Lane Kiffin’s top assistant returns to Ole Miss for College Football Playoff

Ole Miss was not willing to let Lane Kiffin remain in Oxford to coach the team through the College Football Playoff, but one of his top assistants is going to finish out the year with the Rebels.

Kiffin is bringing several members of his Ole Miss coaching staff with him to LSU, including offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. On Tuesday, Kiffin announced that LSU has agreed to let Weis coach at Ole Miss during the College Football Playoff.

Kiffin said he is hoping the decision will inspire the College Football Playoff selection committee to give Ole Miss “the highest ranking possible.”

“With the playoff committee releasing updated rankings tonight, I wanted it to be known that after conversations with LSU, we are allowing Charlie to return to Ole Miss to coach the team during the playoffs,” Kiffin said in a statement. “I’ve already made the committee aware of this and I’m hopeful this decision will allow Ole Miss to receive the highest ranking possible because these great players are very deserving of that. I’m excited that Charlie will be back to help coach the greatest team in the history of Ole Miss.”