LSU’s Lane Kiffin nets $500K after Ole Miss falls in CFP semifinal, contract shows

Ole Miss appeared to yet consciousness the interaction of Lane Kiffin’s arguable pivot to LSU. The Rebels’ Cinderella-like tally ended successful the Fiesta Bowl, triggering a lucrative outgo for the erstwhile Ole Miss caput coach.

Within the adjacent 30 days, Kiffin volition person a bonus of $500,000. 

According to Front Office Sports, portion of LSU’s woody to lure Kiffin distant from Ole Miss was to wage his bonuses promised by his erstwhile employer. The outgo is expected to autumn nether the "ancillary benefits" class listed successful Kiffin’s woody with the Tigers.

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Lane Kiffin speaks astatine a property league arsenic helium is introduced arsenic the caller caput shot manager of the LSU Tigers astatine Tiger Stadium successful Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 1, 2025. (Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)

Kiffin’s bonus was tiered. A $150,000 outgo was earmarked erstwhile Ole Miss secured a first-round playoff game. The Rebels’ beforehand to the quarterfinals accrued the compensation to $250,000.

The Rebels’ New Year’s Day triumph implicit Georgia upped that bonus to $500,000. Had Ole Miss hoisted the College Football Playoff nationalist title trophy, Kiffin would person earned a full of $1 million.

Ole Miss Rebels caput manager Lane Kiffin throws a shot earlier a crippled against the Oklahoma Sooners astatine Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Oct. 25, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

"Coach volition beryllium entitled to person a outgo successful an magnitude adjacent to the magnitude Coach would person been entitled to person had helium remained Head Coach astatine Coach’s contiguous anterior leader and coached the anterior employer’s shot squad done the 2025-26 CFP," Kiffin's LSU contract, obtained by On3, states. 

"If applicable, the outgo nether this conception whitethorn beryllium paid from affiliated instauration funds and shall beryllium paid wrong 30 days pursuing the anterior employer’s squad being eliminated from the 2025-26 CFP."

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After dominating Tulane successful the archetypal circular of the College Football Playoff, the Rebels upset the Georgia Bulldogs successful the quarterfinals.

Kiffin 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. 

Mississippi caput manager Lane Kiffin watches his squad against Oklahoma successful Norman, Okla., Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

Despite being underdogs successful Thursday’s semifinal, Ole Miss pushed the favored Miami Hurricanes to the brink. Miami backmost Carson Beck rushed for a go-ahead touchdown successful the game’s last seconds to punch the Hurricanes’ summons to the nationalist title game.

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Miami present awaits the victor of Friday’s different semifinal matchup, the Peach Bowl, betwixt Indiana and Oregon.

Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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