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Lane Kiffin made a cryptic post Monday morning as the college football world grapples with the fallout from his decision to leave Ole Miss to take the head coaching position of the LSU Tigers.
Kiffin announced his decision to leave the Rebels as the team is likely to enter the College Football Playoff for the first time in school history. Meanwhile, LSU will have to start over with a new head coach and hope to rebuild into the championship power it once was.
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Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin in the fourth quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on November 2, 2024. (Nelson Chenault/Image Images)
The coach made a post on X to start the day.
“Exhale. Have the best Monday ever,” he wrote, adding, “#GodsPlan.”
With the post, Kiffin attached a photo of a motivational book.
“Let the seams come apart and reshape your entire life the way you truly intended it to be,” the passage read. “When you are forced to let go, you are also asked to exhale. What you do not retain, you are not meant to. If you are not sure, wait. Time reveals all the truth, all the knowledge, all the reality that will come to be. Everything will become clear.”
Kiffin told ESPN on Sunday while en route to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that the decision to leave Ole Miss was “challenging.”
He said he wanted to stay and coach Ole Miss during the postseason.
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Mississippi State fans hold signs referencing the possible departure of Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin during a college football game between Mississippi State and Ole Miss at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (Ayrton Breckenridge/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“We went through a lot last night with (Ole Miss athletic director) Keith Carter trying to find a way to make this playoff run work and be able to coach the team. And at the end of the day, that’s his decision and I totally respect it. I understand that decision,” he said.
“I totally wish the team the best of luck, I wish I was the coach… I just hope they play really well and win the national championship.”
He added that he contacted Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll and former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban before making his decision.
“My heart was here. But I talked to some mentors: Coach Carroll, Coach Saban. Especially when Coach Carroll said, ‘Your dad would tell you to go. Take the shot.’
“I always hated how we took one year in Tennessee and left. I hated that feeling of that. I think we gave a lot to this program and this city and some of those historic wins in this stadium, the best regular season in school history. So I’m proud of that part. But the time came. I talked to God and he told me it’s time to take a new step. It’s a new chapter.”
Ole Miss named defensive coordinator Pete Golding as head coach to replace Kiffin.
Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin speaks to the media during SEC Media Day at the Omni Atlanta Hotel on July 14, 2025. (Jordan Godfree/Image Images)
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Kiffin led Ole Miss to its 11th victory of the season over Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.
