has picked up a verbal commitment from the top junior college quarterback in the state, according to a

.

Bo Wallace

, who led East Mississippi to the NJCAA championship as a freshman in 2011, chose the Rebels late Tuesday over offers from Mississippi State, Texas, Baylor and Indiana, among other schools. The 6-foot-5, 215-pound native of Pulaski, Tenn., will enroll at Ole Miss this month with three seasons of eligibility remaining.

"Ole Miss is where I feel more comfortable with the offense and with coach

(Hugh) Freeze

," Wallace told RebelGrove.com. "I've always been interested in Ole Miss. It's somewhere I've wanted to be since high school."

Wallace originally signed with Freeze at Arkansas State out of high school, but transferred to East Mississippi after redshirting in 2010. He passed for an NJCAA record 4,475 yards and 53 touchdowns in leading the Lions to a 12-0 mark and a

, and was named a first-team NJCAA All-American and the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges player of the year.

The Rebels return three quarterbacks next season, though none enjoyed great success in 2011. Seniors

Randall Mackey

and

Zack Stoudt

and junior

Barry Brunetti

combined for 1,815 yards and nine touchdowns with 13 interceptions as Ole Miss went 2-10.

Rivals.com rates Wallace a three-star prospect and the No. 4 junior college player in Mississippi for 2012. The Rebels now have 14 verbal commitments for 2012, a list that includes December junior-college signees

,

Pierce Burton

and

Dehendret Collins

.