⚡PROVEN: Burns Picked Pete OVER Kiffin | Ole Miss lands 3 in Top 50 | Playoff Expectation

Pete Golding rockets to the top as SEC Network’s Peter Burns stamps him the number one first-year head coach, setting sky-high expectations for Ole Miss in the 2026 college football season. Could Golding outshine Lane Kiffin and Alex Golesh as he inherits a loaded Rebels roster and eyes a 10-2 record with a College Football Playoff berth? Steven Willis spotlights why national pundits—from Cole Cubelic to Paul Finebaum—are rallying around Golding’s Division III grinder story, Saban-influenced football IQ, and playoff pedigree.   Key topics include three Ole Miss standouts—Kewan Lacy, William Echoles, and Trinidad Chambliss—landing in ON3’s Top 45 players, surpassing powerhouse programs like Alabama and Georgia. Dive into discussions on Trinidad Chambliss’s Heisman potential, defensive anchor William Echoles’s draft stock, and how this Rebels roster stacks up against SEC rivals. Is the rest of the college football world finally catching up to what’s brewing in Oxford?   Ole Miss, Ole Miss Rebels, SEC football, Pete Golding, Lane Kiffin, Alex Golesh, Jon Sumrall, Trinidad Chambliss, Kewan Lacy, Perkins, Echoles, college football playoff, college football news, SEC Network, 2026 college football, Ole Miss roster, Clark Brooks, top 100 players, Locked On Ole Miss, Ole Miss podcast, Peter Burns, Ole Miss news, SEC coaches     Episode Timestamps 00:00 Ranking SEC football coaches for 2026 04:52 Pete Golding's playoff success 09:15 Evaluating new SEC coaches 13:18 Discussing recent football commentary 17:57 Talking about Pete Golding 20:03 Discussing top college football players 25:11 Discussing college football rankings 26:09 Audience engagement and upcoming guests   JOIN THE EVERYDAYERS CLUB https://lockedonolemiss.supercast.com/   Everydayer Club   If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub     Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast   Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhl Rugiet. Performance medicine for men.   FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel.Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.