College football insider reveals when Lane Kiffin will announce his decision

Lane Kiffin is about to make a decision that could change the power structure in the SEC for years to come, as the Ole Miss head coach is poised to announce if he will stay or go, and now we have a clearer idea of when he will reveal that consequential decision.

Kiffin is set to host a meeting with his Ole Miss team at 1 p.m. local time on Sunday afternoon, a delay from its original 9 a.m. scheduled time, and from there will make an announcement regarding his future, according to ESPN college football reporter Marty Smith.

That future is strongly implied to be somewhere else, as most reporting now indicates that Kiffin has made a decision to become the next head coach at LSU.

Lane Kiffin's decision timeline

Right after winning the Egg Bowl rivalry game against Mississippi State, the coach traveled to Tupelo to see his son, Knox, play for Oxford in the state playoffs, a commitment that delayed his making a decision on his coaching future.

From there, Kiffin met with Ole Miss athletic director Keith Charter on Saturday evening, although no public updates emerged from that meeting.

LSU executives are also believed to have held a meeting with Kiffin’s representatives on a call during the period following LSU’s loss against Oklahoma on Saturday, according to reports.

The school was also said to be scheduling two private airplanes to Oxford to pick up Kiffin and his family on Sunday, insiders revealed.

The general opinion around Ole Miss is that had Kiffin wanted to stay at the school, he would have already indicated to decision makers and the public of his intention to do so, and that his not offering any such statements was evidence of his desire to leave.

LSU or Florida? Or stay at Ole Miss?

The future of Lane Kiffin has been the primary storyline dominating college football over the last few weeks as LSU and Florida have reportedly extended lucrative offers to him to lead their program.

But more recently, the dynamic appears to have shifted almost entirely towards LSU, as insiders revealed that Florida feels it has moved out of Kiffin’s interest and has moved on to courting other potential head coaching candidates.

Asked point blank after the Egg Bowl if he had made a decision, Kiffin replied: “No, I haven’t.”

Speculation has run rampant about what Kiffin plans to do, with most analysts projecting he will take the LSU job, while others suggest he is happiest at Ole Miss and what he has built there.

What has be built? This season, Kiffin led the Rebels to their first-ever 11-win regular season, and has won at least 10 games for a third-straight year, also a school record.

And with the win over its rival, Ole Miss moved definitively into contention to make its first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff.

But will the Rebels have the coach who led them to that achievement on the sideline? All signs point to no.

What the markets are saying

Kiffin remains the runaway favorite to become the next head coach at LSU, with 97 percent likelihood to take the position, according to the prediction market Kalshi.

Once also the favorite to land at Florida on the Kalshi big board, Kiffin has dipped to just 1 percent there amid reports the coach is trending towards LSU.

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