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Ole Miss General Manager Austin Thomas Returning To LSU
Ole Miss General Manager Austin Thomas Returning To LSU
Baton Rouge is calling Ole Miss Rebels general manager Austin Thomas for a third time.
OXFORD, Miss. -- The Ole Miss Rebels are in the market for another staff member, as senior associate athletic director/football general manager Austin Thomas is reportedly set to return to the LSU Tigers for a third stint, per 247Sports.
Thomas joined Ole Miss' staff in 2022 after becoming one of the first general managers in all of college football with the Tigers in 2021 after he worked with LSU as a part of Les Miles' staff from 2013 to 2017. While at Ole Miss, Thomas oversaw the football program's administrative and operational functions and was a liaison to campus constituents.
Thomas was not retained by LSU when coach Brian Kelly was hired in December of 2021, but it appears Baton Rouge is calling yet again.
From 2018 to 2019 Thomas worked for the Texas A&M Aggies as their associate athletic director for football personnel. In 2020, he served as the senior associate athletic director for the Baylor Bears' football program.
Before that, Thomas started as a member of Lane Kiffin's staff during his coaching stints with the Tennessee Volunteers and USC Trojans.
The loss of Thomas hurts, but fortunately Ole Miss has not gone through too much staff turnover this offseason. The Rebels hired the Illinois Fighting Illini's George McDonald as wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator on Saturday after Derrick Nix recently took a promotion with the Auburn Tigers.
SOURCE: King, Ben. "Ole Miss General Manager Austin Thomas Returning To LSU." SI.com - The Grove Report, January 28, 2024,
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Re: Ole Miss General Manager Austin Thomas Returning To LSU
Chris Low at ESPN is reporting that Kiffin is hiring Billy Glasscock to replace Austin Thomas.
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Lane Kiffin is hiring Billy Glasscock as @OleMissFB's GM, sources tell ESPN. Glasscock was Steve Sarkisian's player personnel guy the last three years at Texas and previously served in similar roles at NC State and Minnesota. Glasscock has a strong rep as a keen talent evaluator.
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