Ole miss coach Lane Kiffin emotional, non-committal about his future, following Egg Bowl triumph

STAKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin sighed and leaned ahead in his chair when requested, after a 38-19 victory over Mississippi State, whether or not he nonetheless deliberate announce his future teaching plans by Saturday, as Ole Miss had promised he would.

“I really feel like I’ve received to,” Kiffin stated, including that making such an announcement is “not as pleasurable as folks suppose.”

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Kiffin may stay with No. 6 Mississippi (11-1, 7-1 SEC, No. 7 CFP), which is now a digital lock for a spot within the Faculty Soccer Playoff — even more likely to host a first-round sport.

Requested if he thought Ole Miss had earned a first-round residence sport within the CFP, Kiffin stated, “I might suppose completely. … You go 11-1 and within the SEC, that must be apparent.”

LSU and Florida have two of the highest-profile teaching vacancies within the nation. All through the Egg Bowl on Friday, and significantly within the second half, Mississippi State followers chanted the names of each colleges throughout timeouts and different stoppages.

On Friday, nevertheless, Florida gave the impression to be turning it is consideration to Tulane coach Jon Sumrall, a digital acknowledgment that the Gators didn’t count on to land Kiffin.

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“I haven’t decided,” stated Kiffin, who didn’t refuse to reply questions throughout his roughly 20-minute postgame media session, however didn’t extol the values of any of the alternatives.

“I’ve received some praying to do to determine this factor out,” Kiffin stated. “I’m residing sooner or later at a time. I do know that doesn’t provide help to, but it surely helps me.”

Kiffin hurried out of Starkville and headed again to Oxford to observe his son, Knox, the beginning quarterback in Friday’s night time’s Mississippi Excessive Faculty Class 7A North Half title sport towards top-ranked Tupelo.

“Tonight, I’m going to be a dad,” Kiffin stated. “If (Oxford) may discover a strategy to win, that may be an superior day.”

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Kiffin didn’t present a selected timeframe concerning Saturday’s determination or the time of the announcement, “it’s a good query, however I actually don’t know. That’s not my name.”

Essentially the most emotional second got here when Kiffin thought-about which sources he would search for a ultimate session.

“I miss my dad,” he stated, earlier than clearing his throat and naming former Southern California coach Pete Carroll and Alabama coach Nick Saban. Kiffin served on the staffs of each coaches and infrequently refers to them as his mentors.

Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter has requested Kiffin to determine by Saturday so the Rebels would know if they should search for a brand new coach earlier than it’s too late to draw a most well-liked candidate.

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Carter attended Kiffin’s postgame media convention, as is his standard customized, however didn’t make himself obtainable for remark.

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