Theo Von gives reason why Lane Kiffin should choose Ole Miss over LSU, Florida

Theo Von has become an SEC weekend staple, especially with his new besties Lane Kiffin and Diego Pavia. One of the two needs his guidance ASAP.

No one has been in the spotlight more than the Ole Miss Rebels head coach, who has been scrutinized relentlessly ever since his team beat the Florida Gators in a hard fought game at The Vaught, 34-24, on Saturday night to put them in perfect position for the College Football Playoff at 10-1, when reports started leaking out that Kiffin's family, headlined by his reconciled wife Layla, visited Gainesville on Sunday and Baton Rouge on Monday.

Theo Von, Lane Kiffin — Nov. 15, 2025; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin and comedian Theo Von make their way down the Walk of Champion to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium prior to the game against the Florida Gators. | Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

Kiffin, 50, thought a softball interview with Pat McAfee could stem the tide of the constant criticism from college football pundits and Ole Miss, LSU, and Florida fan bases as the entire college football landscape awaits his decision, but he was mistaken.

He was a little more self-aware today on the SEC teleconference call, saying, "I love it here. It’s been amazing, and we’re in a season that’s the greatest run in the history of Ole Miss at this point, having never been at this point. I think it’s really exciting."

Von, 45, has unusually good insights into the Kiffin family's state of mind given the comedian and podcaster spent the entire weekend with them — Friday at Kiffin's son Knox's high school Mississippi playoff game, and then Saturday walking in the Ole Miss troll king himself through The Grove, past Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, into The Vaught.

Well, this past weekend was interesting for sure. I never expected that I would see Ron DeSantis (governor of Florida) in our tailgate, watching Theo Von (comedian and podcaster) and Lane Kiffin (attention addict and part time football coach) walking through the Grove. pic.twitter.com/i8D4k55Q8T
— Stephen Edmonson (@sbereb) November 19, 2025

Reposting Kiffin's interview on "The Pat McAfee Show," in which Kiffin insisted there was not an ultimatum, and in fact, he and athletic director Keith Carter had done yoga at 6 a.m. together yesterday, wrote, "Its lit in the ‘sip. I didnt think it was. I was wrong. they got a beautiful future on the grill down there. I hope Lane stays."

Its lit in the ‘sip. I didnt think it was. I was wrong. they got a beautiful future on the grill down there. I hope Lane stays. https://t.co/2PlPylhViG
— Theo Von (@TheoVon) November 18, 2025

Does Theo know something we don't?

Even when one LSU fans presses Von, "You don't want your boy in Baton Rouge???," the "This Past Weekend" podcaster retorted, "I honestly don’t know if it’s the best fit. For either of them."

I honestly don’t know if it’s the best fit. For either of them.
— Theo Von (@TheoVon) November 19, 2025

Von doesn't seem to specifically address Florida, the other finalist in the Kiffin sweepstakes, but it's interesting insight from a dude that has gotten close to the reinvented former coaching prodigy for the Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Volunteers, and USC Trojans turned pariah turned hottest prospect.

Speaking of hot, it seems like Kiffin likes to take everyone to hot yoga, including Von.

Unfortunately, Kiffin seems to be threatening to be making the same mistake, at least for now, by making it all about him without realizing that everyone knows what's happening. So he has to make a choice sooner rather than later, ultimatum or not.