Hugh Freeze discusses what he thinks led to his firing and why teams won’t hire him
By Adam Spencer
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The 2018 season is two weeks old, and former Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze still doesn’t have a job.
After he was forced to resign at Ole Miss following a scandal prior to the 2017 season, Freeze hasn’t been able to find a team willing to take a chance on hiring him.
On Monday, Freeze joined “Sports Talk with Bo Mattingly” and discussed the circumstances that led to his firing and why he thinks he doesn’t have a job:
Freeze: I think the combination of all the scrutiny played into the decision (to fire me). … I think when my personal issue came to light, it put Ole Miss in a difficult spot. While I wish they would have tried to stand with me, I’m the one who put them in that spot.
— Bo Mattingly (@SportandStoryBo) September 10, 2018
Freeze: What I see is that the program I led is still under NCAA sanctions of some type until the end of this season. I just believe for me to be on another sideline right now…that it plays some type of role in decisions (to not hire me).
— Bo Mattingly (@SportandStoryBo) September 10, 2018
Based on those comments, it seems Freeze expects to have a job this time next year, and thinks it’ll be because Ole Miss is no longer under NCAA sanctions.
However, it also won’t hurt that a full two years will have passed. Freeze will no longer have to serve a two-game suspension if he’s hired as a head coach.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
