Pete Golding and Co. made a statement across the 2025 campaign, historic attendance numbers spark buzz on social media.
The Ole Miss Rebels remain a hot commodity this offseason with the program generating unprecedented buzz following a chaotic 2025 season. Once Lane Kiffin made the move to depart Oxford for the head coaching gig in Baton Rouge, Ole Miss officials wasted no time in elevating Pete Golding from defensive coordinator to full-time shot-caller where he didn't skip a beat.
Golding led the Rebels to a pair of College Football Playoff wins while assembling the No. 2 rated Transfer Portal Class in America this offseason with Ole Miss remaining a hot topic. "The locker room is so fragile, as we all know," Walker Jones, the executive director of the Grove Collective, said to ESPN. "This is the ultimate team sport, and there's no bigger team sport than football so many personalities, so many moving parts. "You had to hire the guy that can keep the locker room and the coaching staff in sync. It was such a unique situation, first of its kind. There's no blueprint for it." The Ole Miss fanbase has collectively bought in on the program in Oxford despite a coaching change in the Magnolia State where 2025 was a special season from an attendance perspective. According to date collected by "D1Ticker" on X, 104 percent of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium was filled on average across the 2025 season - the most in the Southeastern Conference.February 10, 2026 Ole Miss and Oklahoma sat at the top at 104 percent while the Texas A&M Aggies and South Carolina Gamecocks trailed at 103 percent and 102 percent, respectively. Golding and Co. will now look to make a statement in 2026 for his inaugural season as the shot-caller with a challenging schedule on deck for the Rebels this upcoming fall. Ole Miss landed at No. 7 behind the Texas Longhorns, Georgia Bulldogs, Texas A&M Aggies, Oklahoma Sooners, LSU Tigers, and Alabama Crimson Tide in the recent "Way-Too-Early" CBS Sports SEC Power Rankings. "We might be too hard on Ole Miss in the post-Kiffin era, but with the uncertainty surrounding QB Trinidad Chambliss' eligibility case and a revamped offensive staff, it's OK to exercise some caution with the Rebels," CBS Sports "The biggest news is the return of running back Kewan Lacy. If he had not gotten injured in the Fiesta Bowl, the Rebels might have beaten Miami and played Indiana in the national championship game." Now, it's about making a statement and handling business with a redesigned roster via the Ole Miss Rebels' No. 2 rated Transfer Portal Class in America.Ole Miss Football Recruiting Notebook: Three Targets Pete Golding Must Land in Year 1Zack Nagy is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Ole Miss Rebels On SI, a Sports Illustrated Publication. Nagy has covered Rebel Football, Baseball, Basketball and Recruiting, looking to keep readers updated on anything and everything involving Ole Miss athletics. Nagy has covered the Southeastern Conference for over half a decade after being born and raised in New Orleans . Alabama vs. Oklahoma Prediction, Odds and Key Players to Watch for College Football Playoff First Round
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