Ole Miss Staff Tracker – 2019-20



After a 15-21 record in three seasons and a controversial ending in their Egg Bowl loss, Matt Luke was let go as the head coach of his alma mater in early December. 

In a quick and effective search, FAU’s Lane Kiffin was hired about a week later to revitalize the Ole Miss program and fan base. The early returns show that he’s done just that, and the hire of Mike Leach at rival Mississippi State has a whole lot of folks with no vested interest in the game looking forward to the Egg Bowl matchup between the two coaches full of personalities. 

Kiffin quickly targeted a number of quality coaches to bring with him to Oxford, including Jeff Lebby, DJ Durkin, and Chris Patridge to fill his coordinator roles.  

Kiffin was also able to retain Freddie Roach after reportedly being in the mix for the same job with the New York Giants. He was also able to beef up their strength department with four hires that will serve as associate directors of strength and conditioning. 

On January 18th, Kiffin completed his staff by officially retaining Derrick Nix and Freddie Roach and announcing the addition of Terrell Buckley to coach the corners. 

Below is a look at Kiffin’s full staff. Salaries will be updated once they’re released. 



LANE KIFFIN     HEAD COACH

OFFENSE                  
Jeff Lebby                Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks (Salary TBA)                 
Joe Jon Finley         Tight Ends / Pass Game Coordinator (Salary TBA)                 
Randy Clements      Offensive Line / Run Game Coordinator (Salary TBA)                 
Derrick Nix               Wide Receivers (Salary TBA)                 
Kevin Smith              Running Backs (Salary TBA)

DEFENSE                 
DJ Durkin                 Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers (Salary TBA)                 
Chris Partridge         Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties (Salary TBA)                 
Freddie Roach         Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Recruiting Coordinator (Salary TBA)               
Terrell Buckley         Corners (Salary TBA)

SPECIAL TEAMS                  
Blake Gideon          Special Teams Coordinator (Salary TBA)

STRENGTH                
Wilson Love             Director of S&C (Salary TBA)               
Corey Miller             Associate Director of S&C (Salary TBA)               
Lance Ancar            Associate Director of S&C (Salary TBA)               
Jawarski Beckum    Associate Director of S&C (Salary TBA)               
KJ Florence             Associate Director of S&C (Salary TBA)

SOURCE: Samuels, Doug. "Ole Miss Staff Tracker – 2019-20." The Scoop, 18 January 2020, https://footballscoop.com/news/ole-miss-staff-tracker-2019-20/