LIVE! From the Manning Center: Caden Prieskorn is back and feeling the Ole Miss buzz
Caden Prieskorn announced he was leaving Memphis for Ole Miss around this time last year.
Prieskorn was one of the top tight ends in the portal after an impressive multi-year run with the Tigers. He was an All-AAC selection at Memphis and recorded 55 receptions for 681 yards and seven touchdowns.
He probably figured in year’s time, and once he blew up on a national stage at Ole Miss, he’d be off to the NFL. However, Prieskorn, instead, will be running it back with the Rebels through the Peach Bowl and for the 2024 season.
Prieskorn and a host of his Rebel teammates announced their returns last week.
“I feel like I had a really good (August) camp and the injury kind of set me back,” Prieskorn said Monday following the Rebels’ most recent bowl practice. Ole Miss takes on Penn State for the first time in history on December 30 at 11 a.m. CT.
Prieskorn continued, “With everything else that happened during the season, just feel like I needed a full year to be healthy and just show my full abilities.”
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It was a difficult year for Prieskorn on and off the field.
An injury suffered in August practices forced him to miss the first three games of the season. He also tragically dealt with the in-season death of his father.
Still, Prieskorn finished with 20 catches for 313 yards and two touchdowns. He scored a touchdown and led the Rebels in both catches (4) and receiving yards (38) in a 17-7 win over in-state rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.
“There’s definitely a lot of buzz in this program,” Prieskorn said. “But we know as a team we’ve got a job to do and go 11-2 for the first time in school history.”
