"Kiffin wrote in a social media post that Mississippi athletic director Keith Carter denied his request to lead the team through the playoff despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching them so they could better maintain their high level of performance. Unfortunately, that means Friday's Egg Bowl was my last game coaching the Rebels, he added."
"Coach Kiffin and I met yesterday, and he informed us that he is accepting the head coaching position at another school, Carter said. For our program to begin preparing for its future both the short and long term, he will be stepping away from the team immediately."
"Lane is a proven winner who has thrived in an era of college athletics that requires coaches to adapt and innovate, he said. His passion, creativity and authenticity make him the ideal leader to guide LSU into the future and consistently position us among the sport's elite."
Lane Kiffin left one-loss Mississippi to accept the head coaching position at LSU, departing immediately and before the postseason. He wrote that Mississippi athletic director Keith Carter denied his request to coach the team through the playoffs and that Friday's Egg Bowl was his final game with the Rebels. The move came two days after Mississippi's Egg Bowl victory that all but guaranteed a playoff berth. Mississippi promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding, a former Delta State player in his third season after five years as a top defensive assistant at Alabama. LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry called Kiffin a proven, innovative winner. The hiring occurred amid a busy SEC coaching cycle.
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