Interim football coach Matt Luke was officially named the permanent Ole Miss coach Sunday night.
ANNOUNCEMENT | Matt Luke has been officially named head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. Press conference Monday at 11:30am. #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/cS2w1LsPAi
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) November 27, 2017
VIDEO: Courtesy Ole Miss Sports Productions, here’s Matt Luke being introduced to the team as the official head coach. pic.twitter.com/wnKB0K19ow
— TJ Werre (@TJ_WJTV) November 27, 2017
I have to admit, this one stings a little bit. I applied to be the next head football coach of the Ole Miss Rebels, and I thought my resume was outstanding. It consisted of mostly national championships on NCAA football, and a long established heritage of winning in my DNA. I even visited Oxford to get a feel for the place, and I fell in love.
It turns out Ole Miss decided to go a different direction. That’s their right, and I sincerely hope everything works out for them. Fans of the Rebels certainly deserve to have a winning program.
Of course, if it doesn’t work out or Luke decides to leave, the Ole Miss administrators have my number on file.