Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin and LSU
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People in the Ole Miss program are 'extremely high' on a rising coach as Lane Kiffin's potential replacement if he were to depart for LSU or Florida.
Lane Kiffin insists he's not in it for the paycheck. With two of college football's premier jobs now open -- Florida and LSU -- speculation has again turned toward the Ole Miss coach, whose name reliably surfaces anytime the sport's power programs go searching. But Kiffin made it clear Monday that financial offers won't dictate his next move.
Orgeron compared the two programs amid Lane Kiffin's name circulating on the coaching carousel, says Gators are closer to talent.
Ole Miss and Missouri are in the middle of a College Football Playoff push, and that can only mean one thing. Florida has this weekend become the biggest fan of Oklahoma and Vanderbilt, and any other school playing Ole Miss and Missouri hereafter. Because the more the Rebels and Tigers lose, the more their CFP chances fade.
With speculation already swirling about Florida's interest in Kiffin, No. 8 Ole Miss went on the road and beat No. 13 Oklahoma 34-26 in Norman. The Rebels showed impressive resiliency late after letting a 22-10 halftime lead dissolve into a 1-point Oklahoma lead headed into the fourth quarter.
No. 7 Ole Miss will be back in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday night for an SEC showdown against LaNorris Sellers and the South Carolina Gamecocks. Lane Ki