Lane Kiffin was asked about quite a bit on Wednesday when he made his weekly appearance on the SEC coaches teleconference call. Very little had to do with football.
Kiffin, reportedly the primary target in both the LSU and Florida head coaching searches, repeatedly stated that he was not commenting on other jobs. His Ole Miss program is on a bye week this week as it readies for the Egg Bowl, which meant Lane Kiffin was peppered with questions about his future as the Rebels’ coach.
“I love it here. We are in the greatest run that this school has ever had,” Kiffin said. “It’s amazing. I’m living in the moment. The players are, too. It’s awesome to be a part of.”
The Rebels are 10-1 and ranked No. 6 in the latest College Football Playoff Top 25. They seem like a near lock to make the CFP. Should Kiffin be offered and accept the Tigers’ job or the Gators’ job, though, he wouldn’t be around for that run.
He was asked directly on Wednesday if he still expected to be the head coach when Ole Miss kicks off against Mississippi State on Nov. 28.
“Why would I not expect to coach next week?” he responded. “We’re gameplanning, we just practiced. I don’t even understand how that would happen.”
A report (which was later refuted) on Tuesday claimed that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry spoke directly with Kiffin about the LSU job. Kiffin was asked about that as well on Wednesday.
“I wouldn’t comment on that either way,” he said.
When asked if it was possible he could accept another job before the start of the postseason, Kiffin said, “I’m not speaking on other jobs.”
The noise surrounding a potential departure is at an all-time high. Earlier this week, it was reported that Ole Miss had given Kiffin a deadline to decide on his future with the school, but he publicly denied any such ultimatum had been given just a day later.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
