Lane Kiffin trolls Jeff Lebby, Mississippi State during halftime radio interview
By Sydney Hunte
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Lane Kiffin is unquestionably the best in the SEC at trolling his fellow coaches at other programs.
That certainly includes Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby, Kiffin’s offensive coordinator at Ole Miss in 2020 and 2021.
While the Egg Bowl is still weeks away, Ole Miss is looking to sew up a College Football Playoff berth. As expected, it wasn’t given much of a challenge by The Citadel in Oxford on Saturday, winning 49-0.
That doesn’t mean Kiffin wasn’t keeping tabs on his former assistant as Mississippi State hosted Georgia two hours away in Starkville. Georgia led 24-7 at the break and 38-7 after three quarters as it coasted to a 41-21 win.
During a halftime interview with the Ole Miss Sports Network, with the Rebels up 35-0, Lane Kiffin was asked for his “thoughts on the first half.”
“I’m just excited Georgia is boat-racing Mississippi State 38-7. Oh, our game? I thought you were talking about the first half for Mississippi State,” Kiffin cracked.
Lebby is looking to steer Mississippi State to bowl eligibility after a 2-10 record in 2024. But with his team hosting the Egg Bowl on Nov. 28, there’s a chance they play the ultimate spoiler to Kiffin and the Rebels’ Playoff hopes, assuming Ole Miss beats Florida in Week 12.
Meanwhile, trolling Lebby wasn’t all Kiffin did on Saturday. He photobombed a former Ole Miss pole vaulter and his now-fianceé after she accepted his on-field proposal during the third quarter.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
