A former head coach of the Giants could potentially see himself at the helm of Ole Miss for the College Football Playoff.
If Lane Kiffin were to leave the Rebels, quarterbacks coach Joe Judge is likely to take over as the interim coach for the program’s upcoming postseason run, according to ESPN.
Judge served as head coach of the Giants during the 2020-21 seasons, leading the team to a disastrous 10-23 record.
Prior to his time in New York, Judge, 43, spent eight seasons on the Patriots’ coaching staff under Bill Belichick before eventually returning to New England after his firing from the Giants.
Before the 2024 college football season, Judge joined the Ole Miss coaching staff as a senior analyst, working closely with Jaxson Dart during his stellar senior campaign with the Rebels.
In 2025, Judge was named the quarterbacks coach for the Rebels and has oversaw the blossoming of Division II transfer Trinidad Chambliss as Ole Miss’ starting quarterback.
Through 11 games for Ole Miss this season, Chambliss, 23, has racked up 2,657 passing yards with 14 touchdowns, helping lead the Rebels to a 10-1 record.
Chambliss has shown his admiration for Judge, calling him a “second father figure” for his guidance throughout the season.
“Really a genuine guy, just a great coach as well,” Chambliss told reporters last week. “He’s always just so attentive to everything, every detail and he helps us out as quarterbacks. He’s always one step ahead of us too. If one play goes a different way than we think then he’s already on it.
“He just does a great job having our mindsets ready for whatever could happen because in football anything can happen. I’m glad that I met a guy like him because he’s really done a great job influencing me and just bettering me as a human being.”
