Bruce Feldman joined "Big Noon Kickoff" to give the latest on the Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss saga. Joel Klatt joined to show to weigh in on whether this is the right move for Kiffin.
The Lane Kiffin drama came to an end on Sunday as the Ole Miss Rebels head football coach announced he was leaving the school to take the LSU Tigers’ job.
Kiffin came off a win against Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl rivalry game on Friday afternoon. He said he had a lot of praying to do before making the decision, which was initially expected to be made on Saturday. But Kiffin reportedly had meetings with athletic director Keith Carter and school chancellor Glenn Boyce through the night.
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Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Oct. 25, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)
He met with the team in the afternoon before the decision was officially announced, according to multiple reports. He will not coach the team in the College Football Playoff.
"After a lot of prayer and time spent with family, I made the difficult decision to accept the head coaching position at LSU," Kiffin said in a statement.
"I was hoping to complete a historic six season run with this year's team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs, capitalizing on the team's incredible success and their commitment to finish strong, and investing everything into a playoff run with guardrails in place to protect the program in any areas of concern. My request to do so was denied by Keith Carter despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching them so they could better maintain their high level of performance. Unfortunately, that
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