Story byWajih AlBaroudi, For The WinFri, January 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM UTC·1 min readOle Miss has made an improbable run to the College Football Playoff semifinals, dispatching SEC foe Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. They've reached this stage without coach Lane Kiffin, who bolted for the LSU job in late November. While Rebels fans reveled in the moment Thursday night, they made sure to poke some fun at Kiffin as the clock ticked down to zero. The ESPN broadcast caught a chant of "[Expletive] Lane Kiffin" reverberating throughout Caesars Superdome as officials checked the monitor.