After a summer riddled with controversies and accusations surrounding Ole Miss football’s recruiting practices and a pair of now-former coaches, many fans in Oxford are not sure what to expect this fall.
Interim head coach Matt Luke, formerly an offensive coordinator under Hugh Freeze, enters the 2017 season with an impressively talented group of players. But questions remain as to Ole Miss’ on- and off-field future. If the NCAA takes an especially aggressive stance in sanctioning the Rebels’ program, the team could suffer for years to come.
Where did things go wrong?
The NCAA began its investigation into Ole Miss’ recruiting practices after Adrian Wiggins, hired to coach the Lady Rebels’ basketball team in March 2012, was fired in October of the same year.