Lane Kiffin says Ole Miss made ‘great hire’ with new OC
By Andrew Olson
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College football fans are well aware that Lane Kiffin is one of the most active coaches on social media. For many, Kiffin’s a must-follow because his posts are clearly his own and not handled by the program’s PR team.
Kiffin is probably the last person Ole Miss fans want to hear from right now after his departure to leave the Rebels for LSU before the College Football Playoff. Kiffin, though, reacted to news out of Oxford on Tuesday. He voiced his approval of Pete Golding’s new offensive coordinator, John David Baker.
Great hire!!!!! https://t.co/tfrqB5Rip8
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) December 9, 2025
Though Kiffin is known to troll and Ole Miss is a bitter rival of his new team, this is likely genuine praise. Baker spent multiple seasons on Kiffin’s Ole Miss staff.
Baker was Kiffin’s passing game coordinator and tight ends coach and passing game coordinator in 2021. He was given the co-offensive coordinator in 2022 while still coaching tight ends. He maintained both responsibilities for the Rebels in 2023.
The past two season, Baker has been the offensive coordinator at East Carolina. Charlie Weis Jr. was Ole Miss’s offensive coordinator from 2022-25 and is part of Kiffin’s LSU staff. Weis is back with Ole Miss, however, for the College Football Playoff.
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