Ole Miss' cryptic reaction to Lane Kiffin's allegations after LSU move

Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss exit was messy, with him saying that he wanted to finish out the season before heading to LSU but Keith Carter wouldn't allow it.

Published on: Dec 1, 2025, 02:58:09 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Ole Miss football posted a cryptic reaction after Pete Golding took over as head coach from Lane Kiffin. The 50-year-old's exit from Ole Miss was messy with Kiffin saying that he wanted to finish out the season but Keith Carter wouldn't allow it.

Pete Golding takes over as head coach of Ole Miss after Lane Kiffin's departure. (X/@EverythingRebs)

Now, with the former defensive coordinator stepping up to the head coach's mantle, Ole Miss has issued a reaction in the wake of the saga. On their X profile, they commented with the emoticon of a shark.

The shark is a tip of the hat to Golding's own way of letting fans know about good news from the transfer portal that'd bolster the team. In 2023, On3 had reported that the shark buzz had taken over Rebels fans who'd frantically refresh social media to see if Golding had an alert out.

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At the time, Golding had laughingly remarked “Once you’ve been at (Alabama) nothing’s surprising. They’re called fans for a reason. They’re fanatic. I think it’s awesome. They’re excited and continue to build on that. But with that comes expectation.”

Now, with him taking on the head coach's role, Ole Miss decided to welcome Golding in the same way – announcing the good news with a shark emoticon.

Pete Golding track record

While this is Golding's first head coaching gig, he's had extensive experience as a defensive coordinator. Prior to Ole Miss, he was at Alabama. Before that he had stints at University of Texas at San Antonio, Southeastern Louisiana, Delta State, and Tusculum.

Reactions to Ole Miss announcement

Rebels fans showed an outpouring of support for Golding on the Ole Miss post. “We won... enjoy that locker you just got stuffed in Lane,” a person wrote, slamming Kiffin, who reportedly tried to get other coaching staff to leave with him.

Another remarked “HE’S DONE MIRACLES ON ME.” A third commented, “We ride,” and followed it with a shark emoticon.

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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