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Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding spoke with reporters at SEC Spring Meetings on Wednesday and was asked about tampering claims from Clemson regarding the signing of linebacker Luke Ferrelli.

In his response, Golding brought up new LSU linebacker TJ Dottery, who followed Lane Kiffin to Baton Rouge after two seasons at Ole Miss.

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"I’m not going to sit up here and say whatever we did or we didn’t do, was it right or was it wrong? But, you know, when you go through what we went through (with tampering), and what you’re seeing day-in and day-out, some things you feel like shouldn’t matter that they’re making a big deal about," Golding said.

“Not comparing [Ferrelli] to a guy who’s been a starter somewhere that wasn’t in the portal that’s at a new school now after going to a semifinal — like what are we doing? That’s the piece where everybody’s at. There’s an enforcement of [Ferrelli], who just took an, but there’s not an enforcement of [Dottery], who was here for three years, and he’s been tampered with the entire time? What are we doing?”
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Chicken5 hours
Pete is butthurt...hopefully it is hurting more after September 19th...
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dandan55 min
Crazy they hired him without a search. This end badly heavy majority of the times for those hires.

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304tiger5 hours
I can't comprehend the jibberish he spit out right there. Clearly he's not denying anything he's being accused of.

If he knows that we tampered to get Dottery, prove it. It probably won't change any penalty coming their way.

Ole Miss is all in on this season anyway. They know that one Chambliss and Lacy are gone, so is their relevance.
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Difference is Golding you were dumb enough to be so blatant with cheating you somehow got caught when everyone is doing it they're just doing it in much smarter ways than you. Like contacting their agents without directly contacting the athlete. Idiot.
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Tiger2tiga4 hours
Will Wade 2.0
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sharkfhin4 hours
Sir you didnt come from Clemson, Lane came from Ole Miss and to LSU. If kids want to follow their coach they can. PG is literally crying about different shite is all I need to know about this fake. I knew he would find a way to blame LSU. WILD.
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This article was a clear as a muddy windshield.
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I really have no idea how Ole Miss fans have ANY confidence that Golding can sustain what Kiffin built there. He will do his best this year b/c of Chambliss & the RB returning, but after that he’s done.
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What kind of mush mouth word salad is that…what an idiot….its like the guy on here who said Kirby would be a F500 CEO if he wanted to
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Nitrogen5 hours
I wonder if Golding will get reprimanded for those comments, or is it just Kiffin?
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Im sorry did Lane call TJ sitting in class 3 weeks after school started?
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Popstiger52 min
Dottery happened because OM paid someone more money than him. When he asked for more they told him no. He packed up and left
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Pete’s a whiny arse bitch ….
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js15914 hours
Go home and sleep it off Pete...
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Spankum4 hours
Every team tampers nowadays. Players go to the highest bidder (and get fired when they don’t perform. There is no point in having a rule against tampering.
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jkylejohnson4 hours
Pete is in way over his head. Ole miss is going back to the toilet and I’m here for it. Can’t wait to stomp their arse come Sept
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ReverendJeffro5 hours
Baseless claims. Throw crap on the wall and see if it sticks.
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SOL246 min
I guess he's not on the email list. Pete , to catch you up to 2026- there are no rules. So , stop whining and go watch The Ghosts of Ole Miss and then you will know what Lane knows.
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Nomadic Bengal2 hours
Pete is in over his head. The collapse will be pure cinema!
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Tiger19882 hours
And he proved that exactly how? Sounds like a player wanting to play for his former HC and sees a sinking ship
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cbree883 hours
Slimey Pete is in for a rude awakening this fall.
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olgoi khorkhoi3 hours
That dude sounds dumb as a bag of hammers
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