Jaxson Dart's dad says he texted Lane Kiffin about potentially becoming Giants coach

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The New York Giants are 2-7 for the third season in a row, and it feels like Brian Daboll's seat is hotter than ever.

Daboll joined Big Blue, with Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley, ahead of the 2022 season. He got the Giants to the playoffs at 9-7-1 and won Coach of the Year. But the past three seasons have been utter misery.

There is one bright spot, though, in East Rutherford, and that is quarterback Jaxson Dart, whom the team traded up for in April.

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Mississippi Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart talks with head coach Lane Kiffin during the first half against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.  (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

With Daboll only under contract through next year, the Giants in the midst of another losing season and the college coaching carousel, there has been some speculation that Dart's coach at Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin, could replace Daboll.

So, Dart's dad, Brandon, said he texted Kiffin personally in "our Kiffin-Dart family text thread."

"I think [New York radio host] Boomer Esiason had said something in the media today that maybe they should throw out a potential coaching (offer) to Kiffin, and he just sent it over with a smirk and just said, ‘It’s too cold in New York for me.’ It’s just kind of funny," the elder Dart told the "Bleav in Ole Miss" podcast.

Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin watches his team against Oklahoma during the first in Norman, Okla., Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

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