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Lane Kiffin Denies Ole Miss Ultimatum as Florida and LSU Court Him

ESPN reports Ole Miss is pressing for a decision before the Egg Bowl to manage a potential playoff run.

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NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 4: College football head coach Nick Saban of the Loiusiana State Tigers stands next to the Bowl Championship Series Trophy after his team defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in the Nokia Sugar Bowl National Championship on January 4, 2004 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Tigers defeated the Sooners 21-14 to win the National Championship. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
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Head Coach Lane Kiffin of the Mississippi Rebels looks on during the game against the Florida Gators at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 15, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi.

Overview

  • Kiffin told The Pat McAfee Show there was "absolutely not" an ultimatum from Ole Miss and said there is no formal deadline on his future.
  • ESPN reported Ole Miss officials, including AD Keith Carter, have asked Kiffin and agent Jimmy Sexton for a decision by this weekend but stopped short of calling it an ultimatum.
  • Multiple outlets reported members of Kiffin’s family toured Gainesville and Baton Rouge, with The Advocate noting LSU sent a private plane for the Baton Rouge visit.
  • Sources told ESPN Ole Miss has indicated it would match any contract offer from Florida or LSU; Kiffin’s current deal pays about $9 million annually plus incentives.
  • Ole Miss is 10-1 and ranked in the top seven, is off this week, and faces Mississippi State in the Nov. 28 Egg Bowl with a College Football Playoff berth in play.