Overview
- At his LSU introductory news conference, Lane Kiffin said angry Ole Miss fans tried to run him off the road on the way to the Oxford airport with his son.
- The Mississippi Department of Public Safety says there is no evidence of such an incident and confirms Kiffin received a Mississippi Highway Patrol escort.
- DPS commissioner Sean Tindell shared a humorous video about the episode, and the agency’s X account circulated a playful BOLO related to Kiffin’s claim.
- The Oxford Police Department says it received no calls or complaints about any attempt to force Kiffin’s vehicle off the road and was not asked to investigate.
- Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter has questioned the accuracy of several public statements by Kiffin, who left for LSU on Nov. 30 after an 11-win season.