Hugh Freeze Interview Notebook

HOOVER, Ala.– Ole Miss Head coach Hugh Freeze notebook

-Freeze thanked the media for the job we do in publicizing the conference.

-Freeze said he’s much more comfortable in year two than in year one.

-Freeze had very little knowledge of the conference last year at Media Days, much more now

-First thing he bragged about Ole Miss is his team’s academic progress, 920 APR to 944 in one year is significant progress.

-Freeze said he was very fortunate in year one, chalks it up to good fortune.

-Freeze said even though he recruited well last season, there are still depth issues.

-Freeze says his task in year two was to maintain enthusiasm and energy in everyone around the program.

-Freeze is anxiously awaiting the fall.

-Says the schedule is out of his control, it was determined before he arrived at Ole Miss.

-Freeze says the game in Nashville against Vanderbilt will be tough because of the job James Franklin has done there.

-Freeze says he’s not worried about rules changing as long as Steve Shaw is at the helm. It’ll be consistent week to week.

-Freeze won four state championships as a high school girl’s basketball coach.

-Says the key to winning is accountability, and having a core message that the players know and follow.

-Freeze thinks closing the season well helped very much on the recruiting trail, specifically, Robert Nkemdiche wanted to see that they could finish strong.

-Freeze says he wears a visor because Steve Spurrier first wore one. Said he wanted to be like Spurrier in high school.

-Freeze says QB Bo Wallace is confident that he’s the starter. Says he’s motivated now.

-Freeze says the SEC is a very different league to call plays in because the defenses are so multiple.

-Freeze says he’ll keep his own defense very multiple and with the return of D.T. Shackelford, his offense can run more of a two back system and be very multiple as well.

 

Richard Johnson
Richard lives in Gainesville and prides himself in being a bonafide lifelong Alachua County Resident. He attends the University of Florida and is in his third year studying Telecommunications. He isn’t sure how he started loving football being the son of two immigrants that don’t care about the sport, but he has developed a borderline unhealthy obsession with it. In his free time, Richard watches other sports and is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and Tampa Bay Rays. He doesn’t like chocolate, knows Moe’s is better than Chipotle and drinks way too many Arnold Palmers. He also took up golf in the summer of 2012. That pursuit isn’t going well. You can listen to him talk about sports during the Cheapseats radio show on ESPN 850-WRUF or online at WRUF.com. Follow him on Twitter at @RagjUF.