Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss amid heavy criticism from the Rebels fan base and much of the college football world. Now, his former players are calling him out for allegedly lying in his farewell statement.<\/p>\n
Two Ole Miss players have disputed Kiffin\u2019s claim in his public post on X<\/a> that the Rebels asked him to coach them in their College Football Playoff appearance, a request he said athletic director Keith Carter denied.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Despite the team asking me to keep coaching,\u2019\u201d Ole Miss starting offensive lineman Brycen Sanders posted on X<\/a>, quoting Kiffin\u2019s statement. \u201cI think everyone that was in that room would disagree.\u201d<\/p>\n Sanders, a sophomore center, is on the Rebels\u2019 leadership council. He, along with other players, including starting quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, reportedly met with Carter on Sunday<\/a>. Carter held a team meeting later that day to announce Pete Golding as the Rebels\u2019 new coach \u2014 a meeting Kiffin said he was asked not to attend.<\/p>\n Offensive lineman Paris Wilkins posted in agreement<\/a> with Sanders, writing, \u201cFax this was not said from anyone.\u201d Fellow lineman Jayden Williams also posted<\/a> his support of Sanders\u2019 account.<\/p>\n Linebacker Suntarine Perkins was even more blunt than Sanders about his stance on Kiffin\u2019s statement. Perkins is one of the Rebels\u2019 most talented defensive players; he has posted 64 tackles and two sacks this season.<\/p>\n That was not the message you said in the meeting room. Everybody that was in there can vouch on this . https:\/\/t.co\/tssQmvGgQ3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 suntarine perkins (@suntarine) December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cThat was not the message you said in the meeting room,\u201d Perkins posted on X. \u201cEverybody that was in there can vouch on this.\u201d<\/p>\n Former Ole Miss defensive tackle Tariqious Tisdale, who played for Kiffin in 2020, was also unhappy with his former coach.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t get me started on lane he\u2019s been a snake since I met him,\u201d Tisdale posted on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cAnd I got teammates that can vouch especially if you was there in 2020-2021 and played defense.\u201d<\/p>\n Former Ole Miss offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. exited Oxford to follow Kiffin to LSU but returned to coach the Rebels offense for the postseason, a request Kiffin granted.<\/p>\n Kiffin was introduced as LSU\u2019s coach Monday. He talked about his excitement for the job in Baton Rouge, while also expressing sadness about leaving Ole Miss.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the only way I could describe it. It sucked for a lot of people,\u201d Kiffin said. \u201cAnd there was no way to possibly do it better than the way we did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n