{"id":476974,"date":"2026-10-26T08:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/476974\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T08:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:54:18","slug":"pete-goldings-post-texas-loss-assessment-of-auburn-proves-how-seriously-ole-miss-takes-the-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/476974\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Golding’s post-Texas loss assessment of Auburn proves how seriously Ole Miss takes the Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding isn’t overlooking Auburn after his team lost 34-27 to Texas in Austin<\/a> on Saturday night, the Rebels’ second defeat of the season. Golding understands that in the SEC this season, practically every team is dangerous.<\/p>\n

That’s especially true for a Tigers program that upset Georgia on the road<\/a> last weekend. The 38-17 loss to LSU<\/a> in Week 8 didn’t change Golding’s mind about Auburn. Golding still believes an upset is possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told them we control our own destiny, you know. So we got to go out, and we\u2019ve got several really good teams we still got to play. All we\u2019re concerned about tomorrow is us, and then we\u2019ll move on to Auburn on Monday. That\u2019s a good football team that obviously already beat Georgia. So we know it\u2019s a tough slate, but I think it\u2019s the right group,” Golding said postgame<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not an undefeated team left in this league. So we control our own destiny. You ain\u2019t got no \u2018my bads.\u2019 We said all that and that\u2019s what I said in the locker room. You ain\u2019t got no days off anymore. You know, that\u2019s over. So it\u2019s not easy, week in and week out. But we got the right group. We got the right type of guys. We got good players. So we\u2019re going to go to work and see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Golding guided Ole Miss to two victories in the CFP last year against Tulane and UGA, he won’t make his first CFP as full-time head coach in his debut campaign with any losses in the next five weeks.<\/p>\n

With the way Auburn just looked against LSU, it’d be a serious issue if the Rebels took that loss to Alex Golesh’s squad on Halloween.<\/p>\n

Ole Miss loses major piece vs. Texas who could’ve terrorized Auburn<\/p>\n

While Ole Miss will have its starting quarterback, Trinidad Chambliss, for the Auburn matchup at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday, it’s looking like the Rebels will be without star running back Kewan Lacy.<\/p>\n

Lacy left the game with a shoulder injury on the same arm that’s been bothering him and cost him the Florida game in Week 4. Golding said he’d have updates soon on Lacy’s status. Lacy was being held in check against the Longhorns, amassing just 36 yards on 16 carries before leaving the game and not returning.<\/p>\n

The Tigers will need to keep an eye on Makhi Frazier out of the backfield and keep tabs on a deep Ole Miss receiving corps still.<\/p>\n

Without Lacy serving as a big-play threat on the ground, there may be more pressure on Chambliss to win the game with his arm, though.<\/p>\n

Keeping a consistent pass rush on Chambliss and denying his deep balls will be DJ Durkin’s biggest test against his former employer. Auburn’s safety room should have the latter task handled. Hopefully, the defensive front is capable of handling its end of the bargain against one of the game’s best playmakers behind center.<\/p>\n

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