With Friday’s win in the Egg Bowl, Mississippi clinched its first 11-win season in program history, and is a near-certainty to make the College Football Playoff. Whether coach Lane Kiffin will be in Oxford, Miss., for the postseason remains an open question.
For weeks, Kiffin has been atop the wishlists for both Florida and LSU. The Gators are now out of the running, Sports Illustrated’s Bryan Fischer and Pat Forde report, despite a “significant offer” from the program. He is now down to remaining with the Rebels or taking over a Tigers program that has won national championships under three of its four most recent coaches.
