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Former Ole Miss player hired as team’s 10th assistant coach
By Cody McClure
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Former Ole Miss defensive back Charles Clark is coming back to campus.
He will return to Oxford as the Rebels’ 10th assistant coach and will work with the secondary, head coach Matt Luke announced Friday according to an Ole Miss press release.
Clark was a three-year starter at safety for the Rebels from 2003 to 2006. He appeared in 47 games, all in all — tallying 198 tackles, three interceptions, 12 pass breakups and five fumble recoveries.
The defensive stud went on to coach at Duke, San Jose State, Colorado and Oregon — the latter in which he spent the 2017 season coaching defensive backs.
“It’s always exciting whenever one of our own returns home, but even more so when they bring the level of expertise, leadership and success like Coach Clark,” Luke said. “From both a coaching and recruiting standpoint, Charles knows what it takes to win a championship at the Power 5 level, and we look forward to adding his energy and toughness to our defensive staff.”
Clark graduated from Ole Miss in 2007 with a degree in banking and finance, the release noted. He worked briefly in the business sector before getting into coaching.
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
