Overview
- Offensive assistant Joe Judge said Charlie Weis Jr. flew with Ole Miss to Arizona and will handle play-calling against Miami on Thursday.
- LSU granted Weis Jr. and running backs coach Kevin Smith permission to keep working with the Rebels through the Fiesta Bowl, with potential to remain if they advance, according to ESPN.
- Weis Jr. has been shuttling between Baton Rouge and Oxford for recruiting and preparation, reviewing practice film remotely and scripting on flights, Judge said.
- Other former Ole Miss assistants now on Lane Kiffin’s LSU staff, including Joe Cox and George McDonald, are not returning to the Rebels for the playoff.
- After reports of NFL interest, including a Giants link and a post from Charlie Weis Sr., Weis Jr. said he intends to finish the CFP run at Ole Miss before starting his role at LSU.