Former Texas, Syracuse offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert expected to join Ole Miss staff

Ole Miss is expected to hire former Texas, Syracuse and USF offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert as an analyst, sources tell On3.

Gilbert was also a head coach at McNeese State, where he led the team to a 7-5 record in 2019 prior to being hired as the offensive coordinator at Syracuse.

Gilbert was the offensive coordinator for Charlie Strong’s last year at Texas in 2016 before following Strong to USF and serving as his OC there in 2017 and ’18.

Gilbert, who spent nearly a decade as a high school coach in Texas at the beginning of his coaching career, originally made the move to the college level in 2012 as the offensive coordinator at Eastern Illinois before stops as an offensive coordinator at Bowling Green, a co-offensive coordinator at Tulsa and at the aforementioned places such as Texas, USF, McNeese State and Syracuse.

Ole Miss is heading into its fourth season under Lane Kiffin. The Rebels finished last year 8-5, which followed a 10-3 finish in 2021.