Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding spoke at length about the Rebels facing doubters in the College Football Playoff after Lane Kiffin’s departure for LSU.
During Wednesday’s coaches press conference, Golding was asked if he had a message for Kiffin and Ole Miss’s doubters. Instead of sending a message in response, Golding shared a thorough assessment of the situation, stating that Rebels players had sent the message that no coach or player is irreplaceable in their wins over No. 11 seed Tulane and No. 3 seed Georgia. After his lengthy explanation detailing what the players care about right now, Golding colorfully said he had nothing more to say.
I don’t have a message for anybody else. I think our team had a message,” Golding said. “They had a message about how they prepared and how they play and that they weren’t tired of playing. I do think the message is: I’m replaceable. You’re replaceable. Our players are replaceable,” Golding answered.
“I think you want to build a program to where it’s heading in the right direction. One person, one player, anything like that, that’s not going to derail that. There’s been too much invested in that; and it’s been aligned correctly, that one person is not going to impact something so drastically. If it is, it’s probably not built right, right?
“If one coach in any sport can determine the outcome of it, he probably doesn’t have a very good staff, right? If one player can determine the outcome of it, we probably didn’t recruit and create the right depth. Or we didn’t prepare him to be ready for his opportunity. It’s a team game. There’s so many people that go into it.
“The timing of when it happened, in my opinion, couldn’t have happened at a better time for the players, because everything was already in place. Everything was on the track. It’s headed the right direction. We have got really good players. There’s already a culture created. They knew the expectation. The only thing that was different is who is running them out of the tunnel. And to be honest with you, I don’t think the players give a damn who runs them out of the tunnel. Does that make sense?
“They care about their plan. They care about being held accountable and how they’re going to prepare. They care about people that care about them. I think that’s been the message our players have created. I don’t have shit to say to anybody else.
As far as doubters, the betting public is not expecting the Rebels to advance beyond the CFP semifinal. Ole Miss is currently a 3.5-point underdog against No. 10 seed Miami at BetMGM.
“I think our team had a message… that they weren’t tired of playing. They care about people that care about them… But I don’t have s—t to say to anybody else.”@OleMissFB HC Pete Golding when asked if he had a message for Lane Kiffin pic.twitter.com/bqQITHcq93
— Fiesta Sports Foundation (@Fiesta_Bowl) January 7, 2026Pete Golding explains message Ole Miss sent to doubters in wins over Tulane, Georgia Saturday Down South.
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