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Five things to know about Ole Miss interim coach Matt Luke

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There's new leadership at Ole Miss after Thursday's surprising resignation from former coach Hugh Freeze.

Matt Luke, Freeze's longtime assistant, is now the interim head coach.

Here are five things to know about Luke, the man in charge of taking over a program on less-than-solid footing:

He knows Ole Miss as well as anyone: Following the usual path of succession and promoting a coordinator would have been a tricky move for athletic director Ross Bjork because Phil Longo and Wesley McGriff were hired less than seven months ago.