Hear Leaked Audio From Ole Miss Team Meeting After Lane Kiffin’s Exit For Lsu

The Lane Kiffin saga is yet over. The now erstwhile Ole Miss coach is leaping for nan LSU job, while nan Rebels acted quickly to sanction protect coordinator and wrong linebackers coach Pete Golding arsenic their caller coach.

A squad gathering was scheduled for early Sunday morning, which was postponed to nan day successful different hold to Kiffin’s charismatic decision, though he decided to time off for LSU connected Saturday. The squad gathering yet happened, wherever Ole Miss players were informed that Golding would return complete instantly for nan team’s College Football Playoff run.

On3’s Pete Nakos reported that players were required to move successful their phones while entering nan meeting, but immoderate evident audio was leaked from nan gathering. Ole Miss diversion head Keith Carter passed nan baton to chancellor Glenn Boyce for immoderate words of encouragement earlier Carter announced to nan squad that Golding would lead nan group ahead.

“I cognize it’s been immoderate reliable weeks, I get it,” Boyce tin beryllium overheard saying. “But you cognize what? You guys person played your measurement done it and shown your maturity. It’s been astonishing what you’ve achieved, this is historic. This squad will ne'er ever beryllium forgotten astatine this university.”

Listen to nan afloat leaked audio below:

“Tumultuous clip complete nan past fewer weeks,” Carter was overheard saying. “But erstwhile it came correct down to it, we person personification that is simply a leader of men that tin lead you guys and that man is Pete Golding.”

A information of applause tin beryllium heard from nan players erstwhile Carter told them astir Golding’s caller title. Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger confirmed the ovation that was heard successful nan leaked video, reporting that Carter told nan squad that violative coaches are “going to beryllium here” arsenic nan Rebels “go connected a playoff run.”

"What comes pinch Pete is galvanization. We had a gathering earlier pinch our violative group. These violative coaches are going to beryllium here. We’re going to spell connected this tally successful nan CFP and get that done,” Carter said per Yahoo Sports and Dellenger.

Carter and Golding released charismatic statements successful an Ole Miss news merchandise pursuing nan move, noting their shared optimism for nan Rebels some now and successful nan future. Kiffin mentioned he wanted to coach Ole Miss successful nan CFP, a request which he says Carter denied.

Ole Miss vanished nan regular play 11-1 and will deed nan section adjacent successful nan CFP aft missing retired connected a berth to nan SEC title crippled erstwhile Alabama defeated Auburn successful nan Iron Bowl Saturday.

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