Ole Miss' Golding on LSU's Kiffin: 'Lane and I are great' - ESPN

TAMPA, Fla. — Ole Miss coach Pete Golding didn't hold back in his first appearance at SEC media days Wednesday, saying his relationship with LSU coach Lane Kiffin is good while defending his program against tampering allegations by Clemson coach Dabo Swinney.

Golding, who was promoted to head coach after Kiffin left for LSU during the Rebels' surprising College Football Playoff run last season, said he has no ill feelings toward his former boss.

«Lane and I are great, man,» Golding told ESPN. «I can't wait for him every morning to call me or text me. It's just the highlight of my day.»

Golding revealed that he purchased one of Kiffin's houses in Oxford, Mississippi.

«He's still got another one for sale, but I bought one of them,» Golding said. «But he was kind of redoing it and hadn't finished everything yet, so I bought it.»

On the field, Golding inherited a nearly finished product from Kiffin. With the return of quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and tailback Kewan Lacy, the Rebels are expected to be among the top contenders for an SEC title and a second straight CFP appearance.

Chambliss and Lacy weighed whether to return to Ole Miss or join Kiffin and offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. at LSU.

That's when Golding had a discussion with the players about their legacies.

«Who are you going to use?» Golding asked the players. «Like, either college football uses you or you use college football. At some point, you've got to use an alumni base to be able to get a job and to be able to do this and to do that. And where are you going to bring your kids? Where's your alma mater? What jersey are they wearing? Y'all two in one season created a legacy that's going to be hard for anybody to ever overtake.»

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