🏈 Report: Suspension ‘in play’ for Hugh Freeze

[PhillyGirl]

https://www.seccountry.com/mississippi/report-suspension-in-play-for-ole-miss-head-coach-hugh-freeze

A suspension for Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze may be on the horizon, according to CBSSports.com’s Dennis Dodd.

Appearing on the Bo Mattingly Show in Arkansas, Dodd is quoted as saying that a suspension is a possibility for the fifth year head coach at Ole Miss.

Bo Mattingly @SportsTalkwBo
Dodd: I’ve heard that an NCAA suspension is definitely in play for Hugh Freeze. He’d be the first FB coach suspended under new penalties.
3:39 PM - 20 Jul 2016

Bo Mattingly @SportsTalkwBo
Dodd: I think Freeze ultimately survives at Ole Miss, but not without damage and embarrassment.
3:39 PM - 20 Jul 2016

Ole Miss was cited with 13 NCAA violations in its football program, with four of them being Level I or serious violations. In 2013, the NCAA passed a rule to make coaches more accountable with regards to NCAA violations, though no coach has been punished for breaking that rule yet.

In April, former Ole Miss tackle Laremy Tunsil admitted to taking money while at Ole Miss. Pressure on Freeze and Ole Miss has only intensified then.

At SEC Media Days, Freeze faced a long list of questions with regards to how clean his program is.

“There will come a day where we get to stand before the committee of infractions, which are the ones that matter, and we will be held accountable for any wrongdoing that is found, and that’s the way it should be,” Freeze said last week in Hoover.

Freeze spoke again at an event in Memphis on Monday regarding the looming allegations around his program.

“You only worry about things you can control, and you have no control over the process,” Freeze told SEC Country’s Alex Martin Smith. “We’re just gonna be very cooperative in it, all the way through it. Hopefully, it gets to an end fairly quick, but it’s been a long process.”

The Rebels won 10 games last season, including a victory over Oklahoma State in the Sugar Bowl. Ole Miss begins its season on Sept. 5 against Florida State in Orlando. The NCAA has not announced when it will make a decision regarding the Ole Miss case.

 

[UAgrad93]

I believe it is in play as well. The HC is responsible for the actions of his coaches whether he knew what the assistants were doing or not.

I think that ultimately, that is why CNS cut Bo Davis loose over his violations. Being proactive probably saved CNS a game or two. As for Freeze, he will likely lose multiple games since no coach has been let go.

 

[TUSKtimes]

I believe it is in play as well. The HC is responsible for the actions of his coaches whether he knew what the assistants were doing or not.

I think that ultimately, that is why CNS cut Bo Davis loose over his violations. Being proactive probably saved CNS a game or two. As for Freeze, he will likely lose multiple games since no coach has been let go.

My thought as well. These are level I violations staring at them. The fact that guilty assistant coaches are still dealing and open for business convinces me freeze is gonna pay.

 

[TerryP]

I think that ultimately, that is why CNS cut Bo Davis loose over his violations.

I don't think that's the case. Him lying to people at UA is what put that final nail in the coffin.

At the worst case scenario, him visiting kids in a dead period is a Level II violation. And, that's going to be a bit difficult to establish unless there are multiple kids he visited.

 

[OldPlayer]

The violations are the violations and Ole Miss can be punished for those alone. But Freeze's denial - publicly - will be his death nail. The death penalty in college football is threatened but, IMO, will never be implemented again. The suspension of a HC by the NCAA is the new maximum punishment. Remember that all of this is based on the existing base of violations, not the new issues brought to the front by Tunsil. Put it all together and I see suspension and more.

 

[bama alum]

I'm looking forward to the meme someone will create of his dumbfounded expression at his suspension press conference with the words "Prove it!" written across it.

 

[OldPlayer]

Here's why Freeze could be watching on TV:

Explaining the NCAA rule that could be used to suspend Hugh Freeze