Pete Golding got an unexpected promotion when he was named head football coach at Ole Miss in November 2025.
Golding benefited from heated contract negotiations between Ole Miss and its former head coach Lane Kiffin. Following the Ole Miss Rebels’ 38-19 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the Egg Bowl on November 28, 2025, Kiffin signed a deal to become the new head coach at Louisiana State University.
Kiffin claimed he’d asked to stay on with Ole Miss through the postseason but was shot down by athletic director Keith Carter. That same day, the university named defensive coordinator...
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