By Anthony Caruso III| Publisher
The Ole Miss Rebels are removing its interim tag off of interim head coach Matt Luke. He’s going to be their permanent head coach.
Luke was put in a tough position as he was named interim head coach this summer after Hugh Freeze was given an ultimatum: be fired for moral cause or resign. The ultimatum was given after the school found out he allegedly contacted an escort service.
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Houston Nutt, who was Freeze’s predecessor, sued the Rebels in July 2017. In his lawsuit against the school, his lawyer discovered a call by Freeze to a female escort service on a campus-owned cell phone.
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With that looking over his head, Luke guided the Rebels to a 6-6 record. Ole Miss even won the Egg Bowl on Thanksgiving night against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Normally, a 6-6 record would qualify your team for a Bowl game. Instead, due to violations, outside of the escort service call, and in relation to allegations involving former Rebel Laremy Tunsil, the school self-imposed a Bowl game ban for this season.
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Luke has been with the Rebels since the 2012 season when he was hired as their co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach. He was previously a player for the Rebels, as he was a center from 1995 to 1998.
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