# 2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team will represent the University of Southern Mississippi in the Sun Belt Conference's West Division during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles are expected to be led by first-year head coach Charles Huff. The Golden Eagles play home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

## Offseason
### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | Destination |
| Damion Miller | S | Alcorn State |
| Wil Saxton | OL | Arkansas State |
| Kenyon Clay | RB | Arkansas State |
| Ethan Crawford | QB | Arkansas State |
| Connor Gibbs | K | Auburn |
| Micheal Caraway Jr. | DB | Florida |
| Will James | DB | Houston |
| Vernorrius Chaney | DB | Jackson State |
| Jo Cryer | OL | McNeese |
| Dakota Thomas | WR | Nevada |
| Tanner Welch | OL | Northwest Mississippi CC |
| Jack Tannehill | K | Samford |
| Tre'Mon Henry | DE | South Alabama |
| Zay Franks | DB | Southern |
| Justyn Reid | TE | Tulane |
| Jordan Johnson | S | UT Martin |
| Braxton Myers | DB | Western Kentucky |
| Javieon Butler | WR | Unknown |
| Ja'Len Sims | LB | Unknown |
| Ryan Johnson | DE | Unknown |
| Desmyn Baker | LB | Unknown |
| Tre Pinkney | LB | Unknown |
| Ques McNeal | DB | Unknown |
| Reed Jesiolowski | TE | Unknown |
| Keyshawn Buckley | WR | Unknown |
| Tate Rodemaker | QB | Unknown |
| Jameer Lewis | DE | Unknown |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Previous school |
| Christian Anderson | OL | Alabama A&M |
| J'Mond Tapp | DE | Arizona State |
| Josh Battle | S | Chattanooga |
| Jez Janvier | OT | Eastern Michigan |
| Broderick Roman | IOL | Eastern Michigan |
| Dominick Hill | DB | Liberty |
| Guylijah Theodule | DB | Marshall |
| Braylon Braxton | QB | Marshall |
| Alec Clark | P | Marshall |
| Isaiah Gibson Sr. | DL | Marshall |
| Ian Foster | S | Marshall |
| J.J. Hawkins | DE | Marshall |
| Josh Moten | DB | Marshall |
| Elijah Metcalf | WR | Marshall |
| Chuck Montgomery | WR | Marshall |
| Ishmael Ibraheem | DB | Marshall |
| Bralon Brown | WR | Marshall |
| Ahmere Foster | S | Marshall |
| Jabari Ishmael | DE | Marshall |
| Tychaun Chapman | WR | Marshall |
| Corey Myrick | S | Marshall |
| MaLik Caswell | S | Marshall |
| Carl Chester | WR | Marshall |
| Mathis Haygood | LB | Marshall |
| Moses Gray | RB | Marshall |
| Anthony Richard | DB | Marshall |
| Hayes Creel | OL | McNeese |
| Jeffery Pittman | RB | Mississippi State |
| Micah Davis | WR | Ole Miss |
| Matt Jones | RB | Ole Miss |
| Michael Montgomery | LB | Portland State |
| Cooper Frazier | OL | Samford |
| Aaryn Parks | OL | South Carolina |
| Landry Lyddy | QB | UAB |
| Aloali'i Maui | OL | Utah State |
| Robert Briggs Jr. | RB | Utah State |
| Grant Page | WR | Utah State |
| Jonathan Pennix | DB | Virginia Tech |

### Coaching staff additions

| Name | New Position | Previous Team | Previous Position |
| Charles Huff | Head coach | Marshall | Head coach |
| Blake Anderson | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | Utah State | Head coach |
| Jason Semore | Defensive coordinator/Linebackers | Marshall | Defensive coordinator |
| Dominique Bowman | Defensive backs | Temple | Cornerbacks |
| Aaron Dobson | Wide receivers | Marshall | Wide receivers |
| Telly Lockette | Running backs | Marshall | Run game coordinator/Running backs |
| Taveze Calhoun | Cornerbacks | West Georgia | Cornerbacks |
| Sean Coughlin | Offensive line | Eastern Michigan | Assistant head coach/Offensive line/Co-offensive run game coordinator |
| Brandon Deaderick | Defensive line | Ole Miss | Analyst |
| Joe Bolden | Special teams | Tulsa | Special teams/Co-defensive run game coordinator |
| Dalton Williams | Tight ends | Texas | Offensive analyst |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | Mississippi State* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS |
| September 6 | Jackson State* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS |
| September 13 | Appalachian State | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS |
| September 20 | at Louisiana Tech* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie) |
| September 27 | Jacksonville State* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS |
| October 9 | at Georgia Southern | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA |
| October 18 | at Louisiana | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA |
| October 25 | Louisiana–Monroe | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS |
| November 8 | at Arkansas State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR |
| November 15 | Texas State | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS |
| November 22 | at South Alabama | Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL |
| November 29 | Troy | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS |
| *Non-conference game ||||