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Matt Luke opens up regarding range of emotions heading into first game as Ole Miss head coach
By Cody McClure
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A “very, very excited” and emotional Matt Luke is ready for his first game as the Ole Miss Rebels’ head football coach.
Luke had no problem admitting at his press conference on Monday just how excited and emotional he was about this moment.
“It’s going to be emotional. This is something I’ve been thinking about for a long time,” Luke said. “I’m just excited about the opportunity, excited about walking through The Grove, and excited about locking the Vaught and representing my university and trying to put a team on the field that everybody’s proud of…
“I’m very, very excited. That’s going to be one of my biggest challenges this game, controlling my emotions,” Luke added. “To be a very efficient and organized head coach and not let my emotions get to me. But, I’m excited and prepared for it.”
Luke also spoke about a couple of coaching mentors and how their teachings have helped shape his coaching style.
“I talk to coach (David) Cutcliffe pretty regularly, I talk to Mike McIntyre as well. But I think what you do is pull the best from all the guys you’ve been around. You pull all the good stuff you saw from them, and that’s how you’re built as a coach, and I think that’s very important,” Luke said. “You also learn some things that you didn’t quite like and you put your own spin on it, and that’s your coaching philosophy.
“I think drawing from those experiences I’ve had from all of those successful head coaches will all help me.”
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
