Earlier today, we pondered the possibility of Ole Miss hiring away Mississippi State's active head coach.
Now, reality has given us Ole Miss hiring Mississippi State's (former) head coach.
Former Bulldogs head coach Zach Arnett is set to join Lane Kiffin's Rebels staff as an analyst, according to Zach Berry of OMSpirit.
Arnett spent the past four years on the other side of the Egg Bowl rivalry, three as the late Mike Leach's defensive coordinator and the 2023 campaign as head coach. Arnett actually only coached three Egg Bowls, though: he was fired Nov. 13 of last year, 10 days before the Egg Bowl.
Kiffin went 2-1 against Arnett's defenses. Ole Miss won 31-24 in Oxford in 2020, and 31-21 in Starkville the following year.
Mississippi State struck back with a 24-22 victory in Oxford in 2022, in what would tragically become Leach's final game.
Prior to Mississippi State, Arnett spent the first nine years of his career at San Diego State. He started in 2011 as a GA and by 2018 was the Aztecs' defensive coordinator.
As always, stay tuned to The Scoop for the latest.