bit...committed before the playoffs in his Jr year is nice. Who knows what will happen with Arkansas coaches, and Cam might go pro after this season...but my son felt strongly about committing to coach Fountain, so that's what happened. I was leaning Ole Miss...but I don't have to kick footballs, so it's not my choice.