Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin baffled by Carson Beck's exorbitant NIL deal with Miami

Ole Miss caput Lane Kiffin did not mince words erstwhile told however overmuch Miami backmost Carson Beck’s NIL woody was worth.

Kiffin, 49, was told Beck volition person $4.3 cardinal for 1 play during a caller quality connected "The Pivot Podcast."

"Miami gave him $4.3 million?" Kiffin asked.

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Mississippi Rebels caput manager Lane Kiffin talks to his players successful the 2nd fractional against the Kentucky Wildcats astatine Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Sept. 28, 2024.  (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

"Did they ticker his crippled against us?"

Beck transferred from Georgia to Miami this offseason, and Kiffin recalled an Ole Miss triumph implicit Georgia successful the 2024 season. 

Ole Miss defeated Georgia 28-10 successful November, and Beck struggled successful the loss. The erstwhile Georgia backmost completed 20 of his 31 passes for 186 yards and an interception successful the loss. 

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Georgia Bulldogs backmost Carson Beck earlier the 2024 SEC title crippled astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta Dec. 7, 2024. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

Beck spent 2 seasons arsenic the starting backmost astatine Georgia. In his inferior year, helium had a 72.4% completion percent and the astir completions and passes successful the SEC. Beck besides led the SEC with 3,941 yards that play and threw for 24 touchdowns and six interceptions.

Last play was a antithetic communicative for Beck. He completed 64.7% of his passes for 3,485 yards with 28 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Beck’s 12 interceptions were the astir successful the SEC. 

Beck is expected to regenerate Cam Ward, the projected No. 1 wide prime successful adjacent week’s NFL Draft. 

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Georgia Bulldogs backmost Carson Beck successful enactment against the Massachusetts Minutemen astatine Sanford Stadium successful Athens, Ga., Nov. 23, 2024 (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)

Ward was sensational successful his lone play with the Hurricanes, completing 67.2% of his passes for 4,313 yards, and helium led the ACC with 39 passing touchdowns portion throwing 7 interceptions. 

Not lone volition Beck person large shoes to capable aft Miami went 10-3 and conscionable missed retired connected the College Football Playoff with Ward past season. But helium volition besides person to woody with the unit of surviving up to his exorbitant NIL deal, the 1 Kiffin couldn’t believe. 

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