Editorial

REPORT: Lane Kiffin Isn’t Leaving Ole Miss To Take The Oregon Job

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Nov 25, 2021; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin stands on the field after a play against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first quarter at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters

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Lane Kiffin reportedly won’t leave Ole Miss for the PAC-12.

Wednesday night, Jon Wilner reported that Oregon super booster Phil Knight was “interested” in Kiffin possibly coming to Eugene to coach the Ducks. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)

Oregon is searching for a new coach after Mario Cristobal left for the Miami Hurricanes earlier in the week.

However, the Ole Miss coach, who recently agreed to a new deal with the Rebels, apparently won’t be ditching his current situation.

According to John Canzano, Kiffin is “not in the mix” to be the next coach at Oregon.

While Oregon is a great job, I don’t see Kiffin having much interest in leaving for it. He’s been meant for the SEC ever since he crawled to Tuscaloosa for Nick Saban’s coaching career rehab program.

The SEC is where the money and attention are, and Kiffin certainly loves the latter. While Oregon could write a big check, nobody really pays attention to the PAC-12.

If you want big time attention on you and your program, you have to be in the SEC or the Big Ten. It’s that simple, and Kiffin has a massive spotlight on him at Ole Miss after leading the Rebels to a 10-2 season.

He was rewarded with a gigantic new deal, and something tells me he’s right where he wants to be.

Could things change? Of course, but I don’t see it happening right now.