LSU’s Lane Kiffin might have received a pay increase as he moved to Baton Rouge from Oxford, Mississippi, but that doesn’t prevent him from suffering from the age-old disappointment of receiving underwhelming Christmas presents.
@landrykiffin no need for the sas #fyp #megamind ♬ original sound – Landry Kiffin
In a recent TikTok video posted by his daughter, Landry Kiffin, the family is seen opening their Christmas presents, and the LSU coach gives his ex-wife, Layla, the side-eye after she gives him a facial mask. As he looked disappointed, she told him:
“These things are supposed to be awesome. Like you put them on your forehead.”
Kiffin, who recently signed a $91 million deal with LSU. replied:
“What’s wrong with my forehead?”
Lane Kiffin divorced Layla back in 2016, but a reconciliation was reported early this year. She and their son, Knox, moved from Manhattan Beach, California, to Oxford, Mississippi, in early 2025. After Lane’s recent move to Baton Rouge, she was seen touring the Louisiana city with the rest of the Kiffin clan.
Lane Kiffin’s Move to Ole Miss Leaves Scars at Oxford, Mississippi
Lane Kiffin’s move from LSU to Ole Miss was the most heavily covered story of the highly active 2026 coaching carousel. For weeks, the story dominated college football headlines as negotiations waxed and waned, leaving the coach’s future uncertain.
A major point of tension at the time was whether Lane Kiffin would be allowed to coach the Ole Miss Rebels in the then-upcoming College Football Playoff. From his arrival at Oxford in 2020, the coach’s goal had always been to take the team to the postseason tournament, but the CFP had always seemed elusive. However, this year, the school finally had a strong enough record to make the cut.
Ultimately, Kiffin decided to jump ship, and the authorities at Ole Miss didn’t want him in the locker room with the players while he transitioned to another school. So the decision was made not to allow him to coach during the postseason.
Now, sources close to ESPN say that a big part of the strain between the coach and his now former employer stems from his leaving to join one of their biggest rivals in the SEC:
“You’re not leaving to coach the Giants or the Dolphins or the Buckeyes,” a source familiar with the situation told ESPN. “You’re talking about going to a place that we will play [each of the next four seasons].”
Certainly, the decision to shield the current crop of players from being recruited into LSU played a part in the authorities’ decision.
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