Overview
- Head coach Pete Golding confirmed Charlie Weis Jr. remains in Oxford and will run the offense for the semifinal.
- Running backs coach Kevin Smith will not return to Oxford for the remainder of the playoff week.
- Tight ends coach Joe Cox, receivers coach George McDonald, analyst Dan Stevens, and graduate assistant Sawyer Jordan are not expected to return as of Saturday.
- Golding said he is in constant contact with LSU and Lane Kiffin but does not have firm clarity on which assistants will rejoin Ole Miss for game preparation.
- Ole Miss travels Tuesday for the Fiesta Bowl and faces Miami on Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET.