{"id":3223715,"date":"2025-12-03T01:52:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/?p=3223715"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:26:04","slug":"former-espn-star-blasts-ole-miss-after-pete-golding-revealed-as-lane-kiffins-chosen-successor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/03\/former-espn-star-blasts-ole-miss-after-pete-golding-revealed-as-lane-kiffins-chosen-successor\/","title":{"rendered":"Former ESPN star blasts Ole Miss after Pete Golding revealed as Lane Kiffin\u2019s chosen successor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The closely watched drama in the college football world finally reached its conclusion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/lane-kiffin-leaves-ole-miss-lsu-college-football-coaching-shakeup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lane Kiffin<\/a>, the head coach at Ole Miss for the past six years, boarded a flight for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Kiffin was formally introduced as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/jake-paul-takes-jab-lane-kiffin-after-lsu-lures-coach-away-from-ole-miss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LSU&#8217;s next head coach<\/a> Monday. Ole Miss quickly responded to Kiffin&#8217;s exit by elevating Pete Golding from defensive coordinator to head coach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Kiffin\u2019s exit sparked considerable backlash, former ESPN host and current sports commentator and podcaster Bomani Jones turned his focus to the coach\u2019s handpicked successor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Golding looks on\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Golding looks on\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pete-golding-ole-miss.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Golding looks on\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span>Pete Golding before a game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Georgia Bulldogs Oct. 18, 2025, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. &nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Jeffrey Vest\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jones lambasted Golding&#8217;s performance during his stint as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/ole-miss-rebels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ole Miss&#8217; defensive coordinator.<\/a> He also floated a theory about Golding&#8217;s appearance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/coach-who-left-ole-miss-join-lane-kiffin-lsu-finish-season-rebels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>COACH WHO LEFT OLE MISS TO JOIN LANE KIFFIN AT LSU WILL FINISH SEASON WITH REBELS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had known him by name. I saw a picture of him and was like \u2018There\u2019s no way that man is a head coach,'&#8221; Jones said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/343\/192\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/686\/384\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/672\/378\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1344\/756\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/931\/523\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1862\/1046\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/720\/405\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1440\/810\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bomani-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"Bomani Jones in November 2021\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/343\/192\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/686\/384\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/672\/378\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1344\/756\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/931\/523\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1862\/1046\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/720\/405\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1440\/810\/Bomani-Jones.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bomani-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"Bomani Jones in November 2021\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bomani-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"Bomani Jones in November 2021\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><span>Bomani Jones Nov. 4, 2021, in Atlanta.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Paras Griffin\/Getty Images for Netflix)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Golding has coached for nearly two decades, but this will be his first opportunity to lead a football program that competes in a Power Four conference.<\/p>\n<p>Kiffin coached the Rebels to victory over Mississippi State in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/egg-bowl-rivalry-game-turns-contentious-ole-miss-mississippi-state-players-get-fracas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Egg Bowl rivalry game<\/u><\/a> Friday to secure an 11-1 record for Ole Miss. While Ole Miss did not qualify for this week&#8217;s SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, the seventh-ranked Rebels are in position to advance to the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever game Ole Miss ends up playing later this month will be Golding&#8217;s first opportunity as the Rebels&#8217; head coach. After reportedly meeting with Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter and school chancellor Glenn Boyce, Kiffin learned his time coaching the Rebels had come to an end.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg\" alt=\"Lane Kiffin at an introductory press conference\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg\" alt=\"Lane Kiffin at an introductory press conference\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lane-kiffin-press-conference.jpg\" alt=\"Lane Kiffin at an introductory press conference\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span>LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin speaks at South Stadium Club at Tiger Stadium Dec. 1, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. &nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Matthew Hinton\/Imagn Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I was hoping to complete a historic six-season run with this year&#8217;s team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs, capitalizing on the team&#8217;s incredible success and their commitment to finish strong and investing everything into a playoff run with guardrails in place to protect the program in any areas of concern,&#8221; Kiffin said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LSU parted ways with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/brian-kelly-set-54m-payout-after-suing-lsu-over-contract-buyout-dispute-resolution-process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Kelly<\/a> in late October, shortly after the Tigers dropped a home game to Texas A&amp;M.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s <\/strong><\/i><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><strong>sports coverage on X<\/strong><\/i><\/a><i><strong>, and subscribe to <\/strong><\/i><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><strong>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/strong><\/i><\/a><i><strong>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!<br \/>\n The closely watched drama in the college football world finally reached its conclusion. Lane Kiffin, the head coach at Ole Miss for the past six years, boarded a flight for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sunday.Kiffin was formally introduced as LSU&#8217;s next head coach Monday. Ole Miss quickly responded to Kiffin&#8217;s exit by elevating Pete Golding from defensive coordinator to head coach.\u00a0While Kiffin\u2019s exit sparked considerable backlash, former ESPN host and current sports commentator and podcaster Bomani Jones turned his focus to the coach\u2019s handpicked successor.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Pete Golding before a game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Georgia Bulldogs Oct. 18, 2025, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. \u00a0 (Jeffrey Vest\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Jones lambasted Golding&#8217;s performance during his stint as Ole Miss&#8217; defensive coordinator. He also floated a theory about Golding&#8217;s appearance.COACH WHO LEFT OLE MISS TO JOIN LANE KIFFIN AT LSU WILL FINISH SEASON WITH REBELS&#8221;I had known him by name. I saw a picture of him and was like \u2018There\u2019s no way that man is a head coach,'&#8221; Jones said. Bomani Jones Nov. 4, 2021, in Atlanta.\u00a0 (Paras Griffin\/Getty Images for Netflix)Golding has coached for nearly two decades, but this will be his first opportunity to lead a football program that competes in a Power Four conference.Kiffin coached the Rebels to victory over Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl rivalry game Friday to secure an 11-1 record for Ole Miss. While Ole Miss did not qualify for this week&#8217;s SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, the seventh-ranked Rebels are in position to advance to the College Football Playoff.Whatever game Ole Miss ends up playing later this month will be Golding&#8217;s first opportunity as the Rebels&#8217; head coach. After reportedly meeting with Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter and school chancellor Glenn Boyce, Kiffin learned his time coaching the Rebels had come to an end. LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin speaks at South Stadium Club at Tiger Stadium Dec. 1, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. \u00a0 (Matthew Hinton\/Imagn Images)&#8221;I was hoping to complete a historic six-season run with this year&#8217;s team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs, capitalizing on the team&#8217;s incredible success and their commitment to finish strong and investing everything into a playoff run with guardrails in place to protect the program in any areas of concern,&#8221; Kiffin said in a statement.\u00a0CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLSU parted ways with Brian Kelly in late October, shortly after the Tigers dropped a home game to Texas A&#038;M.Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3223717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3223715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3223715"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3223721,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223715\/revisions\/3223721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3223717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3223715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3223715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3223715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}