Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter and athletic director Ross Bjork held a press conference Thursday to address Hugh Freeze's departure from the school. Earlier, the school announced that Freeze resigned from his position as head football coach.
Freeze's resignation came as Ole Miss deals with an NCAA investigation into alleged violations that occurred inside the football program both before and during Freeze's tenure. The school shared a copy of the NCAA's notice of allegations as well as its June 6 response to the NCAA.
However, things changed abruptly Thursday when Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde tweeted that "explosive new information" had put Freeze's status in "immediate jeopardy.