​OXFORD — Ole Miss football coach Pete Golding understands both sides of college football’s latest controversy, and he chose to not cast blame on either side.Former Ole Miss tight end Dae’Quan Wright and defensive tackle Zxavian Harris, both of whom signed undrafted free agent deals with NFL teams, are expected to return to college and join Lane Kiffin at LSU, per media reports. Both players got eligibility on Aug. 19 because of a Louisiana court ruling.”I’m not going to get into my feelings about what I think it does for the sport,” Golding said Aug. 24. “I don’t think we’ve got enough time to deal with that type of stuff. But I think all of us have a responsibility to our current roster and a responsibility in the chair that you are in also to produce a really good football team.”The complicating factor in the ruling is that schools must still follow NCAA-mandated roster limits. Adding a player such as Wright or Harris could require a coach to cut a player who would have otherwise made the roster. It means balancing between fielding the best team possible and honoring a commitment.”This one is unique because of the timing of things,” Golding said. “Kind of like we talked about in the last press conference. Here are the guidelines in which you are responsible for managing a roster, and there’s numbers and specific things that obviously you’ve got to do to put yourself in a position to win.”Because LSU is involved, Wright and Harris’ moves continue to ratchet up the tension ahead of Ole Miss’ Week 3 home game against LSU on Sept. 19. Kiffin left Ole Miss just before the 2025 College Football Playoff. It was a move Harris initially criticized.Golding is going into his first full season as a head coach. It’s hard to even commit to a strategy because lawsuits can be stayed or overruled. He echoed previous comments that he likes where the Ole Miss roster is, and the Rebels aren’t likely to add players unless an injury changes things.”Obviously it’s unique times,” Golding said. “I think every year it’s been a little something different, kind of since COVID there been something new to manage and go through. It’s always very fluid. Feels like it changes every day with a different court case and all those type of things.”Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@gannett.com or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Why Ole Miss’ Pete Golding is staying out of NFL players back in college controversy