📡 Ole Miss safety Deontay Anderson claims he was misled on NCAA case, seeks transfer

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[TUSKtimes]

Why not just be patient and wait for the NCAA to release all the players shortly?

 

[TerryP]

Why not just be patient and wait for the NCAA to release all the players shortly?

I don't see why he should. Note this from the article:

Anderson played last season as a true freshman but voluntarily sat out this season as a redshirt while Ole Miss is under a self-imposed postseason ban
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Immediately eligible.

 

[TUSKtimes]

I don't see why he should. Note this from the article:

Anderson played last season as a true freshman but voluntarily sat out this season as a redshirt while Ole Miss is under a self-imposed postseason ban
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Immediately eligible.

I use the term patient like right after the egg bowl. The NCAA is ready, they just don't want needless homicides cluttering up their reveal.

 

[TerryP]

I use the term patient like right after the egg bowl. The NCAA is ready, they just don't want needless homicides cluttering up their reveal.

Ah, gotta ya. You've missed something in the article. At least I think so.

The grounds for his request are notable because Anderson, via his attorney Tom Mars, says he was recruited to Ole Miss under false pretenses and that both former coach Hugh Freeze and athletics director Ross Bjork misrepresented the status of the school’s NCAA infractions case when he signed in February 2016
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It's Ole Miss football and Tom Mars. Tom Mars...as in the attorney for Houston Nutt. You know that has to play into the timing.

 

[alagator]

I can see Mars feeding Wolken the story. He'd take it in a heartbeat to be relevant reporting college football stories. The Clarion Ledger wouldn't be reporting it considering their record.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Ah, gotta ya. You've missed something in the article. At least I think so.

The grounds for his request are notable because Anderson, via his attorney Tom Mars, says he was recruited to Ole Miss under false pretenses and that both former coach Hugh Freeze and athletics director Ross Bjork misrepresented the status of the school’s NCAA infractions case when he signed in February 2016
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It's Ole Miss football and Tom Mars. Tom Mars...as in the attorney for Houston Nutt. You know that has to play into the timing.

Makes sense if you don't believe the NCAA is going to do their job, again.

If they do give the players the escape clause I got to believe it's going to cripple the program immediately. Guys like the backup QB, who has more than shown he is a proven commodity, should be ecstatic at the opportunity rather than have to sit behind Patterson another year. On top of that, if the HC gets excused, that's the only possible glue guy that I can think of that could hold these classes together. If Ole Miss gets destroyed I would keep Luke another year.

 

[OldPlayer]

I don't see why he should. Note this from the article:

Anderson played last season as a true freshman but voluntarily sat out this season as a redshirt while Ole Miss is under a self-imposed postseason ban
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Immediately eligible.

Not true. The "penalty" for transferring from a FBS to FBS school still exists. Players still have five years to complete four years of playing (not counting a possible medical redshirt). If he were to transfer to anybody in the SEC, or similar FBS schools, he would have to sit out a year. He would still have two years to play.

 

[TerryP]

Not true. The "penalty" for transferring from a FBS to FBS school still exists. Players still have five years to complete four years of playing (not counting a possible medical redshirt). If he were to transfer to anybody in the SEC, or similar FBS schools, he would have to sit out a year. He would still have two years to play.

I know that. I don't know what I was thinking. Heck, I can barely remember that part of this thread.

I've caught one hell of a flu/cold bug that's been hitting, literally, everyone I know. I can't tell you how many times I've walked into a room this morning and can't remember why I went in there in the first place. Is it the medicine? I don't know. A combination of both? Hopefully.

I'll put it this way. CVS is 3/10th's of a mile from my house and I'm scared to drive there.

 

[UAgrad93]

I know that. I don't know what I was thinking. Heck, I can barely remember that part of this thread.

I've caught one hell of a flu/cold bug that's been hitting, literally, everyone I know. I can't tell you how many times I've walked into a room this morning and can't remember why I went in there in the first place. Is it the medicine? I don't know. A combination of both? Hopefully.

I'll put it this way. CVS is 3/10th's of a mile from my house and I'm scared to drive there.

Likely old age!!

 

[TerryP]

Likely old age!!

Good drugs.

 

[rick4bama]

I know that. I don't know what I was thinking. Heck, I can barely remember that part of this thread.

I've caught one hell of a flu/cold bug that's been hitting, literally, everyone I know. I can't tell you how many times I've walked into a room this morning and can't remember why I went in there in the first place. Is it the medicine? I don't know. A combination of both? Hopefully.

I'll put it this way. CVS is 3/10th's of a mile from my house and I'm scared to drive there.

Likely old age!!

You talking about me here!

 

[OldPlayer]

Good drugs.

Not good enough.

 

[TerryP]

Not good enough.

Lima bean soup night.

 

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OXFORD, Miss. -- Matt Luke was introduced Monday as Mississippi's football coach -- for the second time.

Luke, 41, was named the program's interim coach in July, and led the Rebels to a 6-6 record (3-5 in conference play). Ole Miss announced on Sunday that Luke would keep the job on a permanent basis.

"Ole Miss is a destination job," Luke said. "It's not just my dream job, it's a destination job. And I am truly honored to be the head coach at the University of Mississippi."

Luke has a four-year contract that's worth $12.6 million and includes several performance incentives. The school did not release any details about buyout terms for either side.

The news conference on Monday had a much more positive vibe than Luke's introduction as the interim coach, when the program was still reeling from previous coach Hugh Freeze's sudden resignation. Freeze left after a university investigation into his phone records found what the school called personal misconduct.

One reason Luke was asked to be the interim coach was his deep ties to the university. He was an offensive lineman for the Rebels in the 1990s and his brother and dad also played for the school.

31-28 upset victory over No. 16 Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl on Thursday, and players were heard in the locker room chanting "We want Luke!" during a raucous celebration.

Outside the program, the response has been more tepid. Many fans wanted a more well-known leader or at least someone with more head coaching experience.

Ole Miss athletics director Ross Bjork said that he had "extensive conversations" with eight candidates and that interest in the job was significant, but in the end, Luke had the best plan for future success.

"I realize that the easy decision was to hire someone new," Bjork said. "Bring in a splash hire. A big name, if you will. In reality, the hard decision was to drill down, assess our program, what it needs, be strategic and hire the right coach.

"In the final analysis, Matt Luke is the best person, best leader and the best coach."

The Ole Miss job comes with several challenges -- most notably the fallout from the NCAA's investigation into the program for rules violations. The Rebels were not eligible for a bowl this season because of a self-imposed postseason ban. They've also self-imposed scholarship reductions and recruiting restrictions.

The fallout includes the loss of No. 41 in the 2016 ESPNU 300, Deontay Anderson, who announced he was attending Ole Miss in a skydiving video.

Ole Miss granted Anderson a full release, Anderson's attorney told USA Today Sports. Anderson had told USA Today that former Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze and athletics director Ross Bjork misled him when discussing Ole Miss' NCAA infractions case.

Anderson voluntarily redshirted in 2017 while the Rebels serve a self-imposed bowl ban. His release is unrelated to Luke's hiring.

The NCAA is expected to release a final ruling in the case in the coming weeks. The governing body could accept the Rebels' self-imposed sanctions or add to them.

Luke said the NCAA's judgment won't affect the long-term vision of the program.

"We've been through a lot of adversity and we're going to come through this no matter what," Luke said. "But it's going to take hard work. It's going to take discipline."

Rebels' Luke grants Deontay Anderson release