Lane Kiffin trolls Ole Miss DC Pete Golding for Mercer’s big opening play

Lane Kiffin revamped his coaching staff at Ole Miss this offseason, bringing in former Alabama DC Pete Golding as the Rebels’ new defensive coordinator.

Let’s just say the Pete Golding era in Oxford didn’t get off to a great start in the first quarter against Mercer on Saturday, as the Bears took a Carter Peevy run 75 yards to the end zone on their first play from scrimmage.

Things quickly improved, as the Rebels rolled to a dominant 73-7 win over FCS Mercer, but that didn’t stop Kiffin from trolling Golding on social media on Sunday morning.

As you can see below, Kiffin took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a conversation he had over the headset with Golding after the opening score:

Looks like @MercerFootball first play for 75 against you @CoachGolding ? “Pete Wth we payed alot of money to get you for this??” Headset yesterday “Coach don’t worry they won’t score another point today” facts @OleMissFB #BeatTulane ?? #AppreciateOurSTUDENTSshowingUp https://t.co/R40K5oQ7pz

— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) September 3, 2023

Golding was true to his promise, as the Bears were indeed held to just the 1 touchdown on Saturday. Perhaps there’s still time for the new Ole Miss coordinator to earn his big paycheck yet!

Adam Spencer

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