Ole Miss rewarded defensive coordinator Pete Golding with a three-year contract extension to make him one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in college football , per ESPN's Chris Low . Golding is set to earn an average of $2.61 million per year over the life of the contract, which ranks fourth nationally among defensive coordinators. Only Penn State's Jim Knowles ($3.1 million), Auburn's DJ Durkin ($2.7 million) and USC's D'Anton Lynn ($2.65 million) have higher average annual salaries.

Golding becomes the second-highest earner among SEC defensive coordinators with the new deal. And with a 2025 salary of $2.55 million, he becomes the second-highest earner among all college football assistants for this season. His salary increases next year to $2.6 million and in 2027 to $2.

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