Lane Kiffin Releases Statement After Accepting Lsu Coaching Job

Lane Kiffin is officially leaving Ole Miss to judge nan caput coaching occupation astatine LSU, he said successful a connection connected societal media connected Sunday.

After starring nan Rebels to an Egg Bowl triumph complete Mississippi State connected Friday, nan 50-year-old met pinch Ole Miss diversion head Keith Carter and chancellor Glenn Boyce for complete 3 hours connected Saturday. Kiffin past announced his determination to time off Oxford successful a squad gathering connected Sunday.

Here’s a look astatine Kiffin’s connection that he posted connected X (formerly Twitter):

"After a batch of dream and clip spent pinch family, I made nan difficult determination to judge nan caput coaching position astatine LSU," wrote Kiffin.

"I was hoping to complete a historical six play tally pinch this year's squad by starring Ole Miss done nan playoffs, capitalizing connected nan team's unthinkable occurrence and their committedness to decorativeness strong, and investing everything into a playoff tally pinch guardrails successful spot to protect nan programme successful immoderate areas of concern. My petition to do truthful was denied by Keith Carter contempt nan squad besides asking him to let maine to support coaching them truthful they could amended support their precocious level of performance. Unfortunately, that intends Friday's Egg Bowl was my past crippled coaching nan Rebels.

"While I americium looking guardant to a caller commencement pinch a unsocial opportunity astatine LSU, I will everlastingly cherish nan unthinkable six years I spent astatine Ole Miss and will beryllium rooting difficult for nan squad to complete their ngo and bring a title to Oxford."

Ole Miss conscionable completed its first 11-win regular play connected Friday. Defensive coordinator Pete Golding will now return complete at nan Rebels’ “permanent” caput coach arsenic they embark connected their first College Football Playoff quality successful schoolhouse history.

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