Lane Kiffin calls out Ole Miss AD in his farewell statement

Lane Kiffin is officially heading to LSU, and he is burning some bridges on his way out of Ole Miss.

Kiffin posted a statement on Sunday confirming he has decided to accept the head coaching position at LSU. He made clear that he had hoped to coach Ole Miss through the College Football Playoff, but singled out athletic director Keith Carter for preventing that.

“I was hoping to complete a historic six season run with this year’s team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs, capitalizing on the team’s incredible success and their commitment to finish strong, and investing everything into a playoff run with guardrails in place to protect the program in any areas of concern,” Kiffin wrote. “My request to do so was denied by Keith Carter 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.”