Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin 'struggled' with criticism amid his flirtation with Auburn job

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When Auburn began its search for the program's next head coach toward the end of the 2022 college football season, Lane Kiffin quickly became the school's top choice.

In an interview with ESPN on Friday, Kiffin revealed that the criticism he received from some fans over how he handled the process had left him feeling conflicted.

For several weeks, Kiffin weighed the pros and cons between the opportunity at Auburn and his current job with the Rebels.

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Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin looks on during a college football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide on November 12, 2022, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.  (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

But, Kiffin believes that he took the right approach in the midst of a difficult situation.

"We screw up all the time," Kiffin noted. "But when you think you’re doing the right thing, and then you’re really criticized for it — especially by your own people — I struggled with that because I feel like I went through a decision-making process that you’re supposed to go through."

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Three days before Ole Miss closed out the regular season, WCBI News reported Kiffin was expected to resign from his head coaching position and take the reins at Auburn's next coach.

A short time later, Kiffin took to Twitter to respond to the report by posting a picuture of him reading "The Egg Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss" along with the caption, "Just doing some late night reading ⁦@OleMissFB."

Kiffin then quote-tweeted a WCBI