Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss and LSU Tigers football
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Will he or won’t he? Aside from the Rivalry Week games themselves, the drama around Lane Kiffin and his pending decision to either leave Ole Miss for LSU or Flo
Kiffin has an opportunity to carve his face on the Mount Rushmore of Ole Miss legends if he stays. Look at what he has done in six years with the Rebels. His four 10-win seasons over the past five years are more than the team had in the previous 50 seasons combined.
It's the second contract extension in five months for Drinkwitz as the Tigers have won 28 games since the start of the 2023 season.
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What did Al Davis say about Lane Kiffin? Revisiting messy 2007 firing from Raiders after NFL 'con' job
Kiffin's tenure in Oakland was filled with tension between Kiffin and Davis, nearly instantly. Ahead of the 2007 NFL Draft, Kiffin apparently begged Davis to select receiver Calvin Johnson. Davis picked quarterback JaMarcus Russell instead, and the former LSU quarterback is regarded as one of the biggest busts in NFL history.
Mississippi State was down 24-23 when Artie Crosby lined up for a 27-yard field goal to win the game. The Bulldogs had coughed up a previous 23-7 lead late in the third quarter, but still had a chance to win it behind Crosby's leg.
Friday should be the day. The day the Lane Kiffin saga finally begins to draw to a definable conclusion. All the speculation, dart throwing, analyzing, and outright guessing is about to come to an end. The Lane scrutiny is about to reach a verdict. Kiffin must choose. Stay at Ole Miss. Go to LSU. Or, possibly, Florida. Maybe the NFL.
Plus, will CFP playoff expansion really solve the problems of win-now or bust leading to high coaching turnover?
The Ole Miss head coach hasn’t said much of late, but his daughter may have dropped another hint to where he’s headed in her latest TikTok.