Long before Matt Luke was officially named the head coach of Ole Miss Football, before he declined several other scholarship offers to stay home and play at Ole Miss as a walk-on, he was just a kid from Gulfport.
One may wonder why anyone would give up opportunities such as paid tuition and the strong likelihood of playing time early in one’s career, but it was never a question for Luke of where he was going to attend.
It was Ole Miss. It’s in his blood.
The Luke family is legendary on Ole Miss’ campus. Luke’s father, Tommy Luke, played defensive back for the Rebels in the 1960s under Johnny Vaught during the Rebels’ “glory days.