Lane Kiffin Articles - Page 5

The Ole Miss Rebels will meet the Alabama Crimson Tide in what looks to be a loaded Week 4 slate of games. What makes this matchup of value is that it will once again be Nick Saban facing one of his former assistants in Lane Kiffin. Saban has already lost to one former assistant this […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide’s Week 4 matchup will be a pivotal SEC West conference game against Ole Miss. It will also be the first conference game for the 13th-ranked Alabama football team this season, who are now 2-1 on the season. *Watch college football LIVE with fuboTV (click for a free trial)* There’s a lot […]

Nick Saban has been the most important coach in college football since he took over at Alabama in 2007. The Crimson Tide’s head coach is one of the most advanced football minds ever, and he has created a lot of protégés throughout his career. Perhaps the most famous of his ex-coordinators who are now head […]

Nick Saban and the Alabama football program are gearing up to face familiar face Lane Kiffin and his Ole Miss Rebels in the first game of SEC conference play, and Saban was asked about his relationship and opinion of Kiffin during his appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. “I think everybody sort of makes the […]

It’s not everyday that a college football coach throws shade at a fellow coach using a reference from a lesser-known Taylor Swift song, but that is what Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin has seemingly done. Kiffin used Taylor Swift’s “Castles Crumbling” to throw shade at Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Ahead of the matchup […]

Lane Kiffin may have already irked Nick Saban ahead of their September 23 matchup. The Alabama football head honcho did not like how presumptive the Ole Miss football coach was regarding their defense. Kiffin’s suggestion that Travaris Robinson had taken over Kevin Steele’s duties prompted Saban to clear the air regarding his team’s organizational structure, […]

It doesn’t seem to be the same Alabama football team that dominated the college football landscape for more than a decade out there in 2023. Though the Crimson Tide are 2-1 to start the season, that loss was the program’s first at home since 2019 and Alabama followed that up with an uninspiring showing against […]

If you watched the Alabama Crimson Tide football team on Saturday, you witnessed a lot of unfamiliarity. For one, Alabama football doesn’t typically travel to face a Group of Five school like South Florida on the road. But that’s exactly what happened. Secondly, you don’t see Alabama football struggle with schools like South Florida, beating […]

Allegations have been surfacing regarding how Coach Lane Kiffin runs his Ole Miss football team. The Rebels are getting blasted and taken to court by their former player, DeSanto Rollins. He claims that the team booted him after not being able to perform and be present at practices. A lot of the reasons were because […]

Ole Miss football went on the road on Saturday to take on Tulane football. Ole Miss came into the game ranked #20 in the country and Tulane was ranked no. 24. The game ended up coming down to the wire, but Jaxson Dart made enough plays down the stretch to get his team the win. […]

Lane Kiffin’s net worth in 2023 is $14 million. Lane Kiffin has parlayed a life of coaching football into a considerable net worth. Let’s look at Lane Kiffin’s net worth in 2023. Lane Kiffin’s net worth in 2023 (estimate): $14 million From cutting his teeth as an assistant coach to getting coordinator and head-coaching jobs, […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin sounded off on the NCAA’s new clock rules after the Rebels’ Week 1 victory over Mercer. The veteran head coach was annoyed by the changes to the gameplay, and felt there was no reason to fix a system that had no issue. The rules he is referring to are […]

With Ole Miss football set to open their 2023 season against Mercer on Saturday, Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin has settled on a starting quarterback for the contest. Junior Jaxson Dart was named the starting QB for the Week 1 game against Mercer, sources told Chris Low of ESPN. Dart, who transferred from USC to […]

The Auburn Tigers football program is entering what will hopefully be a bright future with new head coach Hugh Freeze. Freeze, of course, comes with a controversial background from his time at Ole Miss, where he was eventually found to have been involved in numerous scandalous recruiting violations. So, without a doubt, his hiring at […]

The college sports landscape has changed dramatically since the beginning of the NIL era, and the effects have specifically been seen in the college football world. For the big schools with the most money and the biggest alumni bases, it’s been fantastic. They can make a pretty good recruiting pitch to any prospect. For smaller […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is getting real about some of the harsh realities that come with the name, image, and likeness (NIL) era in college football. Kiffin, who has worked as an assistant and head coach in both college football and the NFL since 1997, has undoubtedly seen a lot of change across […]

New Ole Miss football defensive coordinator Pete Golding spent five seasons with the Alabama football program under Nick Saban, and he recently cited family reasons as to why he made the join Lane Kiffin’s staff. “I think you get so locked into a career and you get focused on the next step,” Pete Golding said, […]

The Pac-12 is getting absolutely tethered across the sports world after programs opted to leave for the Big 12 and Big Ten. Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is the latest to torch the conference, responding to a Pac-12 athlete who explains why she chose the conference and why she is now upset. “I chose […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin said the state of college football is a “disaster” at SEC Media Day amid NIL and transfer portal changes. He was criticized by ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, who said Kiffin “just retired the trophy” of hypocrisy. “He may be right, but talk about hypocritical people,” Finebaum said. “Like, does anyone […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin gave a whole lot of bulletin board material at SEC Media Days on Thursday and among his comments were a crucial injury update on Oklahoma State transfer Spencer Sanders. Kiffin said the QB is at full strength and will be ready to roll for preseason. Via the Clarion […]

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Lane Kiffin had a strong response for doubters of Nick Saban’s coaching staff after the Alabama Football head coach signed the No. 1 recruiting class in 2023. “The [GOAT] just signed the #1 Recruiting class with no coordinators!! Relax [Alabama Football],” Kiffin tweeted on Monday. The tweet came as a response to a college football […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mississippi head football coach Lane Kiffin tried to hold himself back from jumping to certain conclusions after a 42-25 Texas Tech victory in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday. “I’m not a jump to conclusions guy because you lose a game, but, you know, you guys have been around here,” Kiffin said. “We’ve won ten games […]