Theo Von walks alongside Lane Kiffin, fires up Ole Miss fans ahead of Florida game
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Theo Von was doing the rounds in SEC country again on Saturday.
The comedian is apparently hooked on college football, SEC style, as he showed again when joining Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin for his stroll from the bus to the stadium in the leadup to Saturday night’s showdown against Florida (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) in Oxford.
When Kiffin got off the bus to start that famous stroll to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for the Week 12 clash, he had a very surprising visitor who immediately went up to him and started jumping around, as only Von can. Kiffin and Von had an initial embrace, and then it was time for Kiffin to play the straight man, for once.
Kiffin is known for his humor, but this time he had a professional comedian to provide the reaction as the Ole Miss fans cheered wildly for their coach and Von.
In early October, Von was the guest picker for ESPN’s College GameDay from Tuscaloosa in the leadup to that day’s showdown between Alabama and Vanderbilt. So clearly, Von has a love for multiple SEC settings, and he donned an Ole Miss shirt on Saturday as he played to the Rebels fans and got big smiles of appreciation from Kiffin.
Who knows where Von might turn up next in 2025, but so far he’s got a good head start on some famous SEC football locales.
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.
