Lane Kiffin drops shocking claim about Ole Miss fans after jump to LSU

The newest Lane Kiffin saga lastly ended when he headed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana final Sunday.

However Kiffin later revealed that some Ole Miss followers had created a rocky path to the Oxford, Mississippi, airport. He claimed {that a} group of disgruntled followers tried to run his automotive ‘off the street’.

Kiffin was formally launched as LSU’s subsequent head coach on Monday. In the course of the press convention, he outlined the imaginative and prescient he hoped to carry to life throughout his time in workplace, but additionally detailed his obvious want for police help in the course of the tense second in query.

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Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin watches his workforce play Oklahoma in the course of the first half of an NCAA school soccer recreation in Norman, Oklahoma, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photograph/Alonzo Adams)

“Name an officer you already know to allow them to make it easier to,” Kiffin stated. “As a result of you already know them personally since you’re out of state. And it’s a must to flip round, and individuals are yelling at you, you already know, making an attempt to run you off the street. I do not know what they will do. And in order that… That impacts you.”

Whereas Kiffin acknowledged the fervour of Ole Miss followers, he additionally urged that his airport journey expertise validated his resolution to go away Oxford.

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“And that airport scene, and every thing that is stated, I perceive that. It is the fervour. However they are saying that about you, that you simply thought you probably did a extremely good job for them for six years. And it hits you. And even on the airplane down there, I am like, ‘Sure, we made this resolution, however like, God, I actually…’ You understand?”

LSU Tigers head soccer coach Lane Kiffin and athletic director Verge Ausberry arrive on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on November 30, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Gus Stark/College Photos through Getty Photos)

Kiffin coached the Rebels to victory over Mississippi State within the Egg Bowl rivalry recreation final Friday, securing an 11-1 document for Ole Miss. Though Ole Miss didn’t qualify for the SEC Championship Recreation in Atlanta this week, the seventh-ranked Rebels are in place to probably advance to the School Soccer Playoff.

However Kiffin will not be on the sidelines for Ole Miss. After reportedly assembly with Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter and faculty Chancellor Glenn Boyce, Kiffin discovered his time teaching the Rebels had come to an finish.

“I hoped to finish a historic six-season run with this yr’s workforce by main Ole Miss by the playoffs, capitalizing on the workforce’s unbelievable success and their dedication to ending sturdy, and investing every thing in a playoff run with guardrails to guard this system in any respect areas of concern,” Kiffin stated in an announcement.

LSU soccer head coach Lane Kiffin speaks on the South Stadium Membership at Tiger Stadium on December 1, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Matthew Hinton/Imagn Photos)

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“My request to take action was denied by Keith Carter, regardless of the workforce additionally asking him to permit me to proceed teaching them in order that they may higher keep their excessive stage of efficiency. Sadly, because of this Friday’s Egg Bowl was my final recreation as coach of the Rebels.”

Defensive coordinator Pete Golding will function head coach for Ole Miss’ presumed playoff run. Kiffin completed his six-year tenure at Oxford with a 55–19 document, making him the third winningest coach at school historical past.

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As for his subsequent chapter, Kiffin thanked the LSU followers who met him at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport and stated the reception made him really feel proper.

“I noticed the board there and I noticed the management,” he stated. “And I felt the ability of this place. After which I get within the automotive. And as we drive away, there are the followers. Simply all there on the airport. And their pleasure and their ardour.”

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