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Ole Miss to Hire Western Kentucky CB Coach Keynodo Hudson

The Rebels have reportedly found their new cornerbacks coach in Western Kentucky's Keynodo Hudson

Matt Galatzan

The Ole Miss Rebels are reportedly on the verge of making another new addition to their coaching staff and are expected to hire Western Kentucky's Keynodo Hudson as the team's new cornerbacks coach, according to reports.

Hudson had previously worked under Lane Kiffin at both USC in 2012 and 2013 as a defensive assistant, and at Florida Atlantic as the cornerbacks coach in 2017 and 2018. 

After leaving Boca Raton, Keynodo coached under Lovie Smith at Illinois for two seasons as the defensive backs coach, before Smith left for the Houston Texans. 

Keynodo then moved to Western Kentucky in 2021, where he has coached corners for the last two seasons. 

The 44-year-old is being brought in to replace former Ole Miss cornerbacks coach, Sam Carter, who recently left the program to join the staff with he Purdue Boilermakers.

Last season under Carter, the Rebels ranked 55th in the country and ninth in the SEC in pass defense, giving up 219.8 yards per game. 

Western Kentucky ranked 84th in the country in that category, and fifth in Conference USA, giving up just north of 236 yards per game. 

On Tuesday night, the Rebels made the hire official.

"Coach Hudson has tremendous experience coaching the secondary and is another strong addition to our defensive staff," Kiffin said. "We look forward to reuniting with Coach Hudson and him developing our cornerbacks and making an impact in recruiting, which he has done throughout his career."

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TheGroveReport.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels.

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