Lane Kiffin’s abrupt exit from Ole Miss in the middle of the program’s historic playoff run was among the most talked-about storylines of the 2025 college football season.
Kiffin signed a lucrative six-year deal with LSU after they fired Brian Kelly in the latter part of the season and hired the ex-Ole Miss head coach with a $91M contract.
The Rebels had a great year in 2025 as they finished the season with an overall record of 13-2, with quarterback Trinidad Chambliss making a name for himself as one of the top QBs. However, many fans and analysts predict a different kind of future for the team in 2026, as they believe the absence of key parts of the equation, Lane Kiffin and Charlie Weis Jr., would hurt the team’s winning chances.
“How valuable is Lane Kiffin? FanDuel is projecting Ole Miss’ win total over under 7.5. They’re basically saying Ole Miss is going to be relegated to a 7-8 win team. They’re going to be 7-5, 8-4. Even with Trinidad Chambliss back, there is no sport in the world where coaching matters more in the game, than football. And Lane Kiffin and Charlie Weiss are gone,” Matt Moscona said on the 104.5 ESPN show appearance.
“Just because you bring in someone who coached there before, knows the terminology in the offense, doesn’t mean they know how to play call. And I think this is a great indicator in contrast with LSU and Ole Miss. LSU 9.5, Ole Miss 7.5. I think that is a great hat tip to which program has Lane Kiffin and which program doesn’t,” he added.
Lane Kiffin Takes a Bold Shot at Carson Beck
Lane Kiffin is popular for his quirky social media posts, as he continues to take jabs at former players/competitors. Most recently, ex-Georgia star Carson Beck caught a stray in one of Kiffin’s posts.
As the LSU head coach joined Haley Cavinder on her joint bachelor and bachelorette trip, Kiffin didn’t hesitate to troll the bride’s sister, Hanna Cavinder’s ex-boyfriend, Carson Beck.
Kiffin joked on X with a picture, as he posed with the Cavinder Twins.
”Beat them@like we did Beck in 24!! @CavinderHaley @CavinderHanna.“
Carson Beck and Hanna Cavinder dated for a few months before splitting up due to the ex-Georgia star’s alleged infidelity issues.
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