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Someone had asked Golding about his relationship with predecessor Lane Kiffin, who left Ole Miss for LSU just before the College Football Playoff and almost immediately began trying to swipe the Rebels’ best players.
Then, in an interview with ESPN’s David Hale, Golding explained the sales pitch he gave quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and tailback Kewan Lacy when the pair was considering leaving Ole Miss and joining Kiffin at LSU.
It’s easy to dismiss the achievement because Kiffin assembled the team, but remember, Kiffin played Georgia as the Ole Miss head coach last year and lost, according to the latest reporting on the story.
Available information indicates that While Ole Miss fans seethe at the thought of Kiffin abandoning them for LSU, Golding takes a more conciliatory stance.
What followed was a blunt, honest assessment of Golding’s relationship with Kiffin and what Golding thinks the relationship between Ole Miss people and Kiffin should be when the scars are less raw.
“In 2021 if you said you could look in 2025 and you’re about to be 11-1 and go to the playoff, would you take it if your coach was leaving?” Golding asked Ole Miss fans.
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As messy as the end was, Kiffin took Ole Miss to a place it had never been.
The day before Pete Golding’s first SEC media days appearance as the Ole Miss head coach, the warnings flowed, according to the latest reporting on the story.
Available information indicates that Sumrall, liked Smart, coached against Kiffin-led Ole Miss and Golding-led Ole Miss in 2025.
And it’s possible Rebels fans look back in another four years and feel at least a twinge of gratitude that Kiffin’s exit allowed Golding to take over the program.
Separately, The defensive coordinator who had been tossed into the head coach’s chair after an unprecedented exit wouldn’t cuss.
It’s Golding, who led Ole Miss to CFP wins against Tulane and Georgia before losing 31-27 to Miami in the semifinals.
He explained that to a group of Ole Miss fans in a booster caravan stop recently, according to the latest reporting on the story.
Available information indicates that Does that mean Golding is a better head coach than Kiffin right now.
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He’s also happy to take the mature view of Kiffin’s exit, in a development tied to the same story.
Separately, Golding’s other CFP win came against Tulane, which was coached by new Florida coach Jon Sumrall.
