Tag: Lane Kiffin

Social Reaction: Lane Kiffin trolls Auburn fans ahead of Saturday’s basketball game at Ole Miss

The head football coach at Ole Miss ruffled the feathers of Auburn fans on Saturday simply by being himself.

The No. 16 Auburn Tigers travel to Ole Miss on Saturday to square off with the Rebels, and the trash talk has already begun.

Ole Miss head football coach [autotag]Lane Kiffin[/autotag] was, well, being himself on Saturday morning by trolling Auburn fans on X (formerly Twitter). He tweeted a photo of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, home to Ole Miss football, with the caption “What an amazing day to Beat Auburn again.”

As expected, SEC fans could not resist replying to the tweet. Some agreed with his tweet, a few showed signs of support, and most were Auburn fans who gladly let Kiffin know that Auburn football owns a 72% all-time win percentage over the Rebels and that Auburn basketball beat Ole Miss by 23 points just two weeks ago.

Kiffin accomplished his goal of ruffling the feathers of Auburn fans on Saturday. Here’s a look at the best reactions to Kiffin’s troll job.

Former Alabama TE coach Joe Cox to join Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss

Former Alabama tight end coach Joe Cox to remain in the SEC

Anytime you hire a new head coach, staff changes are imminent. While some position coaches are retained, some are not. One coach not asked to remain on the staff led by Kalen DeBoer is tight end coach Joe Cox.

It didn’t take long for Cox to land on his feet as 247Sports is reporting that he will be joining Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss filling the same role.

Cox spent the last two seasons in Tuscaloosa coaching the tight ends under Nick Saban. Before coaching at Alabama, Cox had previous coaching stops at Colorado State, South Carolina, and Charlotte.

Cox played quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2005-09 under Mark Richt.

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Former Alabama DB announces transfer destination

Former Alabama defensive back Trey Amos announced his transfer destination… and it’s in the SEC.

Former Alabama defensive back Trey Amos joined the program before the 2023 college football season after transferring in from Louisiana Lafayette. Well, he is now onto his third program after committing to play for Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss.

Amos only started one game for the Crimson Tide, but he appeared in all 14 games last season. While at Alabama, Amos recorded 12 total tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and five passes defended.

His production wasn’t what many expected in Tuscaloosa, so maybe things will be different under Pete Golding in Oxford, Mississippi.

He is one of many players to have hit the portal after the season ended and head coach Nick Saban retired.

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Way too early 2024 SEC Football Power Rankings

The Sooners and Longhorns are making the jump to the SEC in 2024, so where do they land in our way-too-early power rankings?

In 2024, college football will look like nothing we’ve ever seen. Conference realignment did plastic surgery to the game we’ve grown up with.

The Pac-12 is essentially gone as Oregon, USC, Washington, and UCLA move to the Big Ten. The Big 12 added Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah. Stanford and Cal are off to the ACC, along with SMU getting a promotion from the AAC. The SEC is adding Texas and Oklahoma.

The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams, coming off its most competitive four-team version.

All of this is happening in 2024.

It’s a new era of college football. For the SEC, the Sooners and Longhorns are coming off of double-digit win seasons and Texas made the playoff. But how do they stack up against their future SEC counterparts?

Here’s a look at our way-too-early SEC power rankings.

The painful truth about the Alabama coaching search

Alabama’s hunt for a new football coach has driven many fans mad as they look for clues and answers. Perhaps that was the plan all along.

The dust has finally settled and there is an empty office at the Mal Moore Athletics Facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The office will sit empty until one of the biggest coaching hires in all of North American sports is made. Who on planet Earth will replace Nick Saban?

His decision to retire from coaching shocked the nation in ways many had not predicted. The greatest college football head coach chose to go out in the most Saban-way imaginable: a snap judgment made five minutes before a pre-scheduled meeting on a random Wednesday shortly after the season ended.

No farewell tour, no planning ahead, no balloons and confetti. He didn’t need it, and I can almost guarantee you he wouldn’t have wanted it.

Now, Saban is working alongside University of Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne to hire a replacement. Their goal is simple: Find someone who can carry on the tradition of winning in Tuscaloosa. The standard has been set by Saban, which means the next coach to roam Bryant-Denny’s sidelines will have the weight of the entire Yellowhammer State on his shoulders.

The coaching search has been active for just over a day, but it’s felt like decades to many Tide fans.

Tommy Rees emerges as candidate to replace Nick Saban

Alabama head coach Tommy Rees?

When Nick Saban shocked the college football world by announcing his retirement on Wednesday it was a matter of minutes until national writers mentioned Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman as a potential candidate.

As it turns out it is a former Marcus Freeman assistant that is the actual candidate.

Tommy Rees, who left his post as Notre Dame’s offensive coordinator almost exactly a year ago, has reportedly interviewed for the opening.  The following is from a report on Football Scoop:

Among those emerging as serious contenders along the lines of earning interviews: Washington coach Kalen DeBoer, Florida State coach Mike Norvell and incumbent Tide offensive coordinator Tommy Rees.

Just 31, Rees is the youngest among the Tide candidates. He’s also a former Broyles Award finalist, an ex-Notre Dame quarterback and long considered among the sharpest young offensive minds in football. His father, Bill, is a legendary collegiate and NFL personnel expert.

Rees owns NFL experience, and he’s burnished his coaching chops with offensive coordinator stops at two of the most high-profile spots in all of football: his alma mater, Notre Dame, from 2020-22, and this past season at Alabama. He helped Jalen Milroe engineer a remarkable turnaround at quarterback for the Tide, which upended Georgia in the SEC Championship and took Michigan to overtime in the CFP before losing to the top-seeded Wolverines.

I would be shocked if Rees ends up getting it but the fact he’s already interviewed for the opening is more of a chance than I would have initially given him.

Guys like Dan Lanning at Oregon and Steve Sarkisian at Texas have carved their own programs out while a guy like Rees certainly hasn’t seeing as he’s never been a head coach.

I still think until we actually hear Lane Kiffin take himself out of the running that he’s the man to beat but the fact Rees is seemingly still being considered certainly is a wild card I didn’t see as a possibility.

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HOT or COLD: Rating the rumored candidates for the Alabama HC job

See which coaches’ names are hot or cold based on who has been named as possible Alabama HC candidates.

After spending 17 years in Tuscaloosa as the Alabama football head coach, Nick Saban has retired.

Though the news is still fresh, the focus isn’t on remembering what the legendary head coach did in Tuscaloosa, it’s on identifying who will replace him.

Many names have been thrown around as possible targets for the Crimson Tide. Some are just high-profile coaches, while others are genuine candidates. Overall, they remain just rumors and loose reports of potential interest.

Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne stated the program is looking to hire a coach who is “strong in recruiting and relationship building, player development, excels in X’s and O’s, and has the overall ability to lead this historic program.”

Let’s see which coaches meet the requirements and expectations to become the next Alabama head coach.

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Oregon head coach Dan Lanning will NOT be coming to Alabama

Dan Lanning denies rumors of being Alabama’s next head coach

Yesterday was one of the hardest days in the history of the University of Alabama. It’s impossible to say goodbye and thank you who haas done so much for one school and one program. Unfortunately, life most go on and the head coaching search in Tuscaloosa is in full swing.

Rumors were spreading like wildfire last night that Oregon head coach Dan Lanning was in Tuscaloosa meaning with the Alabama brass for the position. He was Alabama’s top target and a lot of people seemed quite confident he was the man.

However, just moments ago Lanning released a video stating that he will not be leaving Oregon. I trust Greg Byrne knows what he is doing, but with the top candidate off the table it will be interesting to see who gets the call next. My guess is Lane Kiffin and Kaleb DeBoer are the hottest names on the board.

There is no official word that Lanning was ever offered the job.

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Lane Kiffin suggests Falcons hire Georgia head coach Kirby Smart

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin suggested the #Falcons hire Georgia’s Kirby Smart…

The Atlanta Falcons dismissed head coach Arthur Smith shortly after Sunday’s season finale in New Orleans. Smith’s three-year run in Atlanta never produced a winning season, but the team is in pretty good shape roster-wise.

While the Falcons may look to hire an established NFL head coach, such as Bill Belichick, team owner Arthur Blank said there would be “no timetable” for Atlanta’s search process.

One name we haven’t heard much about is Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. On Monday, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin threw Smart’s name into the mix for the Falcons’ vacancy:

Perhaps Kiffin was just trying to put an end to the Bulldogs’ dominance in the SEC, but Smart wouldn’t be the craziest hire this team has ever made.

Even Arthur Smith had never served as a head coach prior to taking the job in Atlanta, and he got three full seasons. Smart has built a powerhouse at Georgia, rivaling Alabama in recent years in terms of program dominance.

There’s no reason for Smart to leave Georgia, but if the Falcons are going to take their time conducting interviews, they might as well give him a call.

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Way-too-early ranking of Oklahoma Football’s 2024 opponents

A way-too-early look at how the Oklahoma Sooners 2024 opponents stack up.

For all but two teams, the 2023 college football season has come to a close. That means it’s time to look ahead to the 2024 season.

After making significant improvements on both sides of the ball in 2023, the Sooners jumped from six to 10 wins in Brent Venables’ second season. But now they move to the SEC and are breaking in new coordinators on both sides of the ball.

Additionally, they’ll have a completely new offensive line from the group that started for the majority of the season and a new starting quarterback after [autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag] left for Oregon.

Jackson Arnold takes the reins at quarterback for the Sooners. Despite his Alamo Bowl performance, the ceiling is very high for Arnold and the Sooners offense.

But they’ve got a difficult schedule in 2024, in particular when they get to SEC play. But how would you rank their opponents in 2024? Here’s how we ranked them here at Sooners Wire.