Ole Miss Hires Patrick Kelly as Assistant Director of Football Support

The hire signals Pete Golding’s push to tap LSU ties in building his first Rebels staff.

Overview

Patrick Kelly has joined Ole Miss as assistant director of football support, a move first noted on his X bio and reported by On3.
Lane Kiffin acknowledged the news with a public congratulations in a tweet.
This is Kelly’s first job not working for his father after serving as LSU’s football support and operations coordinator in 2025.
He becomes the third member of LSU’s 2025 staff to land at Ole Miss under Pete Golding, following Frank Wilson and Austin Thomas.
The move tracks ongoing staff shifts between the rivals since LSU’s 2025 coaching changes, with their next meeting set for Sept. 19 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.