Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin: 'Ridiculous' Black coaches don't get more opportunities to become head coaches

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Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin wants to see change on the sidelines and expressed as much to reporters on Saturday as the Rebels get set to play Mercer in about three weeks.

Kiffin was asked about giving wide receivers coach Derrick Nix the chance to act as the head coach for the team’s scrimmage. Kiffin said he wanted to give Nix the "opportunity to see what it’s like."

He then talked about wanting to see more minority head coaches in the NFL and college football.

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Head coach Lane Kiffin of the Mississippi Rebels during the Mississippi State Bulldogs game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Nov. 24, 2022, in Oxford, Mississippi. (Justin Ford/Getty Images)

"I remember my dad telling me a long time ago to be very grateful for what you have, because this has not been a good profession at all for minorities," Kiffin said, via the Clarion Ledger. "He used to say all the time, 'I'm just telling you, there's more Tony Dungys, there's more Lovie Smiths, there's more Mike Tomlins that never get the opportunity.’"

Kiffin’s father, Monte, was a longtime NFL and college coach before he joined Ole Miss as a player personnel analyst under his son. He was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defensive coordinator that produced a Hall of Fame defense with Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp and John Lynch. Monte Kiffin worked under Dungy for some of those years. Herm Edwards, Lovie Smith and Jim Caldwell were among the assistants.

"I just hope Black coaches that don't get opportunities start getting opportunities, because it is ridiculous," Lane Kiffin added. "We're talking about two major conferences right here