Newly-named Ole Miss head coach Matt Luke grants safety Deontay Anderson full release

Ole Miss has reportedly granted Deontay Anderson a full release from the school, according to a report from USA TODAY columnist Dan Wolken.

Anderson, who played safety for the Rebels for the past two seasons, will apparently seek immediate eligibility at a new school.

He redshirted this football season.

Anderson petitioned the NCAA for a transfer waiver so he could be eligible to play next year. He said he was misled about NCAA violations the school had committed when he was recruited as a 4-star player in the class of 2016.

New head coach Matt Luke granted Anderson the release on Monday, a statement noted.

Here’s a tweet from Wolken, accompanied by the full statement from attorney Thomas Mars regarding the granted release for Anderson:

Ole Miss has granted Deontay Anderson a full release, per a statement from attorney Thomas Mars. Will seek immediate eligibility at new school. pic.twitter.com/lyQzbeRQzX

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) November 28, 2017

Cody McClure

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.