The rampant rumor mill swirling around Lane Kiffin stopped turning on Sunday: Kiffin is officially bolting Ole Miss for LSU.
Kiffin took to social media to make it official.
An announcement was expected on Saturday, but a lengthy meeting with Ole Miss officials did not yield an agreement on the coach’s immediate plans. While it’s been reported that Kiffin verbally agreed to become LSU’s coach as early as last week, and that officials at Ole Miss were at least somewhat aware of this. Kiffin wanted to stay on with the Rebels to coach them through the playoffs.
This idea was a non-starter with Ole Miss officials, who were concerned that he would use that time to recruit for LSU and that any success
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