Ole Miss Rebels are predicted to host one of their SEC rivals in the first round of the College Football Playoff later this month.

Ole Miss is promoting defensive coordinator Pete Golding to be its permanent head coach in the wake of Lane Kiffin’s departure for LSU, the school announced Sunday.

The SEC tiebreakers at play in Week 14 after Texas upset Texas A&M and how Alabama, Ole Miss and Georgia can make the SEC Championship Game now.

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Kiffin's decision comes less than a month before the Rebels are expected to embark on their first College Football Playoff appearance in program history. Ole Miss also won its program-record 11th regular season game with Friday's 38-19 victory over rival Mississippi State.

Kiffin’s request was denied by Keith Carter and the Rebels immediately installed defensive coordinator Pete Golding as their new coach.

The Ole Miss Rebels (10-1), seventh in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, visit the Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-6).