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Pete Golding

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2025–now · 1 stint(s)
Ole Miss
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Ole Miss20252026+5
Y-axis: peak stature class reachedDynasty›Blue Blood›Power›National›Regional

Style position and drift

Where each stint’s offense sat between run-first and pass-first, and how far it moved from one season to the next. The band is that stint’s real season-to-season range, not a fixed-width box.

50%Ole Miss2025–2026– 0.0pt
Pass rate — share of offensive plays that were pass attemptsfirst covered seasonmost recent covered seasonfull season-to-season range (3+ covered seasons)

Coaching career

2025–now
Ole Miss
too new to grade yet

4th-best Ole Miss tenure of 17 by the numbers.

Recruiter or developer?

Outperforms his recruiting talent on offense and performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on defense.

Offense vs. talent
+36.0 pts
#10 of 208 · more than most
Defense vs. talent
+4.4 pts
#84 of 208 · a typical amount
Recruiting talent is team-wide (no offense/defense split exists in the source data) -- both sides are scored against the same talent input, only the outcome is side-specific.
Season20252026Trend
Record & result
Record2–10–0
PostseasonL bowl—
Recruiting rank#16#22
Style — pass rate
Pass rate47.8—
Coordinators
OCCharlie Weis Jr. / Joe CoxJohn David Baker / Cody Woodiel
DCBryan Brown / Pete GoldingBryan Brown / Marcus Woodson
Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile
Offense97—
Defense65—
Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script (2021+ only)
1st-down pass%45.1—
Red-zone pass%28.3—
4th-down go%opp. territory41.9—
Roster construction · portal era

A portal-built roster.

Portal arrivals
56
3.3★ avg rating
Portal departures
57
left via the portal
Net portal flow
-1
#13 of 187 FBS stints
Notable portal arrivals with a modeled NIL value
Kewan Lacy On3 modeled · $2,000,000Princewill Umanmielen On3 modeled · $1,500,000Trinidad Chambliss On3 modeled · $5,000,000Deuce Knight On3 modeled · $1,100,000
On3’s modeled estimate (social reach / exposure), not money actually paid — shown per player, never totaled.
Who they bring in

Brings in bigger-than-position-typical players than most.

Recruits younger transfers than most — more of a development bet.

Avg. size (raw)
6′2″, 235 lbs
across 52 of 56 arrivals — unadjusted for position mix
Size vs. position-typical
+8.0 lbs
#33 of 255 · more than most
Avg. class year
Jr
#241 of 255 · less than most
Top states: FL (8), GA (6), TX (6), LA (5), AL (4)
Who won the portal our read
Talent added
64.4
position-weighted
Talent lost
62.2
position-weighted
Net
+2.2
arrivals minus departures
Best addition: Deuce Knight (QB) from Auburn
Biggest loss: Austin Simmons (QB) to Missouri
Position-value-weighted (QB/CB weighted highest, depth-decayed within each position) — the same scoring engine as the Portal Heat feed, not a separate grade.
Where the roster comes from, by position
Buys Quarterback via the portal
83%
#5 of 206 stints
Buys Tight end via the portal
75%
#16 of 188 stints
Postseason detail2025: Beat Tulane 41–10 College Football Playoff First Round Game2025: Beat Georgia 39–34 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl2025: Lost to Miami 27–31 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

10 NFL Draft picks: Walter Nolen (2025), Jaxson Dart (2025), Tre Harris (2025), Trey Amos (2025), Princely Umanmielen (2025), Jordan Watkins (2025), Chris Paul Jr. (2025), JJ Pegues (2025) + 2 more

1 player-season honored (All-America / national award): Kewan Lacy (2025)

AI Narratives — “Ole Miss's 2025 Roster Shakeup” and 9 more on the team page.

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How to read this. Bands and archetypes come from the Zeitgeist List’s season-by-season stature model, and only apply once a stint clears 3 coached seasons in our ledger — a newer stint shows its real record with no stature judgment yet.