The Five Wackiest Things That Went Down During Lane Kiffin’s Move From Ole Miss To Lsu

Lane Kiffin is officially an LSU Tiger.

After what, astatine 1 point, seemed for illustration it would beryllium an endless saga, nan 50-year-old who has go assemblage football’s astir talked-about fig successful caller days released a connection connected Sunday afternoon announcing that he’s accepted LSU’s head-coaching job. In turn, Kiffin will not beryllium coaching nan Ole Miss Rebels passim nan College Football Playoff, and Pete Goulding has been named nan team's imperishable caput coach.

MORE: Lane Kiffin Timeline: A Look astatine nan Ups and Downs of Football’s Most Polarizing Coach

While successful nan end, nan result was seemingly inevitable, it was rather nan roller coaster to get here. Here’s a look astatine nan 5 wackiest things that happened—in conscionable nan past fewer days—amid LSU’s courtship of Kiffin arsenic their adjacent coach.

Kiffin called retired newsman Ben Garrett for his comments connected a podcast. / Screenshot via @TreyWallace_ connected X.

Following nan Rebels' triumph complete Mississippi State connected Friday afternoon, Kiffin took it upon himself to face newsman Ben Garrett, who said during a caller podcast section that you "can't move a hoe into a housewife," referring to Kiffin's imaginable departure from Ole Miss.

Here’s a video of nan kerfuffle:

Kiffin went connected to opportunity during his postgame property convention that he, “ain't sewage immoderate respect for that.” Meanwhile, Garrett clarified that he wasn’t calling Kiffin a hoe, but alternatively utilizing a “crude metaphor” to picture nan coach’s handing of nan past respective weeks.

And this was only nan opening of an eventful weekend.

ESPN’s Marty Smith becomes nan prima of nan play during stakeout successful Oxford

Marty Smith has been connected nan Lane Kiffin hit each weekend. / Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

Marty Smith became nan improbable prima of nan Kiffin saga this play arsenic he waited retired nan coach’s decision.

After being successful Starkville to screen Ole Miss’s Egg Bowl win, nan seasoned ESPN newsman traveled to Oxford successful an effort to relay nan astir up-to-date accusation connected wherever Kiffin was astatine successful his process.

It was expected that an announcement would travel pursuing Kiffin's gathering pinch Ole Miss diversion head Keith Carter and chancellor Glenn Boyce connected Saturday, but thing was finalized until Sunday.

In turn, Smith coiled up spending complete 14 hours astatine nan Rebels' installation and at 1 constituent texted Kiffin: “Will location beryllium a solution tonight? Please God successful Heaven show maine yes.”

Memes ensued while Smith’s dedication proved paramount—earning him nan first post-Ole Miss question and reply pinch Kiffin, which will aerial Sunday nighttime connected ESPN.

Ole Miss was told astir Kiffin's departure connected Sunday. / Bruce Newman/Special to Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK

Prior to Ole Miss brass gathering pinch nan Rebels connected Sunday day to pass them of Kiffin’s decision, it was reported by On3’s Pete Nakos that players were required to move successful their phones connected nan measurement in.

This didn’t extremity personification from pulling disconnected signaling nan gathering, however.

In a video posted by an Ole Miss instrumentality account, @OM_Recruiting38, connected X (formerly Twitter), leaked audio from nan gathering tin beryllium heard of diversion head Keith Carter and chancellor Glenn Boyce addressing nan team.

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“I cognize it’s been immoderate reliable weeks, I get it,” Boyce tin beryllium overheard saying. “But you cognize what? You guys person played your measurement done it and shown your maturity. It’s been astonishing what you’ve achieved, this is historic. This squad will ne'er ever beryllium forgotten astatine this university.”

Ole Miss players seemingly move connected Kiffin, rally down caller coach Pete Golding

Pete Golding is taking complete for Lane Kiffin. / Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

In nan squad meeting, Carter and Boyce announced that Golding would return complete arsenic nan team’s imperishable caput coach—a determination that earned an applause from nan Rebels team.

Additionally, respective Ole Miss players near nan gathering exuding plentifulness of assurance successful their caller man successful charge. Center Brycen Sanders took to X (formerly Twitter) to quote a station of him telling reporters that nan Rebels are “going to triumph nan Natty,” while praising some Carter and Golding. Another added that “the only personification getting connected that level pinch Kiffin is his brother,” implying nan coach whitethorn not beryllium taking arsenic overmuch of his unit to LSU arsenic initially expected.

And finally...

Kiffin’s apparel were apparently near connected nan broadside of nan road. / Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

In a caller station from—ironically—Ben Griffin connected X (formerly Twitter), a photograph tin beryllium seen showing what appeared to beryllium a rack of Kiffin’s apparel near connected nan broadside of nan roadworthy pursuing his departure for LSU.

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