In the final minutes of Ole Miss’ sloppy, humiliating loss in Baton Rouge, one of ESPN’s cameras found Matt Luke on the sideline. Beneath a jumble of dark hair slicked down by three and a half hours of misting rain, a soggy expression summed up his team’s performance. The Rebels had just committed their 17th penalty of the night.
Luke and his coaching staff could have been forgiven by fans for losing to a top-five team under the lights of one of college football’s most intimidating venues. But the way Ole Miss lost on Saturday night is inexcusable.