Ole Miss has determined that the text conversation from last year between left tackle Laremy Tunsil and assistant athletic director John Miller, which was posted to Tunsil’s hacked Instagram account on NFL Draft night, did indeed occur, according to ESPN’s Outside the Lines.

While the school is confirming a conversation between Tunsil and Miller did occur that night, the Rebels are still trying to figure out whether any alterations were made to the texts. The text conversation in question included Tunsil requesting $305 to pay his mother’s electric bill and Miller responding “see Barney next week,” seemingly referring to assistant AD Barney Farrar.

Tunsil said in his post-draft press conference that the texts did occur, but Farrar has since denied that Tunsil ever came to him for money. While the school tries to determine the legitimacy of the texts, Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze is fighting to stay out of court in the lawsuit brought against Tunsil by his stepfather Lindsey Miller.

Freeze’s lawyers have requested the coach not be deposed by the court for the lawsuit, which deals with a domestic dispute between Tunsil and Miller. With Ole Miss under investigation by the NCAA, Freeze doesn’t want to be put on the stand and deal with any questions that may relate to the investigation.

Laremy Tunsil’s text conversation with Ole Miss’ assistant AD did happen.

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