The man who Hugh Freeze replaced as Mississippi’s football coach was at least partially responsible for Freeze’s stunning downfall Thursday night.
It was a recently filed civil lawsuit from Houston Nutt – who coached Ole Miss from 2008 to ’11 – against the university that unearthed the phone records that eventually revealed Freeze’s school-issued cellphone had dialed an escort service on at least one occasion in 2016.
Freeze resigned on Thursday after university officials found that the coach engaged in a ”pattern of personal misconduct” that was unacceptable. The 47-year-old – who was making more than $5 million per year – will receive no buyout, according to Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork.