Texas A&M Football: 3 takeaways from win over Ole Miss in Week 12

COLLEGE STATION, TX - OCTOBER 28: Nick Starkel #17 of the Texas A&M Aggies throws a pass in the fourth quarter pursued by Kobe Jones #52 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kyle Field on October 28, 2017 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

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LEXINGTON, KY – NOVEMBER 04: Matt Luke the head coach of the Mississippi Rebels watches the action against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

1. Matt Luke is a legitimate option at head coach for Ole Miss

Even though Ole Miss fell short in this one, head coach Matt Luke should still be considered a viable option for the permanent job next year. Ole Miss will have its fair share of solid picks, since it is a successful SEC program.

With all the controversy surrounding the program this season after Hugh Freeze was let go, Luke did a tremendous job keeping everything together. Ole Miss would be a bowl team if such a thing was an option this year.

The LSU Tigers decided to go with the interim head coach permanently last year with Ed Orgeron. If Ole Miss cannot find a much better option than Luke, it would be a fantastic idea to bring him on board for the long haul.

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We’ll get to see a lot of what Ole Miss can do to finish the season in the Egg Bowl. That will be the game that fans care most about, and seeing the Rebels ruin the end of the season for Nick Fitzgerald and Mississippi State would be a welcome site in Oxford.

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