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Following a pivotal 34-26 road win versus Oklahoma on Saturday, Ole Miss fans can taste a long-awaited College Football Playoff berth. Oxford knows better than to celebrate too early, with South Carolina, Florida and Mississippi State all relishing the opportunity to tarnish the Rebels’ campaign, but this is a momentous time in the program’s history. […]

After firing head football coach Brian Kelly, LSU is on the hunt for someone to lead its football program back to national title contention. Could Lane Kiffin be that man? By dismissing Kelly, who went 34-14 in parts of four seasons as head coach, LSU is making it clear to its fan base and the […]

LSU football coach Brian Kelly is under fire after his team lost to Texas A&M on Saturday. Kelly is seen as a hot seat candidate, as he has not been able to meet expectations during his tenure there. The Tigers got blown out by the Aggies, 49-25. College football analyst Paul Finebaum is throwing out […]

Lane Kiffin’s postgame moment went viral for the right reasons. After Ole Miss’ 34-26 win over Oklahoma, the head coach was caught exchanging playful words with a Sooners defender who had chirped throughout the game. Kiffin later explained that it was part of his personality and nothing personal, noting the player had repeatedly told him […]

The No. 8 Ole Miss football team kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive on Saturday with a hard-fought 34-26 victory over the No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners. But after the final whistle, the conversation quickly shifted from the game itself to head coach Lane Kiffin, who was caught on live television exchanging words with a […]

The No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels advance to a 7-1 record on the season after defeating the No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners 34-26 in Week 9. It was a massive win for the Rebels, as the program remains tight in the race for the College Football Playoff. However, head coach Lane Kiffin stole the spotlight immediately […]

With the Ole Miss football team preparing to take on the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, head coach Lane Kiffin has been involved in much speculation connected to the open Florida Gators job. While the Gators could be looking at the Ole Miss football coach to replace Billy Napier, Kiffin will be addressing these rumors with […]

Ole Miss football needs to adopt short term memory loss this Saturday. Whatever thoughts from the Georgia loss must get buried. Simply because the Rebels are walking into another loud environment at Oklahoma. They get another top 15 national showdown, although this one carries serious Southeastern Conference Championship implications. The winner continues to further boost […]

The 2025 Ole Miss football season has been an excellent year for the Rebels so far, and that has been in large part because of Trinidad Chambliss. He took over at the quarterback position after Austin Simmons got injured earlier in the year. Chambliss has emerged as a star and, because of that, has taken […]

The Florida Gators are once again searching for a head coach after firing Billy Napier, and early reports suggest that Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is among the top names on the radar. According to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin had already begun “doing due diligence” on Kiffin before Napier’s […]

With Florida football firing head coach Billy Napier, they have been keeping their eyes on potential candidates who can fill his void. One of those candidates is Lane Kiffin, whom the Gators looked at before Napier was even fired, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. “Even before firing Billy Napier, Florida AD Scott Stricklin […]

The Florida Gators are on the hunt for a new head coach. Florida has fired head coach Billy Napier. After weeks of speculation and reports that boosters met with the Gators’ athletic director, Scott Stricklin, the team has made the move ahead of the open week. Here are the top options to replace Napier in […]

The No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs earned a big 43-35 Week 8 win over the No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels in what was one of the more exciting matchups on Saturday. After the contest, Kirby Smart decided to rub the victory in Lane Kiffin’s face by trolling him with a “hot yoga” message. For context, Kiffin […]

The No.9 Georgia Bulldogs won 43-35 against the No.5 Ole Miss Rebels at Athens stadium in what was an offensive exhibition from both sides. The win means that Georgia improved to 6-1 on the season while handing the Rebels their first loss of the campaign. After the game, Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart shared […]

Lane Kiffin was critical of the No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels’ defense after their 43-35 loss to the No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon. Going into the game, Ole Miss boasted a perfect 6-0 record. They shine as one of the best teams in the country, hoping to make a firm case for the […]

Ole Miss football versus Georgia took a rather humorous, mocking turn Saturday. All involving Lane Kiffin taking a dig at opposing coach Kirby Smart. The Bulldogs head coach went viral for a clapping incident against Auburn last Saturday. Well, Kiffin pulled off his version of it: “I was just clapping” pic.twitter.com/NgRt5KazPA — Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) […]

Though he is maybe the most famous alumnus of the University of Michigan’s wrestling team, a fandom that has stuck with him for decades into the future, the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair has a new favorite team in college football: Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels. That’s right, while he’s most famous for his work in […]

With the No. 5 Ole Miss football team taking on the No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs in a huge SEC game on Saturday afternoon, it will be a huge test for head coach Lane Kiffin and quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. Despite the rumors surrounding the Ole Miss head coach in Kiffin, his focus is on the game […]

The 2025 Ole Miss football team has exceeded expectations, especially after last year. That is a credit to Lane Kiffin and the coaching job he has done this year. Kiffin has been the subject of coaching rumors before. Still, with the biggest coaching carousel ever on the horizon, it’s only a matter of time before […]

Ahead of this weekend’s highly anticipated SEC matchup between Georgia and Ole Miss, the respective head coaches have been trading text messages — well, Lane Kiffin has been sending messages to Kirby Smart, at least. Smart and Kiffin are admitted friends; the pair coached together on Nick Saban’s Alabama staff in 2014 and 2015, and […]

When Ole Miss hired Lane Kiffin as its next football coach in 2020, it was taking a gamble on someone who had previously developed a reputation for falling short of expectations. The investment has evidently paid off, as Kiffin has turned the Rebels into what he calls an NFL-like program. Kiffin joined Ole Miss just […]

Lane Kiffin has become one of the most intriguing figures in college football’s coaching carousel — and for good reason. Two months ago, ESPN’s Ryan McGee suggested that while Kiffin has been linked to Florida amid uncertainty around Billy Napier’s future, the Ole Miss head coach would only consider leaving Oxford for one destination: Alabama. […]

In Lane Kiffin’s perfect world, Ole Miss will never play its home football games anywhere but Oxford. The sixth-year head coach made that clear during his recent criticism of Auburn for moving its 2026 home game against Baylor to Atlanta for a greater NIL payout. Auburn and Baylor agreed to a home-and-home series for the […]

Once a Rebel, always a Rebel, as rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart‘s coach at Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin, showed when he attended the New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints game to support the young star. Kiffin shared a picture from his seat at the game. He appeared to be up in a luxury suite, and […]

Lane Kiffin continues to make waves on the recruiting trail. Just days after flipping Michigan’s four-star cornerback Dorian Barney, Ole Miss football secured another major commitment, this time from one of the top quarterbacks in the 2027 class. Four-star quarterback Keegan Croucher has committed to Ole Miss, he told Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound […]

So far, the 2025 Ole Miss football team is playing much better than last year’s despite having less talent on its roster. That speaks to Lane Kiffin and how much he has evolved as a head coach and has become one of the better coaches in college football. With uncertainty surrounding Billy Napier at Florida, […]

Ole Miss made the most noise in college football this weekend with a huge upset victory over the then-No. 4-ranked LSU Tigers. The AP poll rewarded the Rebels handsomely for shocking the Tigers, giving them the biggest jump out of any team in the Top 25. They springboarded themselves nine slots from the No. 13 […]

Let the Trinidad Chambliss hype commence for Ole Miss football. All after winning over Oxford, Mississippi by beating LSU Saturday. Chambliss even beat a Tigers team featuring a preseason Heisman Trophy candidate in Garrett Nussmeier. Plus guided the Rebels as Austin Simmons nursed an injury. Chambliss rose as the new feel good story of this […]

The Ole Miss football program got a huge win on Saturday. Ole Miss defeated No. 4 LSU 24-19 to get one of the most surprising wins of this college football season. The Rebels rode quarterback Trinidad Chambliss to the impressive victory that has the Tigers in shambles. Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin called his […]

With a gutsy win over LSU in Week 5, Ole Miss will find itself in the top 10 of the next college football rankings release. As much of an accomplishment as that is, Lane Kiffin believes it is the new norm in Oxford. As the Rebels were putting on the finishing touches of their victory, […]

Lane Kiffin had some high remarks to say about his Ole Miss Rebels squad after beating the No. 4 LSU Tigers 24-19 on Saturday night. Ole Miss has been rolling with a 4-0 record going into the matchup. They understood the importance of getting a victory over a CFP contender, boosting their case for being […]

Did Ole Miss football and Lane Kiffin just find their next breakout quarterback? Robert Griffin III is raving about Trinidad Chambliss. Even dropping this two-word declaration: Heisman candidate. Those words sparked a mix of praise and perplexed responses toward “RG3.” The past Heisman Trophy winner became in awe of one Chambliss throw during third-and-14 — […]

Head coach Lane Kiffin couldn’t resist a little family-friendly trolling after the No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels beat the No. 4 LSU Tigers 24–19 in Oxford. Asked on television how he felt postgame, the Ole Miss head coach smiled and dropped a line aimed straight at his daughter’s boyfriend, LSU linebacker Whit Weeks: “I’m looking […]

It’s been a good start to the season for the Ole Miss football program, who currently sit at 4-0 ahead of this weekend’s high profile matchup against the LSU Tigers. Ole Miss has already picked up two SEC wins so far this season, and is continuing their run of strong starts they’ve gotten off to […]

Lane Kiffin has led the Ole Miss Rebels to a 4-0 start to the season. The Rebels are one of the SEC’s best teams heading into Week 5. However, Ole Miss faced a big decision between Austin Simmons and Trinidad Chambliss for the starting quarterback spot. The team made the announcement today and Kiffin had […]

The Southeastern Conference is still adjusting to the new teams that joined its roster when the league expanded. While the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns bring a lot to the SEC, they make things complicated. The league announced that the Ole Miss Rebels will play the Oklahoma Sooners and LSU Tigers each season, and head […]

It has to be a sticky situation for Ole Miss Rebels football coach Lane Kiffin, whose daughter is dating a player from their rivals, the LSU Tigers: linebacker Whit Weeks. Lane’s daughter, Landry, recently launched her relationship with Weeks. That led to speculation over who Landry would be rooting for this weekend when Ole Miss […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Ole Miss football program picked up another win with a blowout home victory over Tulane by a score of 45-10. Making matters even more impressive for the Rebels was the fact that they did it without starting quarterback Austin Simmons, who was injured the prior week. Instead, making the start for […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin has one of the best SEC teams so far this year. The Rebels are ranked and 4-0 on the campaign. Kiffin is bemoaning the fact that his team’s upcoming game against LSU is not a night game. Kiffin thinks that his squad deserves a bit more respect from the […]