who did pete golding consider for offensive coordinator at ole miss?

Pete Golding ultimately considered John David Baker for the Ole Miss offensive coordinator job, and Baker was later hired for the role.

What the reporting shows

• Reports from late 2025 say Ole Miss moved quickly to stabilize the staff after Lane Kiffin’s exit.

• Those reports identify John David Baker as the offensive coordinator hire.

• Another report notes Golding also had existing offensive staff pieces around him as Ole Miss managed the transition, including Charlie Weis Jr. and others tied to the offense before the move.

Quick context

The public reporting available here does not show a full confidential list of every candidate Golding considered, only that Baker emerged as the hire and was viewed as part of the program’s stability plan.

If you want, I can also give you a tighter “who else was in the mix” version based on the same reporting.