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Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin usually makes headlines when he is speaking to the media, and he did that at SEC media days when he was speaking about Paul Finebaum providing Alabama football coach Nick Saban with motivation ahead of the 2023 season. “It’s why we have Finebaum so he can motivate him every […]

The SEC is already considered the best conference in college football without the addition of Texas and Oklahoma. With those two powerhouses, there’s no telling how difficult the conference will be to navigate in 2024. Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin says the schedule is comparable to the pros. “Our schedule is like playing […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin did not hold back when asked about the current system in place regarding NIL (name, image and likeness) and the transfer portal at SEC Media Days on Thursday. Kiffin said that it’s a “disaster” and that college football has “legalized cheating”, per Travis L. Brown of The Eagle. […]

Newly appointed Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze made his first major appearance at SEC Media Days for the first time since 2016, after his Ole Miss career ended in disaster. He opened his presser with a quip about his return to the conference, before it was ended in a scandal and resignation before the […]

4-star quarterback recruit Austin Simmons already dropped quite the bombshell on the collegiate world when he announced he was reclassifying for 2023 and flipping his commitment from Florida to Ole Miss football. But it is his remarkable intellect that has fans truly astonished. Simmons, who was home-schooled for his main high school classes before finishing […]

Four-star quarterback Austin Simmons flipped his commitment from the Florida Gators to the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday morning, On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported. The Pahokee (FL) high signal-caller had been committed to the Gators since April, and will now reclassify from the 2025 class to 2023, per Fawcett. “I will be Flipping My Commitment and […]

We’re still a few months away from the return of college football, but the anticipation is slowly building across the country with spring practices in the books. There’s plenty of optimism surrounding the Ole Miss football team with head coach Lane Kiffin and Heisman candidates Jaxson Dart and Quinshon Judkins leading the Rebels back into […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin trolled Auburn football with a mock of the team’s recruiting pitch on Twitter. Auburn football had a graphic that said it is the only school with “Buc-ees,” which is a gas station and convenience store. The graphic said “Buc-ees” is known for its large size and snacks. pic.twitter.com/vT1vCkELVG — […]

The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft came and went with a ton of action on Thursday night in Kansas City. The blue-blood college football programs, such as Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State, saw a number of players hear their names called in the first round. However, Mississippi State saw one player get selected, […]

With former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton leading the way, veteran quarterback Russell Wilson looking to bounce back from the worst season of his career and starting running back Javonte Williams recovering from a major injury, the Denver Broncos could be looking at adding talent to their skill positions early in the 2023 […]

Spring practices are coming to a close across the country. Teams have gotten their first looks at all the winter additions, and know where they will likely need reinforcements before the season starts. The Ole Miss Rebels decided to get a jump on this and forego the final three practices they could’ve taken. In the […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin spoke about working wide receiver Chris Marshall into his system, and took a shot at Jimbo Fisher’s Texas A&M football program in the process, via Connor O’Gara of The Athletic. “Instead of a program where you huddle and wait 35 seconds to snap it, we’ve got to get […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin trolled Florida on Thursday. Florida was tied at seven points apiece late in their spring game which led to Kiffin choosing to mock the low-scoring affair on Twitter. 🔥🔥 ⁦@FloridaGators⁩ pic.twitter.com/F8waijGD6j — Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) April 14, 2023 The decision to troll a rival likely came easy for […]

Ole Miss football star Quinshon Judkins received a major compliment when Lane Kiffin compared him to Reggie Bush. The Ole Miss football coach mentioned the former Heisman Trophy winner when talking about Judkins’ impressive freshman season and what might be possible for his sophomore campaign. Lane Kiffin was an offensive assistant coach with USC from […]

Across the Northern Hemisphere, the bitter cold of winter is giving way to the fresh release of spring. Green is returning to landscapes all across the world. In the college football world, the warm sun and breezy weather means spring practices. For players, it’s a perfect time to get yourself ahead of the curve going […]

Ole Miss football quarterback Jaxson Dart wasn’t bothered by the fact that the Rebels went out and added two signal-callers in the transfer portal this offseason. In fact, Dart seemed to know it would happen. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the Ole Miss football quarterback said he was “fully aware” that the Rebels needed to […]

Spring practice is underway for college programs across the country. It’s a beautiful time of year where every school believes their goals are attainable. Every player can imagine themselves on the field for long periods, and can dream of winning awards. This type of preseason hope exists everywhere, but our focus must be narrowed quite […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin nearly bolted for the Auburn Tigers last year but decided to remain with the Rebels at the last second before their final game of the 2022 season. It was clearly a tough decision for Kiffin, who immediately was tabbed as a potential target for Auburn football after they […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin brands himself as the Portal King. After amassing a second-in-the-country transfer portal class in 2022, Kiffin and his staff faced another round of portal recruiting in the 2023 class. The Rebels inked commitments from 13 players, locking in the 6th best class in the country this go around. […]

The Miami Hurricanes are seeing yet another member of Mario Cristobal’s coaching staff part ways with the program. In a report by Chris Low of ESPN, Miami football running backs coach Kevin Smith is leaving town for the same job with Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels. “Kevin Smith is finalizing a deal to reunite with […]

The Ole Miss Rebels have a new man to direct their defense. That’s after Ole Miss football decided to hire Pete Golding as the program’s defensive coordinator. Golding previously worked with Nick Saban in running the Alabama Crimson Tide, a career stop that is very much familiar to Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin. Before coming […]

Ole Miss fans, we have a quarterback battle on our hands in Oxford for the second year in a row. Just over 24 hours after former LSU quarterback Walker Howard announced his commitment to transfer and join the Rebels, former Oklahoma State starter Spencer Sanders has done the same. Over the span of one earthly […]

Spencer Sanders confirmed his transfer from Oklahoma State to Ole Miss on Thursday, and says he’s not afraid of competition despite the school’s crowded quarterback situation. “I’m going to come in and work my tail off either way, whether the room is packed or not,” Sanders told 247Sports in a phone interview on Thursday ahead […]

Two days, two massive portal additions for Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels. After landing The Athletic’s No. 1 available transfer in Walker Howard on Wednesday, Kiffin followed it up by poaching Spencer Sanders from Oklahoma State on Thursday. Sanders told ESPN on Thursday that he will play for the Rebels, after choosing Ole […]

Former LSU quarterback Walker Howard revealed that he’s transferring to Ole Miss football on Wednesday. He displayed interested in a number of other programs but ultimately decided to attend Ole Miss. Howard spent just one season at LSU. However, he was a top recruit and still features a high-ceiling. He is now regarded as a […]

The Ole Miss Rebels football team has made a major coaching move, as head coach Lane Kiffin has landed Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide defensive coordinator, Pete Golding, to fill the same role on his staff, sources told Chris Low of ESPN. Golding, Alabama football’s defensive coordinator since the 2018 season, will be joining another […]

Ole Miss running back Zach Evans has declared for the NFL draft. The junior running back announced his decision on Friday. In a tweet sent out by Zach Evans, he wrote, “I want to thank Coach Kiffin, Coach Blackwell, Coach Upton, and the rest of the Coaches, trainers, and staff members at Ole Miss. Thank […]

Ole Miss football has a storied history, with quite a few College Football Hall of Famers on their alumni rolls and three national championships. Let’s dive into that history and rank the five greatest Ole Miss Rebel football players of all time (though I suspect Quinshon Judkins may find his way on this list in […]

Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels football team was bested by the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Texas Bowl by a score of 42-25. While it was pretty surprising to see Kiffin’s team defeated so handily, the more shocking occurrence happened in the postgame press conference room. The Ole Miss football head coach claimed that […]

Texas Tech doesn’t have to travel far to face Ole Miss for the Texas Bowl! It’s time to continue our college football odds series with a Texas Tech-Ole Miss prediction and pick. The Texas Bowl will be a battle between two elite schools from their respective conferences. Texas Tech finished (7-5) on the year and […]

Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders shocked the college football world when he opted to enter the transfer portal. It now appears that he is earning interest from some of the top schools in the nation. Spencer Sanders has been linked to both Auburn and Ole Miss according to Chris Hummer of 247Sports. Auburn and Ole […]

The current atmosphere in college football has been termed “the wild west” by some observers, and that has led coaches like Jimbo Fisher of Texas A&M to question everything about the NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) system. However, Fisher’s reaction has led Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin to figuratively shake his head in disbelief. 🤦‍♂️ […]

Score one for Jimbo Fisher! Texas A&M football has watched as multiple five-star recruits have walked out the door via the transfer portal, but Fisher and the Aggies reversed their fortunes on Monday, as four-star quarterback recruit Marcel Reed committed to the program just hours after decommitting from Ole Miss, according to Hayes Fawcett of […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin is expected to leverage the college football transfer portal to increase the depth and caliber of the Rebels. That’s not unexpected given his conviction that using the portal to recruit a sizable number of new players will help the squad surpass its 2022 performance. Here we will discuss […]

The Auburn Tigers have a new boss on the sidelines after Auburn football hired Hugh Freeze Monday to be the next head coach of the program. Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin, however, hilariously made a last-ditch effort to sway Freeze into coming to Ole Miss instead with a mere Twitter post. #ComeToTheSip pic.twitter.com/2eHXWpfmMB […]

Lane Kiffin is a petty, petty man, and Ole Miss football fans love him for it. The head coach will not miss an opportunity to roast or dunk on someone who he feels has wronged him. So when a reporter announced that Kiffin was moving to Auburn without his knowledge, the head coach slammed him […]

Lane Kiffin is about to get paid- but it’s by Ole Miss football and not Auburn. Kiffin is expected to sign a contract worth around $9 million for at least eight years, according to Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated. Dellenger clarifies that Ole Miss football’s base contract for Lane Kiffin is six years, but that […]

Is Lane Kiffin staying at Ole Miss football or not? This question has been bugging college football fans ever since rumors of him bolting for Auburn came up. Kiffin has denied time and time again that he’ll be moving to the Tigers after the Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State. Finally, it seems […]

There has been plenty of noise surrounding the possibility of Lane Kiffin bolting Ole Miss football for Auburn. But the latest reports from the Ole Miss side say Kiffin informed his team Wednesday evening that unless something significant changed, he would return as the Rebels’ head coach in 2023. While that certainly doesn’t shut the […]