There's no doubt about Pete Golding loving his job as the head coach at Ole Miss. But there is one particular thing he would trade the head coaching perks for in a heartbeat: to be one of the boys again.
When asked about what's changed in his life since putting on the head coach hat, Golding described how he learned the hard way that it's lonely at the top —and way more crowded at dinner.
Pete Golding misses the anonymity
"It's super different, like when you try to go out to eat and do normal sh*t like you think is normal, that obviously is not normal. It's amazing to me how the world works and what one title could change," Golding said in his spring presser.
The Rebels' head coach further added how the added responsibility of delegating tasks is soemthing he is still getting used to coming as a DII assistant coach
"But other than that, trying to get on a really good routine for me. Like I've mentioned before, delegating things, how it hasn't always been my strong suit in something. In DII, you have a lot of guys that delegate to you, and you just do it and kinda get used to that."
"But really getting on a good routine from a recruiting standpoint while still calling the defense. Obviously from a personal standpoint, being around the offensive guys and all that and getting all the programs in place. to develop young men from the way that we need them from a program standpoint. So, yeah, it's been really fun but I'm continuing to tweak the schedule daily."
Even if it is a struggle, Golding manages it well. After all, he did lead the Rebels to a CFP run right after taking on the head coaching reins for the first time.
The offseason is time for Golding to iron out his wrinkles and prepare for another postseason run to the National Championship.