Get To Know Joe BoldenBefore Coach Bolden was calling the shots for the Southern Miss defense, he was the one in the middle of it. “Number one, he’s a great, great, great young man,” Coach Bolden said. Southern Miss defensive coordinator Joe Bolden adjusts his headset during a spring game at M.M. But after listening to Coach Bolden, there is not much mystery surrounding what he wants Southern Miss to become. There is still plenty of work ahead before Southern Miss opens the 2026 season, but the identity Coach Bolden wants is already taking shape: Fast.