The biggest is the lack of institutional control and failure to monitor charge levied by the NCAA, which is not afraid to lay the blame for that at Freeze’s feet. According to the NCAA, Freeze “violated head coach responsibility legislation,” which is a fancy way of saying that, even if Freeze wasn’t directly involved in any of the violations, it’s his football program, and he’s ultimately responsible.
Ole Miss says it plans to fight this charge, and Freeze says he looks forward to defending himself.
“As the record will show, I am constantly communicating to our compliance office, the SEC office and industry leaders to make sure we are using best practices when it comes to doing things the right way,” Freeze said as part of a 21-minute Ole Miss video announcing the notice of allegations. “Contrary to the allegations, I have demonstrated throughout this entire process that I have a strong record of promoting compliance and monitoring my staff, and I look forward to presenting that evidence to the Committee on Infractions.”
Well, apparently all the compliance promotion wasn’t enough to stop all these alleged violations from taking place, which is precisely why Freeze is in an impossible position.
