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The No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels are set to face the No. 11 Tulane Green Wave on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
This will be the Rebels’ first game without head coach Lane Kiffin on the sidelines, after he departed early to accept the head coaching position at LSU in Baton Rouge.
Stepping in as the permanent head coach is Pete Golding, who had been the team’s defensive coordinator. The Rebels have seemingly embraced him from the start following Kiffin’s exit.
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One of the biggest X-factors for Ole Miss in their playoff run will be star quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. According to SEC Network’s Jordan Rodgers, Chambliss is the “most overlooked quarterback in the playoff.”
“I think he is fantastic," Rodgers said on Saturday. "I don’t think enough people are talking about how good he is. Since he took over as the starter, he’s 9-1, averaging 340 yards per game with 24 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He’s dynamic. In this game against Tulane earlier in the year, he had 100-plus yards on the ground. He is so dynamic. To me, this offense is as dangerous as anybody’s.”
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Kiffin retweeted the post and reacted to Rodgers’ statement about Chambliss, whom he brought in from the transfer portal, developed, and gave the opportunity to start after years as a starter at Division II Ferris State.
“Facts!!!” Kiffin wrote, echoing Rodgers’ sentiment about the star quarterback making his College Football Playoff debut on Saturday.
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There’s a plausible chance that Chambliss, who has exhausted his eligibility, could petition the NCAA for an extra year.
If granted, rumors have circulated that he might follow Kiffin to LSU for the 2026 season. Despite those rumors, Chambliss has made it very clear that his focus is on the present moment with the Rebels.
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