Lane Kiffin fully leaned into Bachelor energy this week. The SEC basically lived through a cliffhanger episode because the Ole Miss head coach kept pushing back his decision date on where he would be coaching next season. Saturday… no, Sunday… actually, tune in tomorrow…
And then the final answer: He’s leaving Ole Miss for LSU.
His “Journey,” as Jesse Palmer Would Say
Kiffin started as a backup QB at Fresno State and jumped straight into coaching. Since then, his coaching history reads like a reality star who keeps showing up in every game show and spin-off.
He has coached six college teams:
Fresno State (Assistant, 1997–1998)
USC (Wide receiver coach to offensive coordinator, 2001–2006)
***Insert brief pro detour with the Raiders (head coach, 2007–2008), becoming the youngest NFL head coach in modern history.***
Tennessee (Head coach, 2009)
USC again (Head coach, 2010–2013)
Alabama (Offensive coordinator, 2014–2016),
Florida Atlantic (Head coach, 2017–2019)
And then Ole Miss starting in 2020
He’s the contestant who somehow ends up on three seasons because the producers know he delivers drama. Is this not giving Taylor Frankie Paul??!!
It makes sense why everyone was holding their breath for the final rose. The man wins, he recruits, and he turned Ole Miss into must-watch TV.
Why Ole Miss Fell Head Over Cleats for Him
When Lane arrived in 2020, things changed fast. He carries a 55–19 overall record at Ole Miss. That gives him a .743 winning percentage.
Ole Miss got their first 10-win regular season since the 1950s, their first 11-win regular season ever, and four double-digit-win seasons in five years.
For Ole Miss fans, Lane wasn’t a fling, he was the long-term pick.
They’d already imagined the engagement montage.
And Then… He Said Yes to LSU
After stretching out his “I’ll announce soon” saga, he finally dropped the decision: he’s taking the LSU job. Ole Miss didn’t get the rose, they got the credits rolling.
LSU has its new leading man. Ole Miss is rewriting its Hinge bio. All while Lane is already filming the next episode.
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