After speculation of Chris Beard leaving for the Arkansas job was put to bed, it seems like Beard was ready to move forward and continue building this Rebels team.
The Rebels have brought in five players from the portal, but only one of them comes from a power conference. They have also lost five players, so at least Beard did a good job balancing portal losses and wins out.
In year two of the Beard era, the Rebels should be better, but they need time to get Beard's recruits in and work with the team.