Ole Miss advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday with the aid of six assistant coaches that are bound for LSU. Whether those six assistants remain for the semifinal, however, remains to be seen.
It is unclear if the six assistants will coach the semifinal for Ole Miss, according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports. There is some thought around the program that some or all may permanently join LSU and end their time with the Rebels.
Whether that is their decision is also up in the air. ESPN’s Mark Schlabach wrote that there has been some pushback from those assistants on being forced to leave Ole Miss now. At minimum, however, offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. is expected to stay for the Fiesta Bowl against Miami.
LSU presumably wants its incoming assistants around as much as possible with the transfer portal opening on Friday.
Ole Miss’ situation was already awkward before they advanced. Lane Kiffin left for LSU on Nov. 30, but some of his assistants were allowed to stay for now even though they are following Kiffin to Baton Rouge. That has led to some awkwardness and concern within the building, but it obviously did not show during Thursday’s 37-34 victory.
Weis, in particular, called a great game on Thursday. In an ideal world, he and everyone else would finish what they started at Ole Miss, but Kiffin and the politics of the situation have made that quite difficult.
