After Mario Cristobal ’s aggressive pursuit of middle schoolers to anchor Miami’s recruiting pipeline, Kiffin has now shifted Ole Miss into the ‘Why wait for high school?’ era. He is now eyeing 12- and 13-year-olds as the new frontier for college football commitments. But Kiffin’s passion for recruiting the young guns isn’t new. The most jaw-dropping example? In 2018, when Kiffin was coaching Florida Atlantic, he made an offer to Cole Leinart. He is the 11-year-old son of former USC quarterback Matt Leinart.

Seven years later, the same playbook is back in circulation. Now, Kiffin’s latest headline-grabber involves Madden San Miguel . Don’t recognize him? He is known to all as “Baby Gronk.” The middle school football phenom whose nickname tips a cap to NFL legend Rob Gronkowski

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