The Home Team breaks down Lane Kiffin's remarkable coaching journey after his emotional return to Oxford as LSU's head coach. No. 8 Ole Miss defeated No. 7 LSU 32-24 on September 19, giving Kiffin a loss in his first game against his former program. Kiffin's résumé includes being fired by Al Davis and the Raiders in 2008 and dismissed by USC after the team returned from a loss in 2013. At FAU, he rebuilt his career by winning Conference USA championships in 2017 and 2019. Kiffin left Ole Miss for LSU in November 2025 after guiding the Rebels to an 11-1 regular season. He wanted to coach Ole Miss through the College Football Playoff, but athletic director Keith Carter denied that request and Pete Golding took over the program.
The reunion delivered exactly the kind of college-football drama the panel describes. Ole Miss built a 24-7 halftime lead, LSU rallied, and the Rebels ultimately secured a 32-24 victory in Kiffin's highly anticipated return to Oxford.
