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The confusion surrounding who will coach No. 6 Ole Miss in the playoffs has come to a resolution, at least until the semifinals.
LSU is allowing offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr., who follows Lane Kiffin from Ole Miss to Baton Rouge at the end of the season, to remain with the Rebels for Thursday’s College Football Playoff semifinal against No. 10 Miami.
Running backs coach Kevin Smith is also scheduled to continue coaching Ole Miss, ESPN reported.
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Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin (right) talks with offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. during warmups before a game against the Georgia State Panthers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)
Several key coordinators and assistants agreed to contracts with LSU shortly after Kiffin left the Rebels, including offensive coordinator Weis, 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 Ole Miss on Thursday.
New Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding noted the uncertainty over which coaches would be available this weekend.
“They have every opportunity they’ve had up to this point to be able to make that decision,” Golding said Saturday. “So week to week, I don’t dictate whether they do it or not, because they’re not my employees. Up to this point, that’s the way it’s been, and that’s my expectation.”
Mississippi Rebels offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. watches during warmups before the game against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)
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Ole Miss actually banned Kiffin from finishing the season with the team. However, LSU agreed to pay Kiffin’s College Football Playoff bonuses.
LSU had reportedly been targeting three key players (quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kewan Lacy and kicker Lucas Carneiro) from Ole Miss’ quarterfinal victory, but all three signed deals to remain with the Rebels.
Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding raises the Sugar Bowl trophy after the Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff quarterfinals at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Jan. 1, 2026. (Ayrton Breckenridge/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The Rebels defeated Tulane convincingly in the first round of the playoffs before defeating third-seeded Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. The winner of Rebels-Hurricanes will advance to face either No. 1 Indiana or No. 5 Georgia for the national championship.
