Hugh Freeze Resigns From Ole Miss Due To 'Explosive New Information'

Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze has resigned, effective immediately. The 47-year-old head coach and his program have been mired in an NCAA scandal for the past year and was hit with the dreaded “lack of institutional” control charge in June. Apparently, “explosive new information” has surfaced that forced Freeze to step down.

Matt Luke will take over as interim head coach.

ANNOUNCEMENT | Hugh Freeze has resigned effective immediately. Matt Luke interim head coach. Press conference live at 7:30 PM CT on ESPNews.

— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) July 20, 2017

Y sources: Explosive new information has put Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze's job in immediate jeopardy. A decision should come soon.

— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) July 20, 2017

Ole Miss has already self-imposed a one-year postseason ban for the upcoming season and will forfeit its annual SEC postseason payout, which would be almost $8 million. In February the NCAA alleged Ole Miss boosters had funneled money to a recruit who wound up signing with another school. And that seemed to just be the tip of the iceberg.

We’ll update you as we find out more.

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