Alabama Defensive coordinator Pete Goulding will leave the program to take the same position at old missAccording to multiple reports. Golding will replace Chris Partridge, who was promoted to defensive play caller in 2022.
Goulding, 38, was considered one of the best rookie assistants in college football when he was hired in 2018 as the team’s co-defensive coordinator. UTSA. He was promoted to chief defensive coordinator in 2019, but the defense has been inconsistent under his watch. in losses Tennessee Y LSU Last season, the Crimson Tide gave up a total of 84 points.
Now, Golding will be tasked with rebuilding an Ole Miss defense that has fallen to No. 75 in total defense and No. 57 in scoring defense for Partridge. The Rebels have given up 40-plus points in two of their last three games, including an embarrassing 42-25 loss at the hands of Texas Tech in the Texas Bowl.
New center Goulding is coming off a crucial season finale for Alabama coach Nick Saban, who is coming off one of the most disappointing stretches since he took over the program. The Tidepool lost multiple games in back-to-back seasons for the first time during the college football playoff era and had their worst record ever. SRS rating Since the 10-3 campaign in 2010.
All eyes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are now on future offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien, who completed his second year with the program after joining the Tide after a seven-year stint as NFL head coach. NFL Network Reports indicate that O’Brien is a candidate for the New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator job, but Saban may also choose to drop O’Brien regardless of his two inconsistent seasons.
Ironically, Golding joins fellow former Saban assistant Lane Kevin at Ole Miss. Kiffin served as the offensive coordinator from 2014 to 2016, but ultimately left the team before the national championship game to take over as head coach at FAU.