Chris Beard Staying at Ole Miss
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Chris Beard is staying at Ole Miss. The 52-year-old will remain the Rebels' head men's basketball coach despite interest from Texas A&M for the school's vacant job. On3's Pete Nakos reports Ole Miss was able to lure Beard back by offering a significant boost to his salary and NIL resources.
It appears one of the top names connected to the head coach opening for Texas A&M men’s basketball is already off the board.
Lane Kiffin has been the face of Ole Miss athletics since he accepted his job as the head football coach before the 2020 season. Not only has he returned the Rebels to prominence in the college football landscape,
OXFORD — Even as Ole Miss basketball played in the 2025 NCAA tournament, the transfer portal was open. The Rebels' postseason run under second-year coach Chris Beard ended in the Sweet 16. No. 6 Ole Miss lost 73-70 to No. 2 Michigan State on Friday in State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
The Ole Miss men's basketball team was the talk of the NCAA Tournament this season after making its first Sweet 16 appearance in over 20 years. Head coach Chris Beard has pushed the program into the spotlight in just his second year at the school and changed the perception of Rebels basketball.
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