Mississippi could be without as many as six assistants when it plays Miami in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The six assistants have stayed with Mississippi during the Rebels' first two CFP wins.
According to ESPN, "Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr., tight ends coach/co-offensive coordinator Joe Cox, wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator George McDonald and running backs coach Kevin Smith have all signed contracts to coach with Kiffin at LSU."
Mississippi elevated defensive coordinator Pete Golding to permanent head coach when Lane Kiffin accepted the head coaching job at LSU following an 11-1 regular season for the Rebels.