“Laquon Treadwell Day”

Will Santa leave Treadwell Under the tree today for Ole Miss?

By: Seph Anderson

Seph Anderson currently serves as the student loan coordinator for the Office of Financial Aid at Ole Miss, where he has worked for the past eight years.

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Just call today “Laquon Treadwell Day,” because that’s what it really is for many.

College football fans from Laquon’s potential suitors, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Michigan, have had Thursday January 17th circled on their calendars ever since the talented, speedy wideout declared that he would make his final decision this afternoon at 5pm CT in front of friends, family, and coaches at his high school in Crete, Illinois.

Over the past few months, the #1-rated Crete-Monee High School senior wide-receiver, hauling in 81 catches for 1077 yards (13.3 yards per catch) and 16 touchdowns on his way to a state championship, narrowed his final choices down to Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Michigan.

So why is it thought Treadwell may very well crease an Ole Miss cap with a big smile at 5pm, making the Rebels the winner of the Laquon Treadwell Sweepstakes?

1) In his first year at the helm in Oxford, former Arkansas State Red Wolves Head Coach Hugh Freeze brought with him to Oxford a fast-paced, up-tempo, no-huddle style of offense that would be a dream style offensive attack for one of the nation’s premiere young wide-receivers.

In 2012, the upstart Rebel offense (mind you a very young group still trying to learn a very complex offensive scheme under Head Coach Hugh Freeze and Offensive Coordinator Dan Werner) finished the season ranked #46 in the nation in Passing under sophomore Quarterback Bo Wallace. Wallace finished the year with 3,249 yards through the air, including 24 passing touchdowns and a more than pedestrian 249.9 yards per game average despite competing week in and week out against ferocious SEC defenses.

With upcoming spring practice time, coupled with an even longer summer practice schedule, there is ample cause to believe that Freeze and company will be an even more efficient group in 2013 with more time to learn and implement the complex offensive scheme.

2) #FeedMoncrief + #FeedTreadwell = Potentially Lethal Young Receiving Corps

As production between sophomore QB Bo Wallace and WR Donte Moncrief progressed throughout the season, #FeedMoncrief became a Twitter hashtag sensation by way of the Ole Miss faithful. Moncrief nabbed 66 receptions, 979 yards, and10 touchdowns in 2012, leading way to the belief that Moncrief should be “fed” early and often from his gunslinger QB. It was highlighted by video of Moncrief acting as if he were literally eating a bowl of soup, being played on the jumbotron in Oxford’s Vaught-Hemingway Stadium as the Rebels shredded their in-state rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl (winning 41-17).

Over the past few months, #FeedTreadwell has taken off as well. Laquon saw how well-fed and productive Moncrief was in 2012. Trust me, he wants what Wallace is feeding his receivers in Oxford!