This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/olemiss as National Signing Day Buzz: What To Know About Ole Miss Football's New-Look Class. Pete Golding and the Ole Miss Rebels staff have been working the phone lines across the last 48 hours with the Early Signing Period officially arriving this week.

The College Football Playoff selection committee didn't penalize Ole Miss because of former coach Lane Kiffin's stunning departure to LSU in its penultimate rankings Tuesday. In fact, the committee moved the Rebels up one spot to sixth in the rankings after their 38-19 victory at rival Mississippi State in last week's Egg Bowl.