Lane Kiffin cashes in as former Ole Miss team advances in College Football Playoff without him

Lane Kiffin whitethorn beryllium gone from the Ole Miss sidelines, but the caller LSU manager inactive has a vested involvement successful however his erstwhile squad fares successful the College Football Playoff.

The Ole Miss Rebels proved they would beryllium conscionable good without Kiffin aft Trinidad Chambliss passed for 362 yards and 2 touchdowns successful the team’s 39-34 triumph implicit third-ranked Georgia successful the Sugar Bowl connected Thursday night. 

LSU caller caput manager Lane Kiffin speaks astatine South Stadium Club astatine Tiger Stadium connected Dec. 1, 2025. (Matthew Hinton/Imagn Images)

"A batch of radical did uncertainty america earlier the play and they inactive doubted america erstwhile our manager left," Chambliss said aft the game. "We conscionable privation to play shot and person fun, and I deliberation that’s showing close now."

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Kiffin, who was rumored to perchance be the College Football Playoff quarterfinal successful New Orleans, celebrated the team’s triumph successful a station connected societal media.

 "What a large finish!!! So overmuch fun!! Only 2 much to go," helium wrote successful a station connected X, tagging the Ole Miss shot team. 

While Kiffin’s good wishes could beryllium interpreted arsenic being said successful bully faith, determination is simply a fiscal payment for Kiffin if the Rebels support connected winning. 

LSU caput shot manager Lane Kiffin waves to the assemblage successful the archetypal fractional of an NCAA hoops crippled against Kentucky. The crippled took spot successful Baton Rouge, Louisiana, connected Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)

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According to Front Office Sports, portion of LSU’s woody to lure Kiffin distant from Ole Miss was to wage his afloat bonus operation from his erstwhile employer. Kiffin made $150,000 for the Rebels making the playoffs, which was raised to $250,000 erstwhile Ole Miss defeated Tulane successful the archetypal round.

 Thursday night’s triumph implicit Georgia upped that bonus to $500,000 and a triumph implicit Miami successful the semifinals volition rise that fig to $750,000.

Trinidad Chambliss #6 of the Ole Miss Rebels throws a walk portion being pressured by Elijah Griffin #90 of the Georgia Bulldogs during the archetypal 4th during the 2025 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal astatine the Allstate Sugar Bowl astatine Caesars Superdome connected Jan. 1, 2026, successful New Orleans, Louisiana.  (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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And what volition Ole Miss winning the rubric gain Kiffin? A expansive full of $1 million.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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