NCAA College Football Betting: Houston Nutt Unemployed For, Like, 12 Hours

Houston Nutt (left) and Lou Holtz shake 'em up. The next time the two share a tender embrace, Nutt will be coaching Ole Miss. (AI Wire)

That was quick.

Just a day after coaching for one of Ole Miss' biggest SEC rivals, Houston Nutt was coaching the Rebels.

Ole Miss will introduce Nutt as its new coach on Wednesday, ending a whirlwind hiring that began when Nutt resigned at Arkansas on Monday after a 10-year run and signed with the Rebels just hours later.

Any worry Athletic Director Pete Boone made the wrong decision Saturday when he fired Ed Orgeron after three losing seasons was quickly wiped away by the hiring of Nutt, the proven winner the Rebels have been seeking for years. Nutt agreed to a contract late Monday night. He led Arkansas to an 8-4 record and a likely Cotton Bowl berth while the Rebels stumbled to a 3-9 finish under Orgeron and were winless in the SEC for the first time since 1982.

Nutt is 111-70 in 15 years as a head coach at Arkansas, Boise State and Murray State. And he's been a winner in the SEC. The Little Rock, Ark., native rebuilt the Arkansas program, going 75-48 since his hiring in 1997 to replace Danny Ford. He was 42-38 in conference with one of his biggest wins coming last week when the Razorbacks beat then-No. 1 LSU 50-48 triple-overtime win.

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