Overview

• During Netflix’s Inside: USA, Sydney Thomas identified Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin as the coach who messaged her “Roll Tide.”
• The phrase is Alabama’s rallying cry; Kiffin has led Ole Miss since 2020 and previously served as Nick Saban’s offensive coordinator at Alabama.
• Thomas first referenced the DM in January on the Like A Farmer podcast without naming the sender.
• Interest escalated after an alleged screenshot circulated, and Kiffin previously joked about the rumors in public.
• Reports emphasize that the identification is Thomas’s account from the show, with no independent verification, as coverage revisits her viral rise from the Jake Paul–Mike Tyson event.