Kiffin mess ‘perfect pressure test’ for Ole Miss’ front-leading organizational structure
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Ole Miss football general manager Billy Glasscock followed Lane Kiffin to LSU.
The Rebels have interest in a reunion with Austin Thomas, among others. However, for the time being, they’ve had to make it work with the people actually in the building, including a shift in focus for Matt McLaughlin.
McLaughlin serves as Ole Miss senior associate athletics director for strategy and cap management. He and Walker Jones, who heads up the Grove Collective, have taken up temporary offices at the Manning Center to lead the roster-building efforts in lieu of an interim general manager.
Ole Miss signed 17 2026 recruits on Wednesday, the first of the Early Signing Period. The Rebels have room to add, too — then comes the NCAA Transfer Portal in January.
McLaughlin joined the Ole Miss Spirit’s Ben Garrett for a ‘Talk of Champions’ podcast to discuss. He also touched on current-roster retention and much, much more.
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