Lane Kiffin Compares Faking Injuries To Oregon's Intentional 12-Man Penalty

During the SEC Coaches Teleconference on Wednesday, several coaches were asked about Oregon's international 12-man penalty vs. Ohio State last week.

One of those coaches was Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin, who compared the situation to faking injuries in order to gain an advantage. Per SDS:

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“Heard Lanning talk about how much they practice situations,” Lane Kiffin said. “So, he capitalized on the situation.”

Lane Kiffin was then asked a follow-up question about whether or not that’s something that he had Ole Miss practice. That’s when he compared the reaction to Lanning’s decision to put 12 men on the field to faking injuries strategically. In particular, he noted the different public reactions.

“We have a scenario where that pops up,” Kiffin said. “It’s interesting, though, I find that all this national talk about someone faking an injury, and people shouldn’t do that. I’m not saying I don’t agree with. But I just found it interesting that everybody thinks this is awesome that you went against the rules and put more people on the field but then everybody’s [upset] when faking an injury. So just found it interesting.”

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