Matt Luke
	Hometown: Gulfport, Miss. Position: Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Alma Mater: Ole Miss, 2000

Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze added a familiar name to his Rebel football staff with the announcement of Matt Luke as offensive line coach on December 12, 2011. Luke also serves as co-offensive coordinator.

In his first season under Freeze, Luke helped Ole Miss improve in almost all offensive categories from the 2011 season, including total yards per game (281.3 in 2011 to 423.8 in 2012) and points per game (16.1 in 2011 to 31.5 in 2012). Luke developed an inexperienced offensive line into a unit that could hold its own in the SEC, as the Rebels ranked fifth in the league in rushing (173.9 ypg), up from 10th the previous year (129.6 ypg).

Luke oversaw junior running back Jeff Scott rush for 846 yards and six touchdowns and sophomore quarterback Bo Wallace pile up more than 3,000 yards of total offense with 22 passing touchdowns and eight rushing scores.

A former Rebel player and assistant coach, Luke spent the previous four seasons as Duke's offensive coordinator/running game while coaching the offensive line. His line ranked among the ACC's top five in fewest sacks allowed throughout his tenure, including finishing third in 2009 and 2010.

Luke's 2010 offensive front helped Duke to its highest yards per game average since 1989 as Sean Renfree became the fourth quarterback in school history to throw for 3,000 or more yards in a single season. Nearly doubling its rushing totals from the previous year, the Blue Devil run game produced 19 touchdowns -- Duke's highest total since 1995 -- and the squad repeated that total again in 2011.

Behind All-ACC quarterback Thaddeus Lewis in 2009, Duke led the conference and finished ninth nationally in passing offense, while Lewis and wide receiver Donovan Varner ranked first in the ACC in total offense and pass receptions, respectfully.

Under Luke's guidance, both guard Dave Harding and tackle Perry Simmons received Freshman All-America honors in 2010. In 2009, guard Brian Moore was a Freshman All-ACC selection by Sporting News.

Luke came to Duke following two seasons at Tennessee where he served as recruiting coordinator while coaching the tight ends and assisting with the offensive line. During his two-year stay (2006-07) in Knoxville, the Volunteers went 19-8 with an SEC Eastern Division championship and two appearances in the Outback Bowl.

In 2007, Tennessee tight end Chris Brown caught 41 passes for 282 yards and six touchdowns while fellow end Brad Cottam's 31-yard touchdown reception proved to be the difference in the Vols' 21-17 win over Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl.

On the recruiting front, Tennessee's 2007 class was rated third-best nationally by Rivals.com and fourth-best in the country by Scout.com.

A native of Gulfport, Miss., Luke lettered four seasons (1995-98) as a center at Ole Miss. A starter in 33 career games for the Rebels, he served as team captain in 1998 as Ole Miss posted a 7-5 ledger and defeated Texas Tech in the Independence Bowl. He was named the 1998 Ole Miss Most Valuable Senior by the Jackson (Miss.) Touchdown Club and twice earned Academic All-SEC honors.

Following his playing career, he served as a student assistant coach at Ole Miss in 1999, helping the Rebels to an 8-4 mark with regular season wins against Auburn, South Carolina, LSU and Arkansas as well as a 27-25 triumph over Oklahoma in the Independence Bowl. He graduated in May 2000 with a degree in business administration.

Luke then spent two years (2000-01) coaching the offensive line at Murray State before returning to his alma mater to guide the Rebel tight ends and offensive line for four seasons (2002-05). Ole Miss won two bowl games during that stretch, defeating Nebraska in the Independence Bowl to close the 2002 season and upending Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl a year later to cap a 10-3 campaign that included a share of the SEC Western Division championship.

Luke is married to the former Ashley Grantham of Oxford, Miss., and the couple has two sons, Harrison and Cooper. His father, Tommy, was a defensive back at Ole Miss in the 1960s while his brother, Tom, quarterbacked the Rebels from 1989-91.