Joel Klatt makes prediction on where Lane Kiffin will be coaching in 2026
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Joel Klatt made a bold statement on Wednesday about Lane Kiffin and where he believes the Ole Miss head coach will be patrolling the sidelines next season.
The Fox Sports host was discussing the Kiffin topic with fellow FOX host Colin Cowherd, and while Cowherd had a few suggestions for where Kiffin should wind up in 2026, for Klatt the choice was obvious.
“I think he’s going to Florida. I really do,” Klatt said. “I think he’s going to Florida, and I think he’s going to be the next coach of the Gators.”
Klatt acknowledged the Kiffin issue has been hard for him to wrap his arms around.
“I have been all over the map on this, but Lane is a unique cat,” Klatt said. “Now, I don’t know if he can come back to Ole Miss.
“You can’t lead them on for this long. And now there’s going to start to be animus. Like, why aren’t you signing an extension? What’s the problem?”
Not only does Klatt believe Kiffin is heading to Gainesville, he also thinks the move is going to create chaos and soon.
“I think that we’re going to have one of the biggest messes in college football history go down before the Playoff when Lane Kiffin steps away from a College Football Playoff team and goes to coach another team,” Klatt said.
Time will tell what happens with Kiffin and when. For now, his Rebels are rolling with a No. 6 spot in the latest CFP rankings that were revealed on Tuesday night.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
