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Dismissed Texas assistant Chris Vaughn 'straight as an arrow,' former Ole Miss coach Nutt says

Former Texas defensive backs coach Chris Vaughn possesses "high, high character" and is "straight as an arrow," one-time Mississippi coach Houston Nutt said on SiriusXM College Sports.

Nutt offered a spirited defense of Vaughn. Earlier this week, Vaughn was let go after two seasons at Texas amidst reports of his involvement in NCAA violations at Ole Miss from 2008-11 under Nutt.

"There's not one crooked bone in his body," Nutt said. "What is a travesty, you're going to take away this young man from being around 18-, 19- and 20-year olds?" Come on."

Nutt said he was "disappointed a little bit in Texas" and said he had spoken by phone with Vaughn, who is in the process of hiring a lawyer.