Lane Kiffin on Gators rumors after win: 'I love' Ole Miss - ESPN

As the final seconds ticked off Ole Miss' come-from-behind 34-24 win over Florida, the fans inside Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, started chanting, «We want Lane! We want Lane!»

Coach Lane Kiffin has long been rumored to be the top candidate for the Gators' open head coaching job, making their matchup Saturday night somewhat awkward. Kiffin fielded questions about his coaching future during the week and again after the game, given the opponent across the sideline.

«I love what we're doing here,» Kiffin said postgame when asked about his future at Ole Miss. «Today was awesome. To even talk about it right now would be so disrespectful to our players and how well they played today. We've got a lot of things going here. Doing really well, and I love it here.»

The win moved No. 7 Ole Miss to 10-1 heading into an open date before it closes the season at Mississippi State. A berth in the College Football Playoff is all but certain if the Rebels beat the Bulldogs in the Egg Bowl.

Though nobody at Ole Miss said its result against Florida last year would serve as a motivating factor, it is hard to ignore the fact that the Gators' win over the Rebels last year kept them out of the playoff.

For a large chunk of Saturday night, it appeared Florida might do the same thing for a second straight season. In the first half, Ole Miss did not have an answer for Florida quarterback DJ Lagway, who threw for one touchdown and ran for another to give the Gators a 24-20 lead at halftime.

Ole Miss made one mistake after another in the red zone, costing itself valuable points. Twice the Rebels turned the ball over on downs after getting inside the 5-yard line, and on two other drives they had to settle for field goals inside the