Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin and LSU
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Ole Miss football lost two commitments to LSU and ex-coach Lane Kiffin on the eve of early signing day, but the Rebels also flipped one Tigers commit.
Kiffin's decision comes less than a month before the Rebels are expected to embark on their first College Football Playoff appearance in program history. Ole Miss also won its program-record 11th regular season game with Friday's 38-19 victory over rival Mississippi State.
Several Rebels players said Kiffin's statement that his players asked him to coach them in the College Football Playoff was false.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin had his introductory news conference on Dec. 1. He addressed the rage of Ole Miss fans he felt on his final day.
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Lane Kiffin seemed to send a message to Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss before the former Rebels was introduced as LSU football's new coach.
Lane Kiffin admitted as he was being introduced Monday as LSU’s new football coach how difficult the decision was to leave Ole Miss. Kiffin said he leaned on conversations he had with coaches he worked under for guidance, specifically Pete Carroll and Nick Saban.