If you know the Ole Miss head coach, none of this should come as a surprise, given his lack of filter regarding life, or just about anything else.Florida coach brings laughs, no filter and Lane Kiffin comparison rebuttal to first SEC media daysObviously, one of the main questions some in the room were prepared to quiz Golding on was his relationship with former Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin.But unless you've been sleeping under a rock for the past few months, his feelings toward his former boss are pretty well known.Yes, they are still friends, but that doesn’t mean they agree on everything, which would include Kiffin's exit for LSU.
And yes, they still communicate on what is seemingly a daily basis, though Golding does go a few days without responding to Kiffin if he's in the mood to mess with him just a bit.Mississippi Rebels head coach Pete Golding stands on the sideline during a game against the Tulane Green Wave at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., on Dec.20, 2025.
(Getty Images)But, the story regarding the Ole Miss versus LSU showdown in Oxford this coming season is more geared towards the players and fans of each school.For the coaches, sure they'd thoroughly enjoy beating each other on the field, but it's not as if either of them came out in a rough spot following the chaos last December.LANE KIFFIN CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT OLE MISS, EVEN WHILE EXPLAINING WHY HE CHOSE LSU OVER FLORIDA"I get this everywhere we go...Lane and I are good," Golding mentioned.
"I did not know coach Kiffin prior to taking the Ole Miss job.I think everybody just assumes Alabama, Alabama (assistant roles) when coach Kiffin was (there).
I didn’t come to Ole Miss because of Kiffin, I came to Ole Miss to raise three kids.Our relationship grew over those three years."I'm very appreciative of how he treated me and my family, and learned a lot from him.
I have no ill-will towards Coach Kiffin.He texts me on a regular basis, and there are certain things we'll talk about...