Lane Kiffin Still Hasn’t Announced LSU, But May Just Be Deciding How He Will Exit Ole Miss

By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin met with Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter and chancellor Glenn Boyce from approximately 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and nothing has been announced publicly as of early Sunday morning.

But Kiffin was expected to meet with his Ole Miss team at 1 p.m. on Sunday to tell the Rebels he is leaving, and LSU is expected to have Kiffin at a press conference on campus in Baton Rouge at some point Monday.

Ole Miss players a filtering into the Manning Center for a meeting with Lane Kiffin. https://t.co/ji0loOq8NH pic.twitter.com/nDbkfHIv9E

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 30, 2025

Kiffin has not signed his contract with LSU that is worth upwards of $90 million over seven years for approximately $13 million a year, but incoming coaches often do not sign their new deal for several weeks or months after being introduced as coach.

“It’s all happening,” as Kate Hudson’s Penny Lane said in the “Almost Famous” classic about rock stars … like Lane Kiffin.https://t.co/KajxywPVmM

— Glenn Guilbeau (@SportBeatTweet) November 26, 2025

ESPN’s Marty Smith had good news for LSU from the scene on the Ole Miss campus in Oxford Saturday night.

“Lane Kiffin’s unwillingness to commit is an indicator of his desire to go,” Smith said on ESPN at halftime of the Iron Bowl that could have sent Ole Miss into its first Southeastern Conference Championship Game next Saturday, if Auburn had upset No. 10 Alabama. But the Crimson Tide won 27-20 to advance to play Georgia in the title game on Saturday.

Why LSU fans who want Lane Kiffin to be their next coach will be pulling for – Alabama? – tonight. Column:https://t.co/okiIkAulVC

— Glenn Guilbeau (@SportBeatTweet) November 29, 2025

Kiffin is fighting to the end to coach his Ole Miss team in the College Football Playoff while in the process of leaving for LSU. The No. 7 Rebels (11-1, 7-1 SEC) are expected to host a CFP game on Dec. 19 or 20 in Oxford for the first time in program history. Kiffin’s desire to coach Ole Miss in the playoffs while taking over simultaneously at LSU is the crux of the discussions between Kiffin and Carter, Smith said.

Lane Kiffin’s next play call will be?
“There’s a lot that goes into it. It’s a hard decision.”
– Lane Kiffinhttps://t.co/j2EWGKTdqX

— Glenn Guilbeau (@SportBeatTweet) November 29, 2025

“I’m told, if he wanted to stay, he would’ve already said so,” Smith said. “One sticking point still being considered, I’m told, if he did leave is whether or not he’d coach the Ole Miss Rebels in the College Football Playoffs.”

Carter does not want that. And neither do LSU officials, who want Kiffin at LSU as soon as possible with the early signing period beginning on Wednesday and running through Friday. The Tigers ended their regular season on Saturday at 7-5 (3-5 SEC) with a 17-13 loss at No. 8 Oklahoma.

LSU still leading Ole Miss in the “Lane Kiffin Bowl,” but it may not be over. And Florida has been eliminated. … Live From Starkville:https://t.co/tUQE9kjWy0

— Glenn Guilbeau (@SportBeatTweet) November 28, 2025

Stay tuned.