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Ole Miss Coach Derrick Nix Joins Hugh Freeze as Auburn OC

Originally posted on Ole Miss Rebels on SI
By John Macon Gillespie | Last updated Jan 17, 2024 10:51 AM ET

Ole Miss Rebels assistant coach Derrick Nix has officially joined Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers as the program’s next offensive coordinator.

The Ole Miss account on X (previously known as Twitter) posted a thank you message to Nix for his time in Oxford, one you can view below.

According to Ole Miss’ statement, the program will begin the search for a new wide receivers coach immediately “with the objective of finding the best fit to coach the top wide receiver room in America.”

A native of Atalla, Alabama, Nix spent his playing days with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles where he also began his coaching career as a graduate assistant in 2003. He had a stop with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons in 2007 before joining the Ole Miss staff in 2008 as the running backs coach, a position he held through 2019.

Once Lane Kiffin gained the head coaching job in Oxford, Nix shifted to the role of wide receivers coach, a post he has held ever since. He was named assistant head coach in 2022.

This article first appeared on Ole Miss Rebels on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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