Lane Kiffin cashes in as former Ole Miss team advances in College Football Playoff without him

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Lane Kiffin may be gone from the Ole Miss sidelines, but the new LSU coach still has a vested interest in how his former team fares in the College Football Playoff.

The Ole Miss Rebels proved they would be just fine without Kiffin after Trinidad Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s 39-34 victory over third-ranked Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night. 

LSU new head coach Lane Kiffin speaks at South Stadium Club at Tiger Stadium on Dec. 1, 2025. (Matthew Hinton/Imagn Images)

"A lot of people did doubt us before the season, and they still doubted us when our coach left," Chambliss said after the game. "We just want to play ball and have fun, and I think that’s showing right now."

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Kiffin, who was rumored to possibly attend the College Football Playoff quarterfinal in New Orleans, celebrated the team’s win in a post on social media.

 "What a great finish!!! So much fun!! Only two more to go," he wrote in a post on X, tagging the Ole Miss football team. 

While Kiffin’s well wishes could be interpreted as being said in good faith, there is a financial benefit for Kiffin if the Rebels keep on winning. 

LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin waves to the crowd in the first half of an NCAA basketball game against Kentucky. The game took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)

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According to Front Office Sports, part of LSU’s deal to lure Kiffin away from Ole Miss was to pay his full bonus structure from his previous