Two games and two victories into his first season as head coach of Ole Miss football, Matt Luke would likely prefer to focus his time and energy preparing for next weekend’s road test against 2-0 UC Berkeley. Despite the upcoming matchup, Luke will be forced to set aside his strategizing and instead represent the university at the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions hearing, scheduled for Monday.
The hearing, which could last two or three full days, will culminate in the committee’s official ruling and subsequent punishments for the program’s 21 allegations. Luke, in just his second full month as head coach of the Rebels, is required to attend the entirety of the hearing, set to take place in Covington, Kentucky.