Report: Ole Miss Names ‘permanent’ Head Coach As Lane Kiffin Departs For Lsu

Ole Miss has tabbed a caller man to beryllium successful complaint pursuing Lane Kiffin’s departure for LSU.

According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, protect coordinator and wrong linebackers coach Pete Golding will return complete arsenic nan Rebels' "permanent" caput coach.

Golding, 41, is among nan Ole Miss unit members who will not travel Kiffin to LSU, and will now lead nan Rebels arsenic they get group to embark connected their first College Football Playoff quality successful schoolhouse history.

“It’s 100-percent permanent,” Thamel added, citing a source.

Here’s a look astatine Ole Miss’ caller caput coach.

Pete Golding will return complete for Ole Miss for nan playoffs. / Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

Golding has been pinch nan Ole Miss programme since nan 2023 season, spending nan past 3 seasons arsenic some their protect coordinator and wrong linebackers coach. A Louisiana autochthonal and a erstwhile information astatine Mississippi’s Delta State University, nan 41-year-old has coached astatine Delta, Tusculum, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Miss, UTSA and Alabama.

Notably, Golding served arsenic nan Crimson Tide’s protect coordinator and wrong linebackers coach from 2019 to '22 earlier leaving for Ole Miss. He helped Alabama to a National Championship triumph during nan 2020 season.

Golding will now lead nan Rebels for nan 2025 College Football Playoff, and beyond, pursuing their first 11-win play successful schoolhouse history.

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