The college football offseason always brings about change to rosters and coaching staffs, and Ole Miss isn’t immune to the ever shifting world of the sport.
This week two staffers in player development left the program with one heading to the NFL and the other to archrival LSU. Rumors began swirling early in the week and then Kelvin Bolden, coordinator of recruiting strategy, eventually tweeting the news of his departure for LSU where he’ll be an assistant general manager.
One of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make… but I just want to say:
Thank you, @OleMissFB for a great 3 years.
For the memories, the relationships, and the opportunity to be a part of something special. I appreciate the coaching staff and everyone apart of this… pic.twitter.com/Po9zXJBSxJ
— Kelvin Bolden (@_kbolden) July 8, 2025
Bolden has been a part of one of the most successful three run stints in program history, and there was certainly some credit thrown his way in terms of landing players in Oxford. Undoubtedly, LSU would not have come to him and given him more responsibility had he not been producing for the Rebels.
Director of player personnel Alex Brown is also leaving Ole Miss for the Atlanta Falcons and the NFL. He is slated for a position in the Falcons’ scouting department, which I think for anyone is a job offer that would be very difficult to turn down.
What does all this mean exactly for Ole Miss and its program though? It could be a bit of a set back initially until hires are made, but ultimately it’s still Lane Kiffin’s program that has had an incredibly successful run. One of the most dynamic offenses in the country isn’t going to stop attracting talent, and the Grove Collective and revenue sharing futures of the game are going to continue bringing in recruits.
The landscape of college football with further introduction of revenue sharing however puts more emphasis than ever on scouting and finding the right players for Ole Miss’ system. This is the ‘X’ factor to me for what our staffs have been able to do - find some under the radar talent early on who work in a Kiffin offense.
Absolutely give some credit to Brown and Bolden for their work, but its part of a much larger overall strategy that fits how this program has been built the last five years.