Lane Kiffin’s LSU HUMBLED & EMBARRASSED By Ole Miss | Don’t @ Me w/ Dan Dakich
On today’s episode of Don’t @ Me, Dan Dakich reacts to Lane Kiffin’s emotional postgame comments after losing a thriller in his return to Oxford. From blaming the fanbase to making defeat all about himself, Dan exposes why Kiffin remains overhyped despite never winning anything of note as a head coach. Plus, Dan breaks down how Pete Golding secured a career-defining signature victory while keeping his team grounded and treating the matchup like business as usual.
Lane Kiffin seems to believe that his LSU team was put in an unfair situation during the Tigers’ loss at Ole Miss, and it had nothing to do with anything taking place inside the white lines, but instead, it involved someone pressing a button at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
During Wednesday’s SEC coaches’ teleconference call, Kiffin made a subtle yet pointed remark accusing Ole Miss’ game operations of playing music for too long of a time when LSU’s offense was on the field.
“Those games happen, and a lot of factors go into that,” Kiffin said, referring to the atmosphere at Ole Miss on Saturday night. “We didn’t protect really well around him [quarterback Sam Leavitt]; the crowd noise and music being played all the way through the snap when the center’s hand is on the ball. Again and again.”
Head coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers prior to a game against the Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught Hemingway Stadium on September 19, 2026 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images) (Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images)
SEC rules require stadium music to stop once the center touches the ball.
While Kiffin may have a case to be made that Ole Miss played music over its stadium speakers a bit too long, it’s hard not to interpret his comments as an excuse.
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Head coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers in action against the Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught Hemingway Stadium on September 19, 2026 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images) (Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images)
Kiffin laid out the accusation when asked about Leavitt’s struggles during the contest, and making a comment about music being played inside the stadium three days after the game ended seems unnecessary. By no means did he pin his team’s loss on the fact that music was being played when his team possessed the football, but Kiffin bringing the topic up opens himself up to criticism.
Kiffin’s return to Ole Miss in Week 3 made for one of the most emotionally charged atmospheres college football has ever seen after the head coach left Oxford for LSU just days before the Rebels played in their first-ever College Football Playoff game.
Ole Miss announced during the contest that it set a new all-time attendance record at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium with 70,033 fans in the stands.
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LSU Tigers coach Lane Kiffin runs onto the field during pregame of a college football game between the LSU Tigers and Mississippi Rebels on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS. (Photo by Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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The Rebels fed off the energy early and jumped out to a commanding 17-0 lead early in the second quarter before taking a 24-7 lead into halftime. Kiffin’s Tigers clawed their way back into the contest, scoring 17 unanswered points, but Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss stepped into his all-too-familiar role of game-changer late in the game and led the Rebels to a 32-24 victory.
Chambliss threw for 363 yards in the game, while Leavitt threw for 158 yards and picked up another 63 yards on the ground.