Houston Nutt seeks apology from Ole Miss for 2016 allegations

Former Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt is seeking an apology from the school, feeling it tried to paint him as the main culprit for multiple NCAA violations.

When a report broke that the school was being hit with a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA in January 2016, Ole Miss responded with a statement obtained by Daniel Paulling of the Clarion-Ledger saying many of the violations occurred under Nutt's watch from 2008-11, and not current coach Hugh Freeze.

"It hurts you," Nutt told Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports. "It devastates you."

When the school finally released the official allegations in May 2016, the contents differed significantly from the statement they communicated in January. Of the 13 violations committed by the football program, nine occurred under Freeze's tenure.

The four violations that took place under Nutt's watch involved former assistants David Saunders and Chris Vaughn assisting in academic fraud related to ACT scores.

"My name wasn't mentioned in the report but my name's on the ticker (on television)," Nutt said. "My name is thrown out there a lot, it's a frustrating thing."

Nutt claims the way Ole Miss reported his involvement in the violations has hurt his ability to land another coaching job in college football. The 59-year-old served as head coach for Murray State, Boise State, Arkansas, and the Rebels from 1993-2011. He has remained unemployed since leaving Ole Miss.