On Jan. 3, 2019, Jeffrey Vitter will step down as chancellor of the University of Mississippi, marking the end of his three-year tenure as the leader of Ole Miss. For many, he will be remembered as Ole Miss’ chancellor during the school’s long-fought battle with the NCAA and its Committee on Infractions.
Vitter’s tenure as chancellor could easily be defined by the NCAA’s case against Ole Miss. The Committee on Infractions issued its first Notice of Allegations against the university just 20 days after he took office, with the final verdict in the case coming only days before the announcement of his resignation.