OXFORD - Hugh Freeze has resigned as Ole Miss' coach effective immediately.

Matt Luke will step in as interim coach. Ross Bjork and Jeffrey Vitter will address the media at 7:30.

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Hugh Freeze resigned this afternoon, per Vitter.

Ross Bjork: This is a sad day. This is an unexpected day.

There was a phone call that wasn't redacted and at first it wasn't part of a pattern. Bjork said they proactively looked into the rest of his phone records and found a pattern of conduct not up to the standard of the football program.

Freeze admitted the conduct and met with Freeze last night and this afternoon.

Freeze addressed the staff and players within the past few hours.

Matt Luke will be the interim coach for the 2017 season.

Wesley McGriff will be elevated to associate head coach, per Bjork.

Bjork said this is not related to Ole Miss' NCAA case.

Bjork said he hasn't thought about a coaching search yet.

Bjork said he's trying to go off the facts and tried to take the emotion off the decision.

If Freeze didn't resign, they would have executed a termination clause. No buyout for Freeze, per Bjork.

Bjork said the coaching staff will be fully staffed.

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