Ole Miss players push back on Lane Kiffin’s claim that team asked AD to let him finish season with Rebels

Urban Meyer joins Colin Cowherd to discuss Miami’s argument to make the CFP over Notre Dame, Ohio State’s matchup with Indiana in the Big Ten Championship, and Lane Kiffin moving from Ole Miss to LSU.

Lane Kiffin said in his farewell to Ole Miss post that players on the team asked athletic director Keith Carter to let him stay, but that claim is being refuted by a starting Rebel.

Kiffin said in his post that he requested to "complete a historic six season run with this year's team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs," but Carter denied it "despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching."

Starting center Brycen Sanders called out Kiffin bluntly, quoting his X post.

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Ole Miss Rebels offensive lineman Brycen Sanders during the college football game between the LSU Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels on Sept. 27, 2025, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. (Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"'Despite the team asking me to keep coaching;'. I think everyone that was in that room would disagree," Sanders posted.

It should be noted Sanders misquoted Kiffin, but it's quite clear how some players feel about Kiffin's departure and post.

"Let em' know. Every single person," fellow offensive lineman Jayden Williams said in response to Sanders' post.

Linebacker Suntarine Perkins added, "That was not the message you said in the meeting room. Everybody that was in there can vouch on this."

Kiffin left the Rebels for LSU after weeks of speculation. He was introduced as the team's head coach on Monday, one day after being booed while boarding a private jet from Oxford.

Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin in the fourth quarter against the