Elevating Golding also prevents Ole Miss from having to scramble for an external search. As Kiffin's decision lingered on Sunday, other teams in the SEC filled their job openings. Florida is making Tulane's Jon Sumrall its next coach, Auburn hired South Florida's Alex Golesh and Arkansas hired Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield.

BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV challenged Lebanon’s political leaders on Sunday to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside, as he sought to give Lebanon’s long-suffering people a message of hope and bolster a crucial Christian community in the Middle East.