Trending Now - NCAA Launches Inquiry Into Ole Miss Following Swinney's Claims

WHO:

NBC Sports - Clemson coach Dabo Swinney accused Ole Miss coach Pete Golding of tampering.

NBC Sports - Linebacker Luke Ferrelli transferred from Clemson to Ole Miss.

NBC Sports - NCAA associate director of enforcement involved in the investigation.

NBC Sports - Ole Miss employees mentioned include G.M. Austin Thomas, inside linebackers coach Jay Shoop, outside linebackers coach Matt Kitchens, director of player personnel Jai Choudhary, and senior associate athletic director for strategy/cap management Matt McLaughlin.

WHAT:

NBC Sports - The NCAA launched a tampering investigation into Ole Miss.

Newsweek - The investigation was initiated following Swinney's allegations.

NBC Sports - The NCAA requested forensic imaging of the university-issued and personal phones of Ole Miss staff and Ferrelli’s phone records.

WHERE:

NBC Sports - The investigation pertains to Ole Miss, a university in Mississippi.

WHEN:

NBC Sports - The NCAA's email requesting phone forensics was sent on January 23.

WHY:

NBC Sports - Dabo Swinney claimed that tampering is a serious issue and criticized the lack of consequences for such actions, stating, “This is a really sad state of affairs. We have a broken system, and if there are no consequences for tampering, then we have no rules and we have no governance.”

HOW:

NBC Sports - The NCAA's investigation involves forensic imaging of phones and reviewing phone records to gather evidence related to the tampering allegations.

(UPDATED May 23, 2026 06:03 UTC)

The NCAA has launched a tampering investigation into Ole Miss following allegations made by Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, who accused Ole Miss coach Pete Golding of misconduct related to linebacker Luke Ferrelli's transfer. As part of the investigation, the NCAA has requested forensic imaging of university-issued and personal phones belonging to Ole Miss staff, as well as phone records from Ferrelli. Swinney has expressed concern about the seriousness of tampering, stating that without consequences, the system is broken and lacks governance.