Lane Kiffin accused of making inaccurate statement by another Ole Miss figure

Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter suggested Lane Kiffin was being dishonest when he said he was blindsided by the school’s decision not to allow him to coach in postseason games after accepting the LSU job.

In his farewell statement, Kiffin blamed Carter for not being allowed to finish the season at Ole Miss and suggested that the athletic director had gone against the wishes of the players in doing so. 

In a new interview with SuperTalk Mississippi, Carter said Kiffin had known for weeks that coaching Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff would not be an option if the coach decided to leave.

“There’s been a lot of things that he’s said publicly that I’m not sure are totally accurate,” Carter said. “Both coach and his representation knew several weeks ago that coaching in the playoffs was not going to be an option if he was not the Ole Miss head coach. ... It was very clear that coaching in the postseason was not going to be an option for Coach Kiffin several weeks ago.”