Ole Miss players push back on Lane Kiffin’s claim that team asked AD to let him finish season with Rebels

Lane Kiffin said successful his farewell to Ole Miss station that players connected the squad asked diversion manager Keith Carter to fto him stay, but that assertion is being refuted by a starting Rebel.

Kiffin said successful his station that helium requested to "complete a historical six play tally with this year's squad by starring Ole Miss done the playoffs," but Carter denied it "despite the squad besides asking him to let maine to support coaching."

Starting halfway Brycen Sanders called retired Kiffin bluntly, quoting his X post.

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Ole Miss Rebels violative lineman Brycen Sanders during the assemblage shot crippled betwixt the LSU Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels connected Sept. 27, 2025, astatine Vaught-Hemingway Stadium successful Oxford, Mississippi. (Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"'Despite the squad asking maine to support coaching;'. I deliberation everyone that was successful that country would disagree," Sanders posted.

It should beryllium noted Sanders misquoted Kiffin, but it's rather wide however immoderate players consciousness astir Kiffin's departure and post.

"Let em' know. Every azygous person," chap violative lineman Jayden Williams said successful effect to Sanders' post.

Linebacker Suntarine Perkins added, "That was not the connection you said successful the gathering room. Everybody that was successful determination tin vouch connected this."

Kiffin near the Rebels for LSU aft weeks of speculation. He was introduced arsenic the team's caput manager connected Monday, 1 time aft being booed portion boarding a backstage pitchy from Oxford.

Ole Miss Rebels caput manager Lane Kiffin successful the 4th fourth against the Arkansas Razorbacks astatine Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium connected Nov. 2, 2024. (Nelson Chenault/Imagn Images)

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Kiffin's violative coordinator, Charlie Weis Jr., near Ole Miss to enactment with Kiffin, but helium volition proceed to manager Ole Miss passim the College Football Playoff.

"We went done a batch past nighttime with [Ole Miss diversion director] Keith Carter trying to fig retired a mode to marque this playoff tally enactment and beryllium capable to manager the team. And astatine the extremity of the day, that’s his determination and I wholly respect that. I recognize that decision," Kiffin told ESPN astir Carter’s prime not to fto him decorativeness the play arsenic the Rebels’ coach. "I conscionable wholly privation the squad the champion of luck, privation that I was coaching….I conscionable anticipation they play truly good and spell triumph the nationalist championship."

Kiffin is reportedly acceptable to marque $13 cardinal per play with the Tigers, making him the second-highest-paid assemblage manager successful the state down Georgia’s Kirby Smart.

LSU shot caput manager Lane Kiffin speaks astatine South Stadium Club astatine Tiger Stadium connected Dec. 1, 2025 successful Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Matthew Hinton/Imagn Images)

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Ole Miss antiaircraft coordinator Pete Golding was named caput manager to regenerate Kiffin successful Oxford.

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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