Lane Kiffin did nothing wrong in leaked exchange with DeSanto Rollins over mental health - commentary

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Lane Kiffin has nothing to apologize for during the leaked exchange with DeSanto Rollins.

The Ole Miss football coach is facing intense criticism and scrutiny after audio leaked of him getting into it with the defensive lineman turned offensive lineman over the excuse he wasn’t showing up over mental health reasons. The Ole Miss player was gone for weeks before speaking with his head coach.

Rollins was eventually removed as an active player following an intense meeting with Kiffin, and the audio went mega-viral Thursday – weirdly released right before the biggest game of the Ole Miss coach’s career against Georgia. 

head coach Lane Kiffin of the Mississippi Rebels  during the game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 04, 2023 in Oxford, Mississippi.  (Justin Ford/Getty Images)

You can listen to the viral segment below, and send me your thoughts to David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

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While many are going wild over the audio clip, Front Office Sports released the full exchange that paints a better picture. In fact, Kiffin goes out of his way to say he’s not attempting to diminish any problems Rollins might have. He just needs to meet with the player to speak. Interesting how that wasn’t included in the viral clips. Just so everything is out in the open, we’re publishing the audio transcribed to the best of our ability.

"You have a f---ing head coach. This is a job. Guess what? If I have mental issues  — and I’m not diminishing them — I can’t not see my f---ing boss, when you were told again and again the