When Ole Miss Athletics hired Pete Golding as the new Ole Miss Football head coach on Nov. 30, questions instantly arose regarding how the Rebel game plan would change under the leadership of a defensive coach.
Yet Golding has consistently stated he is aiming for stability within the program, not overhaul. From the moment he first addressed the team and the media, his message was clear: The system that brought Ole Miss to this point will remain in place. He confirmed that the Rebels’ approaches on offense and defense will largely remain the same.
“I told them I view myself as an interim head coach right now, and we’re not going to reinvent the wheel,” Golding said in a press conference on Dec.