Former Tennessee Volunteers edge rusher Tyler Baron flipped his commitment from the Ole Miss Rebels to Louisville Cardinals on Tuesday.
Tyler Baron, a former edge rusher for the Tennessee Volunteers, stated on social media on Tuesday that he has formally switched his commitment to the Louisville Cardinals, making him another transfer portal commit to the Ole Miss Rebels. You can watch Baron’s announcement here.
Baron will be joining safety/linebacker Tamarion McDonald, a former teammate, in Louisville. On Monday, McDonald, a hybrid defender, was traded from Ole Miss to the Cardinals. Exactly one month has passed since Baron’s Ole Miss commitment.
In his four years of collegiate play, he has accumulated 102 tackles and 13.5 sacks. Baron, who was raised in Knoxville and attended Knoxville Catholic for his prep school education, is reportedly still looking for a place to call home in 2024.
The former four-star prospect was ranked as the eighth edge in the country and the fourth player out of Tennessee in the 2020 class, per On3’s recruiting database. Baron left Ole Miss before he ever had a chance to suit up, so the Rebels will probably have to go elsewhere for a defensive end/edge rusher.
Princely Umanmielen, the top edge in the portal, committed to Ole Miss in December, but the Rebels may use more depth on the other side. Unfortunately, the majority of the best edge rushers available have already found new homes, leaving the portal pretty devoid of skill at this time in the summer.