Lane Kiffin Declines Florida’s Mega Offer, Leaving LSU and Ole Miss Waiting

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Lane Kiffin’s family may have toured Gainesville, Fla., in a highly publicized move in the middle of the coaching carousel, but the Mississippi head coach will not make a similar trip after the conclusion of the Rebels’ regular season.

Sources confirm to Sports Illustrated that despite the Gators making a significant offer to Kiffin and his representatives, the school is not expected to be his next coaching destination. Florida officials spent the past several days moving on to other options in the market.

Kiffin was widely viewed as Florida’s primary target in its search to replace the fired Billy Napier and had high hopes of landing him as one of the top jobs available this cycle. However, the surprise axing of Brian Kelly at LSU just a few weeks later opened another quality destination for the Rebels coach. Sources close to Kiffin believe he will pick between accepting the job in Baton Rouge or remaining in Oxford, Miss., after the conclusion of Friday afternoon’s Egg Bowl against Mississippi State.

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