Pete Golding and the Ole Miss Rebels are preparing for the program's College Football Playoff debut on Saturday afternoon at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium against Jo

It's a rematch from earlier in the regular season, when Ole Miss beat the Green Wave 45-10 in Oxford on Sept. 20. That was when Lane Kiffin was the coach, but he left after the Egg Bowl for LSU. Defensive coordinator Pete Golding was promoted to head coach.

As Pete Golding prepares to make his head-coaching debut for Ole Miss in a College Football Playoff game, he's pushing the message that the Rebels are "focused on the mission, not the man."

A majority of members from Ole Miss' player leadership council were in favor of keeping head coach Lane Kiffin through the College Football Playoff, according to The Athletic's Christopher Kamrani and Joe Rexrode.

Ole Miss football quarterbacks coach Joe Judge is equipped to deal with the recent chaos triggered by Lane Kiffin's departure to LSU

Ole Miss is hiring a key member of LSU's staff during its CFP run. Lane Kiffin will need to find a new running backs coach.

With Lane Kiffin going from Oxford to Baton Rouge, LSU interim coach Frank Wilson will be going the other way. New Ole Miss coach Pete Golding is expected hire Wilson as an assistant coach, sources tell CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer.

No. 6 Ole Miss (11-1, 7-1 SEC) continues preparation for a College Football Playoff matchup against the Tulane Green Wave with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. CT on S