Hugh Freeze On 2017 Recruiting Class: "It Was a Penalty"
By Ty Duffy
Ole Miss finished with the nation’s No. 36 recruiting class, 12th best in the SEC. Hugh Freeze did not sound too optimistic, terming his incoming class “a penalty.”
Full Freeze quote (more context) "We've suffered penalties. This recruiting class: It was a penalty. To be under the cloud we're under."
— David Brandt (@davidbrandtAP) February 1, 2017
The Ole Miss class was hurt by an ongoing NCAA investigation saga. The school has been in the spotlight since Freeze landed his surprise class with three five-star recruits in 2013. Fellow coaches have been critical of Freeze. So, his complaints about negative recruiting likely will fall on deaf ears among his colleagues.
"There's no doubt there were staffs that chose to talk about us...I chose not to talk about other schools when recruiting" - Hugh Freeze pic.twitter.com/H8nN8kK8gg
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) February 1, 2017