Video: Ole Miss Interim HC Luke: “This Is My Dream Job”

OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) — Ole Miss interim head football coach Matt Luke was formally introduced as the new man in charge of the Rebels, Monday.

The Gulfport, Mississippi native spent five seasons as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach and was promoted to the interim head coaching spot after Hugh Freeze resigned last week.

Luke lettered in four seasons (1995-98) as a center at Ole Miss. A starter in 33 career games for the Rebels, he served as team captain in 1998 as Ole Miss posted a 7-5 ledger and defeated Texas Tech in the Independence Bowl.

“I’ve been an Ole Miss Rebel all my life,” Luke said.

“It’s all I can remember. From seeing my dad’s ’35’ helmet hanging in my den, pictures of his playing days hanging in my room; making the five-hour drive from Gulfport to Oxford to watch my brother, Tom, play; wearing the ’17’ jersey in The Grove…I can’t believe that I’ve spent 14 years of my life as a player or coach here. I can truly tell y’all today that this is my dream job. It’s a job I’ve been preparing my whole life for. I feel more strongly now than ever that I’m the right man to run this program.

Hear more from Luke and sophomore quarterback Shea Patterson in the link above.