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Lane Kiffin Calls Out CFP Committee After Lopsided First Round Game

Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin shared some thoughts with the College Football Playoff committee on Friday night.
John Macon|
Nov 9, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin reacts during the second half against the Georgia Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images
Nov 9, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin reacts during the second half against the Georgia Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images | Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

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Lane Kiffin is at it again.

The Ole Miss Rebels head coach apparently wasn't a fan of what he saw in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Friday night when Notre Dame dominated Indiana 27-17 in South Bend.

As is customary when Kiffin has an opinion to share, he went to social media late on Friday, this time taking a shot at the College Football Playoff committee, delivering a veiled message that his Rebels (or another SEC team) would have been a better fit in the playoff than the defeated Hoosiers.

You can view his post below.

That's obviously sarcasm from Kiffin who wasn't shy about promoting his team's case to be in the playoff towards the end of the season. He made multiple social media posts on the subject prior to Selection Sunday where he attempted to sway the opinion of the committee to include the Rebels in the 12-team field.

Of course, Ole Miss would have made the field had it not had three losses on the year. Dropping games to Kentucky, LSU and Florida sank the Rebels' chances of reaching the CFP, and had they simply won one of those games, we would likely be having a much different conversation in late December.

As it stands, Ole Miss will play in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Jan. 2 against the Duke Blue Devils. Despite not making the playoff, the Rebels still have a chance to secure their third 10-plus-win season in the last four years, should they claim a win in the bowl game.

Kickoff between the Rebels and Blue Devils is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.

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John Macon Gillespie
JOHN MACON

John Macon Gillespie has a journalism background spanning 10 years and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from the University of Mississippi in 2020 and 2022, respectively. His experience in the field includes work on the Ole Miss beat for nine years and high school sports coverage in the state of Mississippi for the Calhoun County Journal. He is currently a columnist for Ole Miss On SI and a high school journalism teacher in North Mississippi.

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