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LSU assistant coach Charlie Weis Jr., who joined new coach Lane Kiffin with the Tigers earlier this week, will be allowed to return to Ole Miss and serve as the team’s offensive coordinator through the College Football Playoff.
Weis, who has been the Rebels’ offensive coordinator under Kiffin since 2022, was one of several assistants to immediately join Kiffin at LSU. But he will return to Ole Miss and work with new Rebels coach Pete Golding and the staff there for CFP.
Ole Miss finished the regular season at 11–1 and was No. 7 in last week’s CFP standings. The new CFP rankings will be released Tuesday night on ESPN.
“With the playoff committee releasing updated rankings tonight, I wanted it to be known that after conversations with LSU, we are allowing Charlie to return to Ole Miss to coach the team during the playoffs,” Kiffin said in a statement. “I have already made the committee aware of this and I am hopeful that this decision will allow Ole Miss to achieve the highest ranking possible as these great players are so deserving. I am excited that Charlie will return to help coach the greatest team in Ole Miss history.”
Ole Miss confirmed Weis’s return, listing him along with Golding, quarterbacks coach Joe Judge and six other assistants on the CFP staff.
Kiffin wanted to remain the head coach of Ole Miss after taking the LSU job, but was informed on Sunday that he could not remain in the position. Ole Miss moved quickly to promote Golding, the team’s defensive coordinator, to permanent head coach.
Weis has reportedly agreed to a three-year deal with LSU worth approximately $6 million. Five other Ole Miss assistants joined Kiffin at LSU, including co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Joe Cox, but Weis will be the only one returning to Ole Miss for the CFP. Weis first worked under Kiffin at Florida Atlantic, where he served as offensive coordinator in 2018 and 2019.
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