Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze is a little pre-occupied with a top-10 matchup in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 31. However, he has a nagging distraction that won’t go away.

That distraction is the off-the-field affairs of JUCO transfer and Ole Miss quarterback signee Chad Kelly.

The troubled former Clemson-turned-East Mississippi Community College quarterback was involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer and police officers in Buffalo, N.Y., near his home of Niagara Falls early Sunday morning. He’s been charged with multiple misdemeanor charges.

Freeze was asked Friday about the status of the nephew of Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.

“It’s like I tell him everyday when he’s calling me and texting me: I will deal with you when I get ready to deal with you,” Freeze said, according to AL.com citing Scout.com. “That will be after I gather everything and see after the Jan. 5 court date and what happens with that. When you’re dealing with a kid’s future, I know everybody has their opinions and none of the opinions really matter except for what is best for the program first, the kid second.

“For me to do anything other than wait for all the facts and the total truth … everything that is out there is not accurate. I want to deal exactly what is accurate. This is where he wants to be. He knows a mistake in being in the wrong place and I think is remorseful for that. But I got to deal with what is best for the team first, and then try to do what is best for the young man.”

Kelly originally signed with Clemson but was dismissed after a pattern of behavior “not consistent with the values of the program,” according to Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney.

Kelly is set to enroll at Ole Miss next month.