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Suspension ‘in play’ for Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze, report says
Does he really deserve that, given he knew nothing?
Ole Miss' football program has taken a lot of hits lately, and its football coach may be the next one to feel the pain.
There is a possibility that a suspension could be handed down to head coach Hugh Freeze, according to CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd.
"I’ve heard that an NCAA suspension is definitely in play for Hugh Freeze," Dodd said on the "Bo Mattingly Show." "He’d be the first football coach suspended under new penalties."
The program has been hit with 13 NCAA violations, and former Ole Miss tackle Laremy Tunsil admitted to taking money from coaches during the NFL Draft. Speculation is that Freeze could be the first penalized under a 2013 rule that allows coaches to be held responsible for NCAA violations.
“There will come a day where we get to stand before the committee of infractions, which are the ones that matter, and we will be held accountable for any wrongdoing that is found, and that’s the way it should be,” Freeze said during SEC media availability last week.
In the Notice of Allegations served to Ole Miss by the NCAA in May, Freeze is not specifically accused of any wrongdoing, which he often cites as a key point. The NCAA has yet to release its findings, if anything, from an investigation into the Tunsil incident.
Suspension ‘in play’ for Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze, report says
Does he really deserve that, given he knew nothing?
Ole Miss' football program has taken a lot of hits lately, and its football coach may be the next one to feel the pain.
There is a possibility that a suspension could be handed down to head coach Hugh Freeze, according to CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd.
"I’ve heard that an NCAA suspension is definitely in play for Hugh Freeze," Dodd said on the "Bo Mattingly Show." "He’d be the first football coach suspended under new penalties."
The program has been hit with 13 NCAA violations, and former Ole Miss tackle Laremy Tunsil admitted to taking money from coaches during the NFL Draft. Speculation is that Freeze could be the first penalized under a 2013 rule that allows coaches to be held responsible for NCAA violations.
“There will come a day where we get to stand before the committee of infractions, which are the ones that matter, and we will be held accountable for any wrongdoing that is found, and that’s the way it should be,” Freeze said during SEC media availability last week.
In the Notice of Allegations served to Ole Miss by the NCAA in May, Freeze is not specifically accused of any wrongdoing, which he often cites as a key point. The NCAA has yet to release its findings, if anything, from an investigation into the Tunsil incident.
