The college football world was expecting to hear an announcement from Lane Kiffin regarding his future on Saturday night, but that's not exactly how it played out. Kiffin continues to build the drama surrounding his situation, and LSU fans are waiting with bated breath to hear what he decides.
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Just after midnight, Brett McMurphy reported a new twist in the Lane Kiffin sweepstakes that has taken the drama to a whole new level. According to McMurphy, Kiffin is "essentially demanding to finish the season with Ole Miss while simultaneously threatening to poach" Ole Miss' roster and staff if he can't.
Lane Kiffin is “essentially demanding to finish the season (w/Ole Miss) while simultaneously threatening to poach” Ole Miss’ roster & staff if he can’t, source told @On3sports. “It’s unfortunately gotten even messier than expected as emotions are high” https://t.co/gBcvHKk3Ps
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 30, 2025
Latest Lane Kiffin development takes drama to another level
Kiffin has remained steadfast in his wish to continue coaching the Rebels in the College Football Playoff even if he leaves for another job after the season. However, Ole Miss has been pushing back against that happening. With Kiffin heavily linked to the LSU job, the Rebels don't want Kiffin continuing to coach at Ole Miss if he takes the job in Baton Rouge.
The transfer portal is set to open from January 2-16, which overlaps with the College Football Playoff game dates. With that in mind, LSU may not want Kiffin continuing to coach if that means he will be missing out on that vital period of roster construction. The Tigers would want Kiffin 100% focused on building LSU's roster for the 2026 season. LSU heavily utilized the portal this past season, and Kiffin has been effective at using it at Ole Miss.
Florida is now out of the Kiffin sweepstakes, as it's been reported that they are now moving on to explore other candidates. That means it's a decision between LSU and Ole Miss for Kiffin - at least at this time. Kiffin continues to build the drama with every passing hour, and Marty Smith has reported that Kiffin is expected to hold a team meeting at some point on Sunday. Will his decision be made today? Or will this process continue to get dragged out?