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Pete Golding’s first game as Ole Miss Rebels’ head coach could hardly have gone more smoothly. Thrust into the role after Lane Kiffin’s abrupt departure to LSU, Golding guided the No. 6 Rebels to a dominant 41-10 victory over No. 11 Tulane in the opening round of the College Football Playoff, quieting any doubts about […]

Ole Miss Rebels appear to have avoided a worst-case scenario after star running back Kewan Lacy exited multiple times during Saturday’s College Football Playoff win over Tulane Green Wave. After the 41-10 victory at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding addressed concerns surrounding Lacy’s health, offering a cautiously optimistic update. “He banged his […]

Ole Miss football turned the page to the Pete Golding era following Lane Kiffin’s abrupt exit to LSU. Now Rebels fans are turning up the idea that their team looks national championship ready after dismantling Tulane. With soon-to-be Florida head coach Jon Sumrall on the other side, Ole Miss walloped the Green Wave 41-10 Saturday. […]

Ole Miss might have a bigger concern than Lane Kiffin in the 2025-2026 College Football Playoffs. The Rebels were rolling early in their first-round matchup with Tulane, but were briefly forced to hold their breath when quarterback Trinidad Chambliss left on their final drive of the first half. Chambliss was in a rhythm early and […]

The No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels are set to take on the No. 20 Tulane Green Wave in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday. Leading up to the contest, an awesome video was shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, about the program adjusting to life after Lane Kiffin left for […]

The college football transfer portal gained another marquee addition on Thursday when TCU quarterback Josh Hoover confirmed his decision to leave Fort Worth. The portal does not officially open until January 2, but Hoover is already arguably the top player available. Hoover joins a growing list of highly coveted quarterbacks seeking their next teams in […]

It is a rematch of an earlier season contest as Tulane visits Ole Miss in the first round of the College Football Playoff. As Tulane looks to pull the upset in the first round, it is time to make three bold predictions on the game. Tulane has a new head coach as Jon Sumrall has […]

The College Football Playoff bracket has never been as disputed as it is in 2025, with two Group of Five programs and a three-loss team in Alabama making the cut. However, through the chaos, coaches are still doubting Ole Miss and Alabama more than any other team in the field. The majority of coaches were […]

The Ole Miss football community suffered a big blow when Lane Kiffin left for LSU at the end of November, but the program is proudly moving forward with new head coach Pete Golding. The former defensive coordinator is hoping to ease this transition by assembling a respectable staff, and that includes hiring people who worked […]

The “Lane Train” has officially pulled out of the station in Oxford, and one specific passenger isn’t surprised it went off the rails. Lane Kiffin is heading to Baton Rouge to take over at LSU, leaving Ole Miss after a historic 11-win season. While the move shakes up the SEC, it also serves as a […]

The 2025 Ole Miss football season has a chance to be the best season in school history. However, the on-field performance has been derailed by what happened off the field. Lane Kiffin was talking to LSU about their job opening, and the speculation carried on until it was official, and Kiffin left to coach LSU. […]

LSU stole the Ole Miss head coach, as Lane Kiffin moved from the Rebels to the Tigers. In the process of the move of Kiffin to LSU, multiple coaches moved from Ole Miss to Baton Rouge. Now, a person from the former LSU staff is heading to Ole Miss. According to Pete Nakos of On3, […]

Ole Miss football fans are going scorched earth on Lane Kiffin following his exit to LSU. That includes an Oxford yoga studio owner calling the 50-year-old a “young boy.” The Athletic’s Christopher Kamrani and Joe Rexrode doubled up to gain insight on Kiffin’s departure. Few were more vocal than yoga studio owner Rachel Romero, who […]

Ole Miss football has a big game coming up this week, as they face Tulane in the College Football Playoffs. Unfortunately, they’ll be doing it without one of the key pieces that helped them get there, which was Lane Kiffin. The head coach made the decision a few weeks ago to leave the program to […]

Lane Kiffin is not taking the criticism surrounding his recent career move too harshly. The new LSU football coach is using country star Morgan Wallen to cope with the Ole Miss fan base dragging his name through the mud. Kiffin has never been one to take anything personally, and has not changed at all amid […]

Lane Kiffin will make his return to Oxford on Sept. 19, 2026, when LSU football visits Ole Miss football in Week 3 of the 2026 college football season, the SEC revealed as part of its 2026 schedule release. This will be Kiffin’s first trip back to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium since leaving Oxford and taking the LSU […]

If there was one person who was closely monitoring the next move of in-demand coach Lane Kiffin, it was New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart. Kiffin was heavily linked to the Giants following the firing of Brian Daboll. It would have been a grand reunion for Kiffin and Dart, who teamed up for three years […]

College football is in the final stages of one of the most chaotic coaching cycles in recent memory. From James Franklin being hired at Virginia Tech to the drama surrounding Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss job. Over 20 jobs changed hands in this latest coaching carousel, and with so many changes, there are bound to be […]

The Ole Miss football team continues to rebuild its coaching staff, following the departure of Lane Kiffin. Ole Miss is bringing back former coach John David Baker to be its offensive coordinator, per CBS Sports. He was coaching at East Carolina. “Led the way as ECU finished the regular season ranked 14th nationally in total […]

Ole Miss football’s run to the College Football Playoff was already wild. Now it has a full-blown crossover episode with LSU. Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. is back in Oxford to call plays for the Rebels in the CFP, even after reportedly agreeing to a three-year, $6 million deal to follow Lane Kiffin to LSU […]

As the SEC Championship concluded this past weekend, teams are preparing for the postseason or next year. As the dust settles on the 2025 campaign, it is time for a final edition of the SEC Football Power Rankings. 1. Georgia (-) Georgia is coming off a massive victory over Alabama in the SEC Championship game. […]

The LSU Tigers football program has dominated headlines since hiring head coach Lane Kiffin, and one familiar voice just added fuel to the story. Former Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU coach and current ESPN College GameDay analyst Nick Saban broke down the chaotic transition in Baton Rouge, offering rare insight into Kiffin’s mindset during one […]

While some prominent media personalities have expressed sympathy and support for Lane Kiffin, who has complained about not being able to coach Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff (CFP) after leaving for LSU, Travis and Jason Kelce feel the worst for the Rebels’ players. Both Kelce brothers played college football at Cincinnati — Jason […]

The Oregon State Beavers football program delivered an early recruiting jolt when Class of 2026 wide receiver Jameson Powell flipped his commitment from the Ole Miss Rebels to Oregon State on Wednesday. The move immediately drew wide attention across the college football recruiting landscape and signaled that new head coach JaMarcus Shephard is already shaping […]

Recently, the Ole Miss football program received a jolt when head coach Lane Kiffin announced he would be departing to take the same position at LSU football. Making matters more chaotic was that Ole Miss told Kiffin he would not be allowed to coach the Rebels on their expected upcoming college football playoff run, but […]

As the shockwaves from LSU’s aggressive pursuit of Lane Kiffin rolled across college football, many wondered how the shakeup might affect Ole Miss’ College Football Playoff hopes. Yet when the latest CFP rankings were released Tuesday night, the Rebels didn’t fall, they actually climbed to No. 6. CFP committee chair Hunter Yurachek spoke to the […]

The fallout of coach Lane Kiffin leaving Ole Miss to go coach at LSU continues. It is not only fans jeering him at the airport; his former players are calling him out as well.  On Tuesday, Ole Miss OL Brycen Sanders took to social media to take issue with Kiffin for a statement he made […]

Retired NFL Super Bowl champion quarterback Eli Manning has spoken openly about the Lane Kiffin situation. Kiffin left Manning’s alma mater, Ole Miss, to take the LSU head coaching job. Reports indicate Ole Miss football fans were heckling Kiffin on his way out of Oxford. Manning had a one word response when Kiffin announced during […]

Recently, the Ole Miss football program learned that head coach Lane Kiffin would be abandoning the team in order to accept the head coaching job at SEC rival LSU. The Ole Miss brass insisted that Kiffin not coach the team on their upcoming playoff run, which is expected to be confirmed by the playoff committee […]

Lane Kiffin has left for LSU, and the theories that an 11-1 Ole Miss football team will miss the College Football Playoff (CFP) have officially arrived. Despite winning every game but a road clash with SEC Championship Game participant Georgia, which they were beating in the fourth quarter, the Rebels may be at risk of […]

After Lane Kiffin decided to leave Ole Miss for LSU, Rebels fans didn’t take too kindly to the situation. Ole Miss fans unleashed their fire at Kiffin as he left on a jet at the airport. Now, it appears that even more people who knew Kiffin aren’t taking kindly to his decision to leave Oxford. […]

LSU football coach Lane Kiffin found himself the villain of the college football world, when he left Ole Miss in recent days to become the head coach in Baton Rouge. Kiffin departed Ole Miss after leading that school to an almost assured College Football Playoff appearance this season. Now, Kiffin is facing some even deeper […]

The regular season in the SEC has come to a close. It did not end without some major shakeups in the Power Rankings. Georgia and Alabama will now face off in the SEC title game, but first, the final regular-season rankings need to come out. Between upsets and coaching moves, teams have moved around in […]

Momentum had been building for days as speculation swirled around a possible move, and the storyline finally hit its peak when Lane Kiffin was introduced as the new head coach of the LSU Tigers football program Monday afternoon. His arrival sent a jolt through the college football landscape and added another twist to an already […]

Lane Kiffin’s decision to leave Ole Miss in the middle of bowl season for their conference rival, LSU, is one of the more controversial college football stories in recent memory. To make matters worse, Kiffin advocated for finishing out the season with Ole Miss before departing in the offseason. The players agreed and wanted Kiffin […]

Rivalry weekend is over, and the regular season has come to a close. As some Top 25 teams fell, there is some shuffling in the rankings. Other teams spent the weekend solidifying their status as top teams. Meanwhile, the coaching carousel is spinning, causing some major shakeups for some teams. With all the movement, it […]

It’s a new day for Ole Miss football, as Lane Kiffin is now the head coach for LSU. It was something that seemed inevitable after the past few weeks, and it still didn’t feel real until the official announcement just a day ago. Throughout the process, there were talks that Kiffin wanted to still coach […]

The 2025 LSU football season went from disaster, marred by Brian Kelly’s firing. The Tigers immediately got into the Lane Kiffin market and were competing with Ole Miss to try to keep him in Oxford. Given the market he was in, his asking price soared, and the contract he signed with LSU made him the […]

It has been a crazy week in college football, as Lane Kiffin officially made his decision to leave Ole Miss and become the head coach of LSU. To add to the drama, as Kiffin was heading on a plane to go to LSU, a crowd of Rebels fans could do nothing but boo and flip […]