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Hugh Freeze Calls Houston Nutt Lawsuit Timing 'Ironic,' Declines Further Comment

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Mississippi head football coach Hugh Freeze offered a brief comment about the lawsuit filed against the school by Houston Nutt.

In a meeting with local reporters Thursday (via Will Sammon and Antonio Morales of the Clarion-Ledger), Freeze said it "seems a bit ironic that the timing was what it was, but it is what it is.”

Pat Fordeof Yahoo Sports reported Wednesday that Nutt filed a civil lawsuit against Ole Miss alleging "breach of contract via defamation of character, in relation to the school’s handling of an NCAA investigation.