Kiffin is 5-6 against top-10 ranked teams at Ole Miss, although he has won three of his last four such games, dating back to the Rebels' Peach Bowl win over Penn State in 2023. Moreover, he is 4-4 against top-10 opponents when the Rebels are also ranked.

But Ole Miss Athletic Director Keith Carter is looking to avoid any head coaching drama in Oxford with the program eyeing a new deal for Kiffin. “I’d love to get something done like Indiana did with Curt Cignetti (on Thursday) before the silly season starts. We’ll see,” Carter told On3 Sports.

Georgia rallied for a hard-fought 43-35 home victory over No. 5 Ole Miss on Saturday, as Kirby Smart and the No. 9 Bulldogs handed the Rebels their first loss of the season.

Though 2028 quarterback Knox Kiffin, who is the son of Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, has only seen time on the field sparingly through his time playing high school football so far, he’s already showing off the clutch gene.

No. 5 Ole Miss (6-0, 3-0 SEC) will take the field in Sanford Stadium on Saturday for a Top-10 SEC showdown against Kirby Smart and the No. 9 ranked Georgia Bull

When you hear Lane Kiffin whistle, it’s bad news the opponent. Nick Saban, while talking to Georgia coach Kirby Smart during an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay, asked his former Alabama defensive coordinator how important it is to disguise your defense prior to the snap from the Ole Miss coach,