Pete Golding has had his hands full the last two weeks.

Golding took over for Lane Kiffin, who left for LSU. As a result, he’s been tasked with preparing Ole Miss for the College Football Playoff, all while recruiting, building out his staff and preparing for the transfer portal opening in January. 

Golding will eventually have to find long-term solutions for wide receivers coach, tight ends coach, linebackers coach and likely running backs coach — assuming Kevin Smith, as expected, leaves following the playoff run. 

Bradley Sowell, though, agrees with Golding’s approach, which is focusing exclusively on the title run. The 6-seed Rebels host 11-seed Tulane on December 20 in Oxford.

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Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit/On3 are LIVE for your lunch break to talk all things Ole Miss football, including an on-the-scene report from Brad Logan after Pete Golding's Thursday press conference

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The Pete Golding era at Ole Miss is in full swing.

Golding on Tuesday named John David Baker as the Rebels’ new offensive coordinator. In today’s episode of Game Runs Deep, Sudu Upadhyay and Ben Garrett break down why JDB was the right hire, the Lane-Kiffin-like scheme he’s bringing to Oxford and more.

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Four LSU offensive assistants under Lane Kiffin have returned to Ole Miss for the upcoming College Football Playoff run.

All are expected to head back to Baton Rouge after the postseason is over, whether that’s in a couple of weeks or next month, including offensive coordinator Charlie Weis. 

ESPN analyst Cole Cubelic doesn’t love the move from a locker room standpoint.

“My only concern was, if I was a player, I’d be like, ‘Nah, you left. We’ll make it. We’ll be OK,’” Cubelic said Tuesday on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning, which he hosts with former Alabama quarterback and ESPN personality Greg McElroy.

The Ole Miss Spirit’s Ben Garrett believes new head coach Pete Golding has earned the benefit of the doubt.

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Walker Jones of the Grove Collective joins this Monday, December 8 edition of the Rebel Yell Hotline, powered by Cannon Motors.

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Ben Garrett and Zach Berry of the Ole Miss Spirit are LIVE at 2 p.m. CT on Monday, December 8 to discuss Pete Golding's first presser as Ole Miss head coach, the Rebels' playoff path, recruiting and more.

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Ole Miss football on Sunday was named the No. 6 seed in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff. 

The Rebels will host 11-seed Tulane on Saturday, December 20, at 2:30 p.m. CT on TNT/TrueTV/HBO Max. The Green Wave are returning to Oxford for the second time this season. Ole Miss won the previous meeting 45-10.

Ben Garrett and Brad Logan of the Ole Miss Spirit went LIVE after the bracket reveal to discuss the Rebels’ path to their first title since the ‘60s and much, much more. ‘Talk of Champions’ is powered by RiverLand Roofing.

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Few, if any, know new Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding better than John Cox. 

The pair have been friends since Golding was 18-years-old. Cox was with Golding at Delta State. He was a sounding board if Golding needed it during one of the most chaotic coaching exits in college football history. 

Suffice to say, Golding has Cox’s full support and belief. The No. 6-ranked Rebels (11-1) are off this week but return to practice on Monday to prepare for the postseason. 

Ole Miss is poised to host a first-round College Football Playoff game in two weeks.

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Brett ‘Stats’ Norsworthy of the Ole Miss Radio Network has always been reluctant of first-time head coaches in the SEC. 

There’s a difference with Pete Golding, the third-year Rebel defensive coordinator, who’s taken over for Lane Kiffin as Ole Miss head coach. Kiffin left the No. 6 and 11-1 Rebels for SEC rival LSU.

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On this edition of the show, the Legal Gambling Counsel takes a look at this weekend's slate and goes through Ole Miss' potential CFP first round matchups.

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