Ole Miss will not look to have a full scale coaching search after Lane Kiffin’s departure for LSU. Instead, the expectation is the Rebels will elevate defensive coordinator Pete Golding to the full-time position, sources told CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz and Brandon Marcello.
Players were told Golding would be “the guy” in the 2 p.m. CT meeting in which they were informed officially that Kiffin was leaving for Baton Rouge. So, as it stands, Golding won’t just be taking over for the College Football Playoff run, but he will be handed the keys to the program and tasked with keeping Ole Miss in the SEC conversation going forward after Kiffin bolted for LSU.
Golding has been the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in Oxford for the past two seasons after serving in the same roles for Nick Saban at Alabama from 2018-2022 — where he first worked with Kiffin. The most immediate question for Golding is who of the current Ole Miss staff will stay with him in Oxford, and who will leave with Kiffin for LSU. Initial reports indicated much of the offensive staff will join Kiffin, but we await official word on who exactly will be going where.
CBS Sports will update this breaking news shortly.
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