In a shocking announcement made Thursday morning, Ole Miss revealed that it has parted ways with a pair of key football assistants. Dan Werner will not return as the co-offensive coordinator and Barney Farrar, the recruiting assistant tied to the leaked Laremy Tunsil texts, will not have his contract renewed.
We knew this year’s dismal 5-7 season would force Hugh Freeze to make overdue changes to his coaching staff—indeed we’d already seen defensive coordinator Dave Wommack forced into retirement. But Werner’s departure comes as somewhat of a surprise given that sources had previously told the Ole Miss Spirit that he and fellow co-offensive coordinator Matt Luke were the only locks to be retained.