"I
met with Ole Miss' head coach on Tuesday, and I spoke to Coach Frank (Wilson).
They came down to watch me practice, and they said they liked what they saw. They
told me I had a scholarship offer, and I got a letter in the mail from them on
Wednesday stating I had a full scholarship offer," added Jimmie Crawford.
How
did it feel to receive his first scholarship offer?
"I was shocked.
They liked my size and speed. They told me if anymore schools offer to remember
who offered me first. They also told me about their situation."
And
what situation is that?
"They told me if I were to commit, it is not
a full guarantee. They said it depends on how my senior season plays out."
Where
does this put the Rebels?
"They are my number one school. My number
two school is Auburn. LSU is third, and Tennessee is after that. I like Arkansas
too. I plan to camp at all of those schools this summer."
What stands
out about Ole Miss?
"A lot of great players have come from Ole Miss.
It is close to home, and I have known Coach Wilson since he was at O. Perry Walker.
They run the same defense that we run. They roll their safeties out and play a
lot of cover two. That is what I am familiar with. Maybe, it will be a great fit."
And
Auburn?
"Their program puts a lot of defensive players in the NFL,
and they are a hard hitting defense. I did not get to find out what kind of defense
they ran when I spoke to their coach at one of our practices, but I will find
out soon."
What are LSU's positives?
"It is close to
home and they had a great season. Landry played there, and their defense likes
to swarm. A former teammate of mine plays there, Marlon Eazorige. He loves it
there. LSU plays in a lot of national games, and their defense really swarms to
the ball. LSU is under consideration because they are real aggressive."
What
does Jimmie like about Tennessee?
"Their coach never explained their
situation about how they run their defense, but they send a lot of players to
the NFL. I do know that. Coach Allen said they do not have many corners with my
size. He said they are mostly 5' 9", 5' 10". I think they will most
likely be the next school who offers me. We talk a lot."
What is Jimmie
being recruited to play, safety or corner?
"Both. I have good footwork
and size, and I have good hands. I am a real good defender because of my awareness."
Does
Crawford see himself as a corner or safety?
"Right now, I really like
safety better because they get a lot of action."
Jimmie had 67 tackles,
5 picks, 5 forced fumbles, and 2 recovered fumbles as a junior.