No. 3 OLB and Ole Miss decommit Willie Gay announces new commitment to SEC rival

Gay is a four-star recruit.

Former Ole Miss commit Willie Gay decided to stay home when he announced his commitment on Wednesday.

The four-star linebacker from Starkville announced that he would be declining offers from Michigan, LSU and Ole Miss in order to sign with Mississippi State.

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Gay said he was a silent commit to LSU until last weekend, when he changed his mind to commit to the Bulldogs.

Gay had originally committed to Ole Miss back in June, but announced his decommit from the school in the middle of the season. After a couple of months of thought, it looks like Gay has made the decision to stay home in Starkville with Mississippi State.

Gay is the No. 3 outside linebacker in the nation according to 247Sports. At the time of his commitment, he was the 23rd member of the Mississippi State recruiting class for 2017.