ANNOUNCEMENT | Hugh Freeze has resigned effective immediately. Matt Luke interim head coach. Press conference live at 7:30 PM CT on ESPNews.— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) July 20, 2017
Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze resigned after a phone call to a number associated with an escort service came to light, via USA Today:
Athletics director Ross Bjork said in a news conference following the announcement that the resignation did not involve NCAA allegations but was based on a pattern of inappropriate conduct.
The call, which was made on the evening of Jan. 19, 2016, to a Detroit (313) area code, lasts just one minute, according to e-mails exchanged between the two parties. But the phone number is associated with several Web sites advertising a female escort based in Tampa, Fla., USA TODAY Sports has independently confirmed. The phone number has been disconnected.
That's a tough phone call to explain to the old ball and chain.
