It is a big day for the Ole Miss football program on Saturday. The team is facing their former head coach, Lane Kiffin, who left Ole Miss last year for LSU. Ahead of the game, ESPN College GameDay is in town to broadcast.

The ESPN crew gave flowers to Rebels head coach Pete Golding. Golding stepped up in 2025, following the loss of Kiffin.

“Pete Golding has seemingly handled it all perfectly,” Pat McAfee posted to X, formerly Twitter.

LSU and Ole Miss is a matchup of top ten rivals..

These are two very good football teams..

Pete Golding has seemingly handled it all perfectly #CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/VVmgSPIwpe

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 19, 2026

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Golding took on head coaching duties for Ole Miss, as the Rebels got ready to play in the College Football Playoff last season. He then remained as head coach for 2026.

This story will be updated.