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Will Lane Kiffin stay at Ole Miss or take his talents elsewhere?
It was the question on the minds of Rebels fans and the rest of college football entering the team’s final regular-season game against Mississippi State.
After the game, he didn’t exactly tip his hand as he went to celebrate the 38-19 victory.
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Lane Kiffin walks the field before a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field on Nov. 28, 2025. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)
“No, I haven’t,” he said when asked if he had made up his mind yet. “I have a lot of praying to do to figure that out tomorrow. But now I’m just going to enjoy these players. Last night I told them they were going to win their 11th game. All I want to do is enjoy watching them, and that’s what I’m about to do.”
He said, with a smile, that he was experiencing joy at that moment.
Kiffin has been the most popular coaching target in college football with multiple jobs available. He has been linked to jobs at LSU and Florida. The Tigers parted ways with Brian Kelly and the Gators parted ways with Billy Napier midway through the year. Both vacancies are at schools considered the gold standard when it comes to the sport.
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Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin reacts with wide receiver Deuce Alexander (11) in the second half at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field on Nov. 28, 2025. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)
However, Kiffin has turned the Rebels into a college football national championship contender this year. Ole Miss’ 11 wins this season are the most in school history, and the Rebels have done it twice under Kiffin.
Kiffin took over an Ole Miss program that went 4-8 in Matt Luke’s final season. He has had at least 10 wins at Ole Miss in four of the six years he has been at the helm.
Kiffin has been criticized in the past for leaving spots on a whim, specifically for accepting the USC job in 2010 after just one season with Tennessee.
He faces the possibility of greater scrutiny if he leaves Ole Miss for another job.
Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin speaks with an official during the first half against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field on Nov. 28, 2025. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)
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Kiffin will reportedly make his decision on Saturday, less than two weeks before the College Football Playoff field is revealed.
