Lane Kiffin will pick up a bonus check from LSU for Mississippi football’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal win on Thursday, Jan. 1.
And while Kiffin flirted with the idea of attending the game of the team he coached six seasons from 2020 to 2025, he ultimately did not attend the Rebels’ 39-34 comeback victory over Georgia, opting instead to attend the LSU women’s basketball game vs. Kentucky (which Kim Mulkey’s squad lost).
In the final seconds of the game, Ole Miss fans let Kiffin know how they really felt about him.
During a review following a Georgia safety in the game’s final seconds, Ole Miss fans started chanting, ‘(expletive) Lane Kiffin,’ in audio that was audible to fans watching the ESPN broadcast (warning: explicit language used).
Kiffin left the Rebels on Nov. 30, two days after leading an Egg Bowl win, to accept the head coaching position at LSU. He fought to remain on as the head coach through the CFP run for the Rebels, but Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter denied him that opportunity.
Before the New Year’s Day game, Kiffin called out ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ about the crew picking Georgia over Ole Miss in a clean sweep.
Despite showing love for his former team, Kiffin has clearly not endeared himself to Ole Miss fans as he prepares to coach LSU beginning with the 2026 college football season.
One game to circle on next year’s schedule: Sept. 19, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, where the language will almost certainly be more audible than what was heard in the Sugar Bowl.