OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — As Pete Golding prepares to make his head-coaching debut for Ole Miss in a College Football Playoff game, he’s pushing the message that the Rebels are “focused on the mission, not the man.” That “man” is former coach Lane Kiffin, the architect of the Rebels’ dynamic and high-octane offense. Kiffin lobbied to keep coaching Ole Miss in the postseason even after accepting LSU’s $13 million-a-year offer to coach the Tigers in 2026.