Ole Miss Appoints John David Baker as New Offensive Coordinator

December 9, 2025

New Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding is hiring East Carolina offensive coordinator John David Baker to the identical function in Oxford, in accordance with ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The 35-year-old joined Lane Kiffin’s Rebels’ workers in 2021 because the group’s passing recreation coordinator and tight ends coach earlier than being promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2022. He left after the 2023 season to name performs for the Pirates as the only real offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Amongst American Convention groups in 2025, ECU ranked third in whole offense (465.7), third in passing offense (280.7), and fifth in scoring offense (33.5). He will likely be tasked with changing Kiffin and Charlie Weis Jr. as the first offensive thoughts in Oxford following the group’s 2025 playoff run.—Jackson Sparks – RotoBaller
Supply: Pete Thamel – ESPN