Lane Kiffin shares thoughts on Ole Miss, Oxford: ‘It's been really awesome for me’

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Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin has spent his head coaching career traveling the country to find his college football home.

Knoxville and Los Angeles ended on sour notes, while Boca Raton was a three-year pit stop as Kiffin looked to work his way back into the high-level coaching ranks.

Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin addresses the media during the SEC Football Media Days on July 18, 2022, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. (Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

But it is Oxford, Mississippi, where Kiffin has finally found his comfort zone, telling reporters how fondly he feels about the program and the city on Monday.

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"I look at it as, you go around town, there's so much excitement around the program, season ticket sales and everything — but I feel like I needed Oxford and Ole Miss a lot more than it needed me. I enjoy it here. It's been awesome. It's been really cool," Kiffin said at his Monday press conference.

Head coach Lane Kiffin of the Mississippi Rebels looks on against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first half at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Oct. 2, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Kiffin took the head coaching job at Ole Miss in 2020, steering the Rebels to a 5-5 record during the COVID-impacted season. In his second year, Mississippi went 10-3 — the first 10-win season in Oxford since 2015 — and earned a trip to the Sugar Bowl.

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"I just think maybe that statement might not surprise people," Kiffin continued