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Twitter reacts to the shocking news of Hugh Freeze’s resignation
By Adam Spencer
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On Thursday night, Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze surprised everyone by announcing his resignation, effective immediately.
Freeze’s decision came immediately on the heels of reports from Yahoo! Sports and USA TODAY about a phone call made from his university-issued phone to an escort service in Tampa.
Naturally, Twitter erupted in a frenzy of activity after the shocking news, with people wondering why it took so long for him to resign or get fired. Here are some of the best tweets following Thursday night’s reports:
Trying to confirm if NCAA will vacate Hugh Freeze’s SEC record-long opening statement at last week’s SEC media days
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/dkurtenbach/status/888185388228952064
Houston Nutt right now… pic.twitter.com/WFBa2QN9sN
— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) July 20, 2017
There was a reason Matt Luke turned down South Carolina last offseason. This was that reason.
— Neal McCready (@NealMcCready) July 20, 2017
Ole Miss beat writers right now…. pic.twitter.com/OoXZS3P9Zw
— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) July 20, 2017
When you accidentally call an escort service on your work phone pic.twitter.com/7CkIDSkDRy
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) July 20, 2017
Bad day for The Blindside, protagonist Michael Oher cut by CAR for failed physical, his HC Hugh Freeze forced to resign #cfb #nfl
— Joshua Klein (@joshuaklein96) July 21, 2017
A week ago today, Hugh Freeze at SEC Media Days said situation set up for his staff to have "its greatest hour"
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) July 21, 2017
Ironically "Blind Side" is on Spike the same time Hugh Freeze gets busted and resigns
— Troy (@TshakAttack32) July 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/SteveRepsold/status/888187965880643584
Assistant Matt Luke has been named Ole Miss’s interim head coach following in the footsteps of Freeze’s resignation.
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.
