Lane Kiffin Is Carrying More Pressure Than Anyone Saturday

Locked On Ole Miss Hit - Quick Takes on Ole Miss Rebels Football & Basketball · Sep 16, 2026 · 5m

Lane Kiffin took the podium in Baton Rouge on Monday and, without being asked to, spent a large part of it moving Saturday off his own locker room and onto himself.

Locked On Ole Miss host Steven Willis argues that is not a man who is comfortable. Kiffin called the situation "unusual" three times in one session — "one team you built and then now a new team that you're building" — then said "I know obviously a lot's gonna be made about me, but this is about the players being prepared really well and playing really well." Later, plainer: "There's just gonna be so much attention, hatred…