The coaching buzz surrounding Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin came to a head over the weekend as the Rebels defeated Florida, a program with a head coaching vacancy that Kiffin has been viewed as a candidate to fill. Ole Miss fans were chanting “We want Lane” by the end of the game, in a win that moved Ole Miss to 10-1 on the season and puts them in strong position to make their first-ever College Football Playoff appearance.
After that victory, reports emerged that Ole Miss issued Kiffin issued an ultimatum to decide on his future by their final regular season game against Mississippi—The Egg Bowl—on Nov. 28. Kiffin has been considered a candidate for both the Florida and LSU vacancies since each program fired their head coach midseason, and the reports indicated that Ole Miss wanted to know if Kiffin plans to stay or leave for another school before the end of the regular season.
