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Lane Kiffin reacts to Ole Miss losing heartbreaker to Miami in CFP Fiesta Bowl

The former Rebels and current LSU Tigers coach posts after the heartbreaking playoff loss to the Hurricanes.
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Dec 27, 2025; Houston, TX, USA; Louisiana State Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin looks on prior to the game against the Houston Cougars at NRG Stadium.
Dec 27, 2025; Houston, TX, USA; Louisiana State Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin looks on prior to the game against the Houston Cougars at NRG Stadium. | Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

The Ole Miss Rebels looked like they were headed to the College Football Playoff National Championship without their former head coach Lane Kiffin who bolted for the LSU Tigers at the end of the regular season. Instead, they lost an absolute heartbreaker to the Miami Hurricanes in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal game. Coach Kiffin would react afterward with a couple of posts.

Miami and not Ole Miss will now face the winner of Friday’s Peach Bowl between the Oregon Ducks and the Indiana Hoosiers on January 19.

It was this backbreaking scramble for a touchdown by Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck with 18 seconds left that defeated the Rebels in a 31-27 Miami win.

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While Kiffin did have an obnoxious tweet to start the CFP, and oddly dissed them during LSU’s bowl game, he did congratulate their big Sugar Bowl win over the Georgia Bulldogs.

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Lane Kiffin was announced as the LSU coach on December 1. | Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

How Kiffin reacted after the Ole Miss loss to Miami

After the Rebels’ narrow defeat, Kiffin gave his thoughts on his former team’s heartbreak by sending his love and posting an actual heart breaking.

He’d also posted the final pass play — in his opinion — should’ve been a penalty on Miami and given Ole Miss one more play:

Kiffin also stood to make a bunch of money if they won in his monster $91M contract with insane perks from LSU (see first related).

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Ole Miss was this one pass short of making the national championship without Lane Kiffin. | Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

He’s also waiting on several coach’s like Ole Miss offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Charlie Weiss Jr. to come aboard with LSU after the game.

The hatred for Kiffin runs deep in Oxford, Mississippi, after he spurned them, but he built quite the team that almost got them to the national championship.

No doubt, a figurative middle finger from fans to the former coach would’ve been unbelievable, but there’s a lot to be proud of in Ole Miss without Kiffin there.

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What may have been for Lane Kiffin if he stayed at Ole Miss. | Ayrton Breckenridge/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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MATT RYAN

Matt Ryan is a dedicated sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in digital and linear media. After receiving a Masters in Journalism from USC, he’s worked for Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports, USA Today Sports Media Group, and Bally Sports, while holding various leadership roles along the way.

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