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Confusion over who will coach No. 6 Ole Miss in the playoffs she achieved determination, at least until the semi-finals.
LSU allows offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr., who is pursuing Lane Kiffin from Ole Miss, Baton Rouge After the season, he will remain with the Rebels for Thursday's College Football Playoff semifinal against No. 10 Miami.
Running backs coach Kevin Smith also plans to continue coaching at Ole Miss. ESPN reports this..
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Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin (right) talks with offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. during warmups before the game against the Georgia State Panthers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)
Several key coordinators and assistants agreed to sign with LSU shortly after Kiffin defected from the Rebels, including offensive coordinator Weiss, tight ends coach/co-offensive coordinator Joe Cox and wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator George McDonald. Cox and McDonald are not expected to coach at Ole Miss on Thursday.
New Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding noted that it is unclear which coaches will be available this weekend.
“They have every opportunity, as they still have, to make that decision,” Golding said on Saturday. “So, week after week, I don’t dictate whether they do it or not, because I don’t hire them. This has been the case so far and I expected it.”
Mississippi Rebels offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. watches warm-ups before the Georgia Southern Eagles game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)
Ole Miss essentially prevented Kiffin from finishing the season with the team. However, LSU agreed to pay Kiffin bonuses for the College Football Playoff.
LSU reportedly targeted three key players – quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kevan Lacy and offensive tackle Lucas Carneiro – after the quarterfinal win over Ole Miss, but all three signed contracts to remain with the Rebels.
Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding lifts the Sugar Bowl trophy after the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on January 1, 2026. (Ayrton Breckenridge/Clarion Ledger/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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Before that, the Rebels defeated Tulane convincingly in the first round of the playoffs. victory over Georgiaseed No. 3, in the Sugar Bowl. The winner of the Rebels-Hurricanes will face either No. 1 Indiana or No. 5 Oregon in the national championship.
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