He's recently competed at 152 and 160 pounds within the last year and battled fellow Penn State commit Joe Sealey in September.
Kanye Clary dropped a career-high 29 points in the blowout win.
The Rebels were complimentary of the Nittany Lions in the days before Saturday's game.
Neither Andy Kotelnicki nor Tom Allen will coach in the Peach Bowl as they're acclimating to Penn State's environment.
"I don't really feel like it's in anybody's best interests."
Dixon has not yet declared for the NFL Draft, but is expected to do so.