The Ole Miss Rebels are squarely within the midst of the Faculty Soccer Playoff. Led by head coach Lane Kiffin, the staff is 10-1 and presently ranked No. 6 within the polls. Its lone defeat got here on the street to the Georgia Bulldogs, an eight-point loss to a staff now ranked fourth nationally. However even when Ole Miss wins out, it might probably undergo one other devastating loss: Kiffin could also be heading to a different SEC college.
A number of experiences have come out that the LSU Tigers supplied Kiffin a large deal to teach in Baton Rouge. The LSU supply is reportedly filled with incentives and price greater than $90 million over seven seasons. That will put Kiffin within the dialog because the highest-paid coach in school soccer.
The reported deal additionally contains not less than $25 million in title, picture, and likeness (NIL) offers and income share roster investments. In an period the place gamers are always coming into the portal to modify colleges, having a wholesome funds to welcome transfers is a giant promoting level.
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LSU has been mired in a lawsuit with former head coach Brian Kelly. The varsity fired Kelly after a lackluster begin to the season. Kelly is looking for his full buyout, which might be $54 million. Meaning the Tigers might be on the hook for $144 million in wage and buyout prices alone between these two coaches. That is not even contemplating the NIL cash and salaries for assistant coaches, or the upkeep and upgrades to the fields, observe services, and exercise tools.
Kiffin started his head teaching profession with one-and-a-quarter lackluster seasons with the then-Oakland Raiders. He is seen higher success on the collegiate stage. He led USC to a 10-win season in 2011 and completed two of his three seasons at Florida Atlantic with double-digit victories. Kiffin has coached the Rebels because the 2020 season. The varsity has received not less than 10 video games 4 occasions (together with this season), and the Rebels completed every of these years ranked thirteenth or higher.
Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter stated that the college would make an announcement about Kiffin’s future on November 29, the day after Ole Miss performs Mississippi State within the annual Egg Bowl.
The Rebels handed LSU its first lack of the yr again on September 27. That doubtless wasn’t as huge a deal as LSU’s later losses to Vanderbilt and a blowout defeat towards Texas A&M. Nonetheless, if Kiffin takes the Tigers job, we are able to take a look at the Ole Miss victory because the catalyst to all the pieces coming collectively.
