Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin led the No. 6 Rebels to a dominant 49-0 win over the Citadel Bulldogs in Week 11 of college football action. The win improved the Rebels to 9-1 for the season and enhanced their chances of clinching a college football playoff berth for the first time.
Despite Kiffin being linked to several vacant college football jobs, including the Florida Gators and LSU Tigers head coaching positions, the speculation has not stopped the Rebels juggernaut that has only narrowly lost to the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs this season.
Fans Call for Lane Kiffin To Be Appointed New York Giants Coach
On Monday, the New York Giants fired coach Brian Daboll after their 24-20 loss to the Chicago Bears dropped them to a woeful 2-8 record this season. Several NFL fans on X called for Kiffin to be appointed the NFL franchise’s new coach.
“#Giants HC options (My Top 3) 1. Lane Kiffin 2. Kliff Kingsbury 3. Todd Monken Have to bring in an offensive guy,” one fan opined.
#Giants HC options (My Top 3)
1. Lane Kiffin
2. Kliff Kingsbury
3. Todd MonkenHave to bring in an offensive guy.
— Lance Glinn (@LanceGlinn) November 10, 2025
“I wouldn’t mind Lane Kiffin as the HC next season,” another fan tweeted.
I wouldn’t mind Lane Kiffin as the HC next season
— Malik Nabers Enthusiast (@MalikNabers_1) November 10, 2025
“The Giants hiring Lane Kiffin to be HC would be the most entertaining outcome,” one fan tweeted.
The Giants hiring Lane Kiffin to be HC would be the most entertaining outcome.
— Hayden Winks (@HaydenWinks) November 10, 2025
“Lane Kiffin to the Giants,” another fan tweeted.
Lane Kiffin to the Giants https://t.co/litS7hKljs
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) November 10, 2025
“The Giants should pay Lane Kiffin a billion dollars to coach their team,” one fan tweeted.
The Giants should pay Lane Kiffin a billion dollars to coach their team.
— Paul Hembekides (Hembo) (@PaulHembo) November 10, 2025
Lane Kiffin has NFL head coaching experience from 2007, when he was named the Oakland Raiders head coach, the youngest head coach in modern NFL history at the time. He finished his NFL tenure with a 5-15 record before being fired in 2008.
Kiffin Addresses Departure Rumors
For the second consecutive season, Kiffin has been strongly linked to the Florida Gators’ head coaching position. During his postgame news conference after the win against Citadel, Kiffin addressed whether Florida fans would cheer him when the Gators visit the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium during the clash against the Rebels in Week 12Â action.
“I don’t think (fans will cheer),” Lane Kiffin said. “I think that people run pretty true to their schools when it comes to cheering in the game.
“I don’t read all the stuff. Somebody was just saying that today, one of our student assistants explained to me, the fans are going back and forth. And they said, ‘I think there’s a new rivalry, Ole Miss fans and Florida fans, and they should just put a steel cage somewhere and let them fight it out.’ Maybe at halftime of the game.”
After the Rebels’ win against the Oklahoma Sooners in Week 9, which was win No. 7 of the season, Kiffin’s contract was automatically extended by a year through 2031, and he will earn $9 million annually, the sixth-highest salary in the SEC. According to USA TODAY, Kiffin has a $36.6 million buyout, which is the 15th highest in college football.