four present LSU Offensive assistants are joining offensive coordinator Charlie Weise Jr. ole miss To help the Rebels prepare for their College Football Playoff appearance, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Monday night.
Tight ends coach Joe Cox, wide receivers coach George McDonald, assistant quarterbacks coach Dan Stevens and slot wide receivers coach Sawyer Jordan all returned to the Oxford, Mississippi campus on Monday morning, sources said, a day after the 11-1 Rebels learned they would host. tulane In Round 1 on 20 December.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin allowed coaches to return in an effort to help new Ole Miss coach Pete Golding, staff and players maximize their chances at a playoff appearance, the Rebels’ first. It is expected that all four will be generally available to race.
The coaches are familiar with the 11-2 Green Wave, who won the American Conference title game last week to secure their CFP bid. Ultimately, Kiffin’s Ole Miss staff led the Rebels to a dominant 45–10 victory over Tulane in Oxford on September 20.
In that game, the Rebels took a 23–3 lead in the first half at Vought–Hemingway Stadium. quarterback trinidad chamblis Throwed two touchdown passes, and ran back kevan lacy Added a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs as the Rebels handed Tulane its first loss of the season. Chambliss passed for 307 yards on 17 of 27 passes, while adding 112 yards on 14 rushes in the win.
Last week, two days after Kiffin left for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Tigers job, he gave Weis permission to return to Ole Miss before even learning the CFP matchup. Weis has been the Rebels’ offensive coordinator since 2022.
