Freeze's fall at Ole Miss partially traced to Nutt's suit

The man who Hugh Freeze replaced as Mississippi's football coach was at least partially responsible for Freeze's stunning downfall Thursday night. It was a recently filed civil lawsuit from Houston Nutt — who coached Ole Miss from 2008 to '11 — against the university that unearthed the phone records that eventually revealed Freeze's school-issued cellphone had dialed an escort service on at least one occasion in 2016. Freeze resigned on Thursday after university officials found that the coach engaged in a "pattern of personal misconduct" that was unacceptable. The 47-year-old — who was making more than $5 million per year — will receive no buyout, according to Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork.

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  Hugh Freeze's fall reminds again we should stop turning football coaches into demigods

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  The Two Faces of Hugh Freeze

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Michigan's Garrett Moores taking repeat bid for Holder of the Year very seriously (Video)

Michigan’s Garrett Moores is looking to win one of college football’s most prestigious awards for the second year in a row. Moores won the Holder of the Year Award last year and gave an incredibly moving acceptance speech. Here is my full acceptance speech for the 2016 Mortell Holder of the Year Award.

Nick Saban thinks skipping bowl games could lead to recruits doing same thing in high school

Grand Poobah of college football and Alabama head coach Nick Saban has had some interesting ideas about the sport over the years that conflict with the general consensus of his peers. The latest subject to fit that mold? How players like Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey skipping their bowl games could filter down to the high school level with recruits. “Same thing will happen in high school if they make the signing day before the season,” Saban told CBS Sports. “It will take a few years, then some kid will say, ‘Hey, I’m going to Notre Dame. I’m not playing my senior year.'” The Crimson Tide coach is referencing not only the two tailbacks skipping bowl games but also the possibility

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  Taylor names former Elder standout as interim head football coach

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  Concern over star players skipping bowls hasn't slowed among coaches, NFL execs

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