Ole Miss-Lane Kiffin divorce takes another dramatic turn as athletic director seemingly backs players' dispute

Ole Miss diversion manager Keith Carter refuted respective claims erstwhile caput manager Lane Kiffin made astir his tumultuous departure for LSU.

On Wednesday, Carter delivered his archetypal nationalist comments since Kiffin was named the adjacent caput manager of the Tigers. Carter's comments seemed to beryllium successful enactment with violative lineman Brycen Sanders' and different players' rebuttals to Kiffin's relationship of the events starring up to his exit.

One of Carter's sticking points centered connected erstwhile Kiffin was told helium would beryllium barred from coaching Ole Miss successful a imaginable College Football Playoff. "A batch of things publically that I'm not definite are wholly accurate," Carter told SuperTalk Mississippi.

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Ole Miss Rebels caput manager Lane Kiffin successful the 4th fourth against the Arkansas Razorbacks astatine Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium connected Nov. 2, 2024. (Nelson Chenault/Imagn Images)

Carter clarified that Kiffin and his typical were fixed respective weeks' announcement that coaching the Rebels successful immoderate imaginable playoff games was efficaciously a nonstarter. 

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If Ole Miss were to person an accidental to vie for the program's first-ever SEC championship, Carter suggested helium would person been unfastened to further discussions astir the anticipation of Kiffin coaching successful Atlanta.

"It was precise wide that coaching successful the postseason was not going to beryllium an enactment for Coach Kiffin respective weeks ago," Carter told big Richard Cross.

Mississippi Rebels caput manager Lane Kiffin looks connected during the 4th fourth against the Georgia State Panthers astatine Vaught-Hemingway Stadium connected Aug. 30, 2024. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

In a farewell message, Kiffin wrote that helium asked to "complete a historical six-season tally with this year's squad by starring Ole Miss done the playoffs," but Carter denied it "despite the squad besides asking him to let maine to support coaching." 

Sanders rapidly refuted Kiffin's account, quoting his X post. "'Despite the squad asking maine to support coaching;'. I deliberation everyone that was successful that country would disagree," Sanders posted. It should beryllium noted Sanders misquoted Kiffin. 

LSU shot caput manager Lane Kiffin speaks astatine South Stadium Club astatine Tiger Stadium connected Dec. 1, 2025 successful Baton Rouge, Louisiana.   (Matthew Hinton/Imagn Images)

Other Ole Miss players besides chimed in, saying, "Let em' know. Every azygous person," chap violative lineman Jayden Williams said successful effect to Sanders' post.

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Carter added that Kiffin told him Saturday evening that helium would instrumentality the occupation astatine LSU. Ole Miss aboriginal elevated antiaircraft coordinator Pete Golding to caput coach.

Fox News Digital's Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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