Mississippi's Luke earns his dream job, but in a tough spot

One of new Mississippi coach Matt Luke's vivid childhood memories is seeing his dad's Ole Miss helmet — No. 35 — hanging in the family's den. Then there were the years his family drove five hours each way between Gulfport, Mississippi, and Oxford to watch his older brother Tom play for the Rebels. A short time later, it was Matt's turn, and he was a mainstay on the Ole Miss offensive line from 1995-98. Now, at 40 years old, he's head coach of the Rebels. "I can truly tell you all today that this is my dream job," Luke said, occasionally getting emotional as he talked. "It's a job I've been preparing my whole life for. I feel more strongly than ever that I'm the right man to run this program."

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Indiana RB Camion Patrick, LB T.J. Simmons medical hardships

Indiana running back Camion Patrick and linebacker T.J. Simmons will not return to the team this fall after being granted medical hardships, the program announced Monday. Both players would be fifth-year seniors in 2017. Simmons appeared in 37 games with 35 starts before suffering a season-ending injury that knocked him out of the 2016 campaign entirely. He collected 213 tackles, six sacks, 16.5 TFLs, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a Hoosier. Simmons will remain with the program as a student assistant. “T.J. was a three-year starter and a tough kid that I was looking forward to coaching,” head coach Tom Allen said in a statement. “He did everything that he could to get himself

4-star Ja’Marr Chase to Florida over LSU and TCU

Four-star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has finally made a decision about where he’ll spend his college football career. On Sunday evening, Chase announced his verbal commitment to Florida. Chase made the decision a couple of days after Florida’s Friday Night Lights camp in Gainesville. Chase is the No. 31 ranked receiver in the class of 2018, and the fifth overall prospect out of the state of Louisiana. He participated in the 2017 Under Armour All-American game in January. The four-star was expected to commit to TCU over LSU live on NFL Network at The Opening Finals, but the network decided to bump his decision. 247Sports’ Barton Simmons on the potential fallout: While that's a bummer for Chase,

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