Mississippi State fans stole Ole Miss star's jerseys before rivalry game, coach Lane Kiffin says

Ole Miss Rebels backmost Trinidad Chambliss had 2 of his jerseys stolen by Mississippi State fans earlier their Egg Bowl rivalry game, caput manager Lane Kiffin said Friday.

Kiffin made the revelation arsenic helium spoke to the SEC Network earlier the game. He said the school’s instrumentality manager enactment cameras successful the locker country Thursday nighttime lone to ticker fans interruption in. He said the schoolhouse reported the archetypal theft to Mississippi State, which enactment much information astir their locker room. However, helium said fans broke successful again aboriginal Friday greeting and stole Chambliss’ jerseys.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Mississippi Rebels backmost Trinidad Chambliss (6) warms up earlier the crippled against the Mississippi State Bulldogs astatine Davis Wade Stadium astatine Scott Field connected Nov. 28, 2025. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

"I conjecture you expect thing little from these people," Kiffin said.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Mississippi State for comment. The Egg Bowl crippled betwixt the 2 schools was being played successful Starkville – the location of Mississippi State.

It was a crippled that meant a small spot much for Kiffin and Ole Miss with the caput coach’s aboriginal successful question and with the Rebels perchance getting a berth into the SEC Championship with a win.

Mississippi Rebels caput manager Lane Kiffin looks connected earlier the crippled against the Mississippi State Bulldogs astatine Davis Wade Stadium astatine Scott Field connected Nov. 28, 2025. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 14 BUZZ: SEC TEAM EXTENDS HC; OREGON STATE FINDS COACH

Kiffin was asked close earlier kickoff however helium was capable to support his players’ heads successful the crippled and not beryllium distracted by the extracurricular noise.

"They’ve been dealing with that for a batch of weeks successful a enactment truthful we’re focused connected going 1-0. There’s a batch connected the enactment here," helium said. "Rivalry games, records mean nothing. But to get to 11 wins, we’d beryllium the archetypal squad successful past of this state. It would beryllium amazing. But we’re gonna person to play truly accordant and play truly good shot for 4 quarters."

Mississippi caput manager Lane Kiffin, right, greets Mississippi State caput manager Jeff Lebby anterior to their NCAA assemblage shot crippled Saturday, Nov. 28, 2025, successful Starkville, Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Chambliss, a Division II transportation from Ferris State, didn’t look rattled by the alleged theft. He led Ole Miss down the tract for a touchdown connected their archetypal 2 drives.

Follow Fox News Digital’s sports sum connected X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.