The Ole Miss student section was vocal about their wishes for head coach Lane Kiffin after the No. 7 Rebels defeated Florida 34-24 in front of 68,138 fans at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday night.
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The crowd chanted “we want Lane” as the Rebels headed into the locker room after improving their record to 10-1 overall and 6-1 in the SEC. Ole Miss appears to be destined to make the College Football Playoff, as its final challenge in the regular season will come against 5-5 Mississippi State on Nov. 28.
Whether Kiffin is coaching Ole Miss in the CFP remains to be seen. The 50-year-old head coach has been heavily linked to Florida. His name has also been tied to LSU and a few NFL teams in recent weeks.
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Kiffin has done nothing to shut down those rumors, choosing not to sign a contract extension with Ole Miss.
During his postgame news conference, Kiffin was asked about his future with the Rebels. He sidestepped the question, saying that talking about the situation would be unfair to his players.
“I love what we’re doing here,” said Kiffin, via Edgar Thompson of the Orlando Sentinel. “Today was awesome. To even talk about it right now would be so disrespectful to our players and what they did today.”
Gators and Rebels fans on social media thought Kiffin’s answer pointed to him leaving Oxford.
“Oh, he’s definitely gone. So easy to say ‘I’m not leaving,'” wrote a fan.
“Oh yeah GONE gone,” believes a fan.
“Wouldn’t be disrespectful if he said he’s staying… #interesting,” suggested another.
“He gone…cuz a simple I’m ole miss through and through or I’m a rebel til I die would of sufficed,” wrote a fan.
“I’m scared he’s gonna go to uf if I hope he don’t. He is either rage baiting the whole college football scene or he’s gonna go,” posted another.
“He’s leaving :/,” believes a poster.
“Dude is so gone,” argued another.
Amid rumors about Kiffin’s future, Ole Miss has begun searching for his potential replacement.
The Rebels will have a bye in Week 13, and that could be when Kiffin decides to sign an extension or pursue other offers.
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