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Lane Kiffin Delays New Deal as Ole Miss Presses to Keep Its Top-10 Coach

Athletic director Keith Carter says he is negotiating with Jimmy Sexton to craft a top‑market offer.

Overview

  • The Rebels are 7-1 and ranked No. 7, positioning themselves for a College Football Playoff push with South Carolina up next.
  • An automatic one-year extension was triggered by the seventh win and signed, with the added year valued at $9 million and $7.2 million guaranteed.
  • Yahoo Sports reporting cited by Newsweek says Kiffin has not signed a newly negotiated extension and is choosing to wait.
  • High-profile openings at Florida and LSU have intensified outside interest, though Kiffin has said he does not make decisions based on money.
  • Kiffin is earning about $9 million this season, and his deal features a buyout of roughly $36.6 million before Dec. 1, rising to nearly $44 million by Dec. 8, with no duty to mitigate.